south africa (Photo credit: rafiq s)
Regular readers know that, while I am always grateful to receive awards, appreciating the compliment and the kind thought, I never act on them. I consider them well-intentioned chain letters – without the threat of death and disaster if they are not forwarded, but chain letters all the same.
‘You’ve been tagged’ posts are just as bad, as a rule, but I have decided to play along with the latest because it’s about self-promotion, and you all know I’m in favour of that.
Robin Coyle tagged me. You should visit her blog to read about her book; it sounds fascinating, though she is a little too ready to give away the plot. We have had words about it.
The premise is simple: write a blog interview about your book, using the following questions:
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What is the title of your book?
Apartheid’s All Right If You’re White
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Where did the idea come from for your book?
I lived in South Africa during and after Apartheid. It took fifteen years to get the experience out of my system. I had a lot of poems that I first posted on a now-defunct blog. Viv nagged me to do something with them.
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What genre does your book fall under?
Poetry.
I make no apologies.*
Brad Pitt in 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Which actors would you choose to play in your movie rendition?
Me: Sandra Bullock (I wish) or Julie Walters (realistically)
The Hub: Brad Pitt
Nelson Mandela: Morgan Freeman (obviously)
Maid: Eve Sisulu (a joke for Madam & Eve readers)
Violent Policeman: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Terrorists: The IRA
Madam & Eve (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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What is a one-sentence synopsis of your book?
A book of poetry like South Africa itself: colourful, violent and a little bit crazy.
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Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
I will be sending it to several publishers but I will self-publish if necessary. So yes, it will be self-published.
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How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
Twenty-two years.
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PHILIP LARKIN (Photo credit: summonedbyfells)
What other books would you compare this story to?
I don’t know of any. Unless you count any poem Philip Larkin wrote about his parents.
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Who or what inspired you to write the book?
My sanity.
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What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
It’s not really poetry.
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The rules of the tag require me to name five more people who might be The Next Big Thing. I have opted for bloggers who have or should have a book in the works.
Please feel free to ignore the tag; I won’t be offended.
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I have the funniest readers in the blogosphere (not necessarily ha ha…)