Bizcommunity, Booknews SA, 17 September 2009- The electronic era has taken all forms of distance learning to a new level of convenience and comfort through the quick and easy medium of email. Gone are the days of rushing to the post office with your next assignment stuffed in an envelope, hoping you will make it to the front of the queue before lunch.
In the News
What's in a gay book and what makes a book gay?
Mambaonline, 18 September 2009 - How loyal are you to your LGBT orientation when it comes to picking a good read? Weird thing to ask, I know. Is it even a matter of loyalty? And funny how that old chestnut never comes up for straight readers.
Love à trois: African Minds, HeadSpark and Mahala
BookNews SA - What do African Minds, HeadSpark, and Mahala all have in common? Well, they advertise on everyone’s favourite South African literature site, BOOK SA, for one (via Google Ads). But all three are also concerned with the development and promotion of arts, and specifically literature, in South Africa.
So, naturally, we love ‘em and we’ll link ‘em:
Writing and language abilities are not soft skills
The Star Workplace, 22 July 2009 - It is an oversight to think of the ability to communicate well as a “soft skill” in jobs that have a focus other than writing or dealing with customers. It is even more unfortunate – and surprising! – how often employers and employees still make this judgement error on a daily basis.
Romanskryf: 'n hondelewe of 'n kat-en-muis-spel?
LitNet 18 Julie 2009 - Op die wysie van Shakespeare is “to plan or not to plan” dikwels een van die neteligste kwessies vir groentjie-romanskrywers. Gaan sit jy met jou broeisel karakters en ’n basiese idee, met volle vertroue in die genade van die muse?
Writing a novel: it's all about your pet approach
Bizcommunity, 8 July 2009 - To plan or not to plan. This is often one of the main questions facing novelists on a first try. Does one sit down with a clutch of characters and a basic idea, trusting in the mercy of the muse? Or does one meticulously flesh out a premise into a scene-by-scene, chapter-by-chapter outline before writing the first word?
Workshop adds polish to admin skills and the staff who use them
Bizcommunity, 12 June 2009– Administration staff often bear a surprisingly large portion of the responsibility for an organisation’s communication. Yet often not enough is done to ensure that these key players receive proper “finishing” in terms of their basic English language and communication skills.
HeadSpark gaan jong fiksieskrywers op Jeugdag inspireer
LitNet 10 Junie - Skryftalent blom nie oornag nie. Dit het erkenning, koestering en professionele leiding in basiese narratiewe tegniek en styl nodig. Só glo HeadSpark, die enigste kreatiewe skryf-dinktenk in die land wat nie net praat nie, maar ook doen wanneer dit kom by die inspirasie van nuwe talent.
HeadSpark to inspire young fiction writers on Youth Day
Bizcommunity, SA Booknews 3 June 2009 - Writing talent does not blossom overnight. It needs recognition, nurturing and professional guidance in the basics of narrative technique and style. So believes HeadSpark, the creative writing think-tank that puts its money where its mouth is when it comes to inspiring new talent.
