Now there's no turning back! Last week I went to see my publisher, this week I signed on the dotted line, and in a few months time I'll be the proud owner of 1000 copies of my novel Karoo Plainsong. The book's set in the Karoo (see special sunset above), in central South Africa, and features a pioneering black woman who fights to survive apartheid - and to protect her coloured child.
But it's not complete fiction, and I'll tell you why next time..