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Danie Markgraaff

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Born

in Pretoria, South Africa

Website

https://da922.wordpress.com

Genre

Fiction, Suspense, Christian

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David Baldacci, Joel C. Rosenberg, Jeffrey Archer,, Robert Ludlum, Don ...more

Member Since

December 2014

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Danie was born in South Africa. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Architecture in 1985 at the University of Pretoria, with diplomas in project management in 1995 and 2005.
In his more than 35 years of career, he was involved in part-time missionary work between 1999 and 2006 in Russia.
Challenged to write about his experiences and work in Russia, he completed courses in Creative and novel writing at the SA Writers College in 2011.
He uses his experiences to tell stories. Something he always loved as much as reading. His studies produced his first two novels, THE REDEMPTION FACTOR AND ARBAT. Both books are set in Russia and South Africa, with the subsequent four novels set in the South African context but playing off internationally. His ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Danie Markgraaff The brain of a human being is wonderfully created. We have all grappled to get the old computer going, but it merely means that we haven’t organised i…moreThe brain of a human being is wonderfully created. We have all grappled to get the old computer going, but it merely means that we haven’t organised it yet. Writer’s block is our struggle to focus. It has nothing to do with creativity. Creativity is your gift that finds its way in various forms into the hearts and minds of people. But the switch is in our brain.
If the switch doesn't flip into writing mode, we need to prompt it. I sometimes struggle because I am not focussed. One’s mind is thinking of too many things and not about the writing.
In the movie, ‘The Last Samurai,' the young Japanese Samurai archer said to Captain Aldren - ‘Too many minds. No mind. Too many minds.’ Think less and focus on what is at hand. Unless some evil force has stolen your creativity – which I do not believe is possible – Sit down with a nice cup of coffee and start typing. It really does not matter what you type, you can always come back and fix the stupid, incoherent brabble. The disjointed, rambling brabble is the plug in the brain, and as we allow the mind to work on what we write, it will flush out the fluff, and clean, pure creativity will flow onto the paper. How long does it take? I don’t know. For me, about twenty minutes or so, then I lose myself in storytelling.
Hope that helps. It is merely a matter of sitting down and write. The creative juices will eventually come. Don’t try too hard, just flow with what is in your heart.
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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Danie Markgraaff The ability to paint pictures in peoples minds and not knowing what that picture looks like but giving enough material that the reader can create his …moreThe ability to paint pictures in peoples minds and not knowing what that picture looks like but giving enough material that the reader can create his or her own masterpiece. Absolutely amazing!(less)

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Average rating: 4.73 · 56 ratings · 17 reviews · 15 distinct works

	Equanimity 4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Redemption Factor 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kintsugi, In Pursuit of Equanimity 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A FATAL WITHDRAWAL (Christian Mayer Series Book 1) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sniper's Dream it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kintsugi: In pursuit of Equanimity 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THE TZAR (Christian Mayer Series Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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