Jo-Anne Richards

Jo-Anne Richards is a South African journalist and author Quotes Ideal? Hell, in a country where so few people read, any reader is ideal. Obviously I’d prefer a reader who buys their own copy. It helps. Oh, and I love bookclub readers — they keep writers afloat. Apart from that, anyone who reads with interest and an open mind is a great reader. I’m working on a fifth novel. While I’m working on something, I can’t really give too many details, but it’s about family; about mothers and daughters and flawed people in difficult relationships. Everyday? What luxury. I have a day job (and a night job — I teach writing classes in the evenings). I have to squeeze everything to accommodate my writing. I write best when I’ve been at it an hour or two, so the odd half-hour doesn’t do it for me. When all goes well, I try to write for a morning. Sometimes I might even manage two mornings. I hate this question because the instant I’ve finished writing this, I’ll remember countless important books that escape me right now. I’ve always felt perhaps I ought to make up some obscure, deeply intellectual tome to make myself sound clever. External links Category:Living people