If it is real, write it

“So let me try to make this clear as politely as I possible can. I never have, never will, and simply can’t write to any segment of reader demands. I do try to consider reader expectations, but I have to write the story that calls to me. Whatever story that is won’t ring the bell for every reader. I accept that.

I’m sorry that the stories that have pulled me in the last few years have taken me in a direction that disappoints a reader. But if I didn’t follow the pull, whatever I wrote likely wouldn’t satisfy any reader, much less myself.” ~ Nora Roberts

Why this topic today? Well, my latest novel DESECRATED was written based on a real experience by a young South African Muslim woman..I cannot and will not reveal her identity. Her story is about exposure to the harsh things women go through. Sometimes we come out shining, sometimes we are more bruised than before and most times we are too scared to speak out because of society.

So through my writing, I intend to address issues that have long been swept under the carpet. I know that some of you will not understand and I know there will be those who will choose to act holier than though .. I am cool with that. But for all the Rosina Khans and Siam Lees I have met and will come across, I wrote DESECRATED for you.

It started off as a story but is snowballing into so much more.

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