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where I just ran out of ideas.And to be honest, I am not very good at that disciplined side of things and sometimes did not write a word for weeks on end, but a feeling of guilt at neglecting my vocation always drove me back to confront the empty page,” she said.
Zondi expressed that she had immense support from her department and DUT’s Dr Cary Burnett gave her positive feedback after reading the synopsis of the book, also boosting her con dence in the book.
“HOD Professor Jean Philippe Wade has also been extremely supportive and with all this support I was bound to push forward and reach the goal of publishing. Winning the Writing Centre’s competition validated my need to get the book out there,” she said. DUT’s Andrea Alcock from the Writing Centre also expressed her jubilation on Zondi’s release of her new book.
“I have been so inspired by Zondi’s drive and passion for her writing. She has understood early on in life how to work hard and to take things forward with an entrepreneurial spirit. I trust that her writing career grows and that she continues to bene t from this important exposure,” she said.
Besides DUT, her family have been her source of strength.“My family
is very proud, especially my Mom who has tried to learn how to read so that she can read the book for herself without anyone doing it for her and interpreting it,” she said proudly.
Zondi also spoke on the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on her launch, saying that COVID-19 has been horrible for everyone, but it has given her a chance to write more. It has also been a time for her to re ect and document what has been happening in society during her lifetime and preserve it for the history books.
Zondi is working on a collection of short stories, which is in the pipeline with the working title: Journey of a Homeless Writer.
She also shared that in ve years’ time she would like to use her quali cation to shoot a movie that she has written the script for. “There is a short lm that I have worked on where I have visited the different places which are central in the book: this is where I talk about the place and read an extract from the book,” she said.
To view the lm, go to: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=3PZr0ht9qRY.
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“I have been so inspired by Zondi’s drive and passion for her writing. She has understood early on in life how to work hard and to take things forward with an entrepreneurial spirit. I trust that her writing career grows and that she continues to bene t from this important exposure. – Prof Jean Philippe Wade
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