![]() Short stories teach you a lot about story structure - and you have limited space to develop character and plot," says Deon. "I still believe that is the best way to learn the craft of writing. Heeding their wisdom, he did not write fiction again until he was in his early thirties, when he started publishing short stories in South African magazines. ![]() They were not impressed (hey, everybody is a critic. Since then, he has worked as press liaison, advertising copywriter, creative director, web manager, Internet strategist, and brand consultant.ĭeon wrote his first book when he was 14 years old, and bribed and blackmailed his two brothers into reading it. ![]() Deon Meyer was born in the South African town of Paarl in the winelands of the Western Cape in 1958, and grew up in Klerksdorp, in the gold mining region of Northwest Province.Īfter military duty and studying at the Potchefstroom University, he joined Die Volksblad, a daily newspaper in Bloemfontein as a reporter. ![]()
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