A Different Way of Seeing. Helping You Make Sense of the Overwhelm
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Hello everyone! It’s me – Fiji! Some of you already know that mom’s releasing her new book later this month. It’s full of stories about me and my doggy sisters… Well, it’s full of stories about mom and her life as a blind person as well. But I know the stories about me and all …
My previous article was about the non-fiction books I’ve been reading this year. Today, to show you that I haven’t been neglecting my love of fiction, I want to share a very special book with you: Guiding Emily, by Barbara Hinske. I don’t often get to read books about people becoming blind as an adult. …
Though I’m a prolific reader, and have always been so, I seldom read non-fiction. In fact, I will seldom read more than a single non-fiction book in the course of a year. It’s not that I have anything against non-fiction. It’s just that I spend so much time in the real world that I find …
Over the past month or so, it feels like every time I hop onto social media or download my e-mail, I’m overwhelmed by the most amazing offers, urging me to sign up for an online event (now discounted), a webinar (also discounted), or an online course (ditto). And I’ll admit I’ve been sorely tempted to …
In my archives I have a stack of files with fragments of stories, poems and songs. No-one else has had the chance of digging through those fragments, but I decided to share one with you today. It’s the opening paragraphs of a fiction story. And, interestingly, it’s the only one that has a basic plot …
 How many books can YOU think of with a disabled character? I’d love for you to drop me a message or a comment listing the characters and books you know of. I think it would be an interesting exercise for us all. You see, if it’s true that art mirrors reality, then for every …
I know I’m supposed to be sharing more of my writing with you today, but I’m hijacking my own post for an important announcement for any writers or aspiring writers – especially women writers and aspiring writers. Tomorrow, the 2020 Women in Publishing Summit kicks off – and I’m excited to be one of the …
It feels like ages since I filled you in on my progress towards converting my book A Different Way of Seeing: A Blind Woman’s Journey of Living an ‘Ordinary’ Life in an Extraordinary Way” into audio. So here’s what’s going on… After doing some research I discovered that I’m unable to work directly with Audible. …
I was preparing for our first Blind Date Show when my phone pinged to let me know I had a voice message. It was from Paul, a Capetonian colleague, who told me he’d just seen my books in an art exhibition in Makhanda. And yes, while all the excitement of the Blind Date Concert was …
I’m taking a moment away from my time in France to update you on my progress with turning A Different Way of seeing into an audio book. As I think I shared in a previous post, I realized I’d need to update the content since so much had changed since writing A Different Way of …