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JOHANNESBURG - Bestselling author Jackie Phamotse, whose Bare series has just reached its fourth volume, Mercy, appears at the Franschhoek Literary Festival to talk about self-publishing – and, in conversation with Deon Meyer, the creative process.
Phamotse’s novels are about the lives of women in South Africa today. She is also featured in the Exclusive Books Homebru promotion, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary as an annual focus on the leading homegrown books of the season. Get the full Homebru catalogue here.
Jackie’s books are embraced amongst her readers as they engage with the Bare hashtag, mobilising her influence and storytelling. She is a vocal and vibrant social activist and philanthropist, using her narrative to raise awareness.
‘I was not born to conform or cower’ is your very own quote displayed on your social media bio. How was this power-packed mantra born?
Over the years I have faced so many difficult moments; from being bullied to having severe self-doubt that almost led to me never writing again. I found myself thinking how can I be so weak? There came a point that I told myself that I will never give up on my dreams because of people, and I began filling myself up with positive affirmations to remind myself how important my work is.
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When you write books that are like mine, you get treated like an outsider and sometimes people fail to see through your teachings and they begin to attack you, so I focus on my true intentions and keep going.
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