MAM ISSUE #2

MEGA BOOK REVIEW
frustration that pushed me to pen this book.
The pain I endured witnessing the demise of
gifted people and the passion that
consumed me in wanting to help them were
the fuel firing me to write the book. In the
book, I unpack the challenges or problems
that torment gifted people and concurrently I
also offer solutions.
What inspired the title Gifted Hunted and
Haunted?
I have been blessed with abundance of
creativity so it came naturally. I believe my
thoughts are divinely inspired.
W h a t i s y o u r v i e w o n g i f t e d
underachievers and what torments the
talented?
They gifted under achievers are denying and
depriving the world of greatness as God
deposited in them. The talented are
tormented because of what has been
instilled and installed in them. It's what R
Kelly calls a beautiful disease. Your strength
(gift) can also become your weakness.
Have you always imagined yourself as a
writer, journalist or motivational
speaker?
I have been blessed with two gifts – writing
and speaking. From early age I knew that I
would become a writer or a radio presenter. I
am blessed to have achieved some of my
goals.
When did you decide to become a writer
and why do you write?
I can't recall but it was years ago. I think I was
15 or so. I write as a way of sharing my talent,
my love, pain and frustration with the world. I
write to make people laugh, love, and cry, be
angry and be fired up and do all they can and
use what God has placed in them.
How do you think you've evolved
creatively in terms of writing?
I am still in infant stages of writing from the
perspective of books but as a journalist I see
a lot of progress when I look back.
What is the hardest and or the easiest
thing about writing?
The hardest when creative juices run dry. I
close my laptop and go to bed or do
something other than writing and the easiest
thing about writing is when you have the
inspiration and excitement, you always do
better. And the other thing is experiencing
writers block.
Where do you see publishing going in the
future particularly in your home province
Limpopo?
There's so much talent in Limpopo. I see
publishing growing in leaps and bounds. Our
people must write books in all languages and
start publishing companies. We have so
many undocumented stories.
How long on average does it take you to
write a book?
My writing depends on inspiration. Time is a
none factor.
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