Author, Sunday Times Columnist, ad copywriter & stuffs. Insta: amillionmilesfromnormal
cape town, south africa
Joined May 2008
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Big congrats to awwwl the authors on the @SundayTimesZA longlist.
Got a couple of personal favourites I'm rooting for, it's a tough year, big competition. Also, strong cover game this year IMO.
When you discover the word 'okay' is an echo in your manuscript and you've used it like a one hundred million times. The irony is that's not okay.
I don't know if this is true, but it's hilarious.
I sent it to a friend, who messaged me back ten minutes later to say it had sent her down a Google rabbit hole which led to the next tweet in this thread.
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Of all the mantras authors need to recite daily, this must be in the top five. No, three. DON'T DO IT!
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I thought I was filming when they first walked past me, turned out I was just holding my phone up pointed at them thinking I was filming.
David Attenborough has no competition in me.
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Ster Kinekor @sterkinekor please show this to your bosses:
From Penuel The Black Pen
I'm a serious movie connoisseur, & generally watch my movies at SK, but you guys aren't serious about getting foot traffic in your cinemas, and you're killing your own business.
1. Use mixed pricing: cheap seats during the week and during the day. Expensive seats during high peak times.
2. Your snacks are way too expensive! Please sell snacks cheaper & increase the range. Ppl sneak snacks in coz your snacks are too expensive.
3. Host cool movies from Netflix, Amazon Prime & Showmax on your screens.
4. Host huge sports games on your screens.
5. Thank you for using an idea I came up with years ago, but please punt it every week. Bringing back old classics. Let ppl vote. I'd love to rewatch Infinity War, Titanic, Avatar, Terminator, Bad Boys, etc on the big screen with my kids.
6. Host marathon weeks/months: Harry Potter, Lord of The Rings, The Avengers, MCU, DC Comics, Game of Thrones, etc. Let ppl buy discounted series tickets.
7. Let attendees suggest ideas & movies and series.
8. Offer schools seriously discounted tickets for bringing masses of their kids to watch.
9. Host dress-up movie days & nights. Like we did with Black Panther. Let kids dress up when coming to watch animation movies, offer prizes.
10. Host smart movies & let nerds do recorded case studies after in the cinema, with a moderator.
11. Fund movie critics on YouTube to review movies and push people to attend.
You guys are mentally lazy and are intentionally destroying your own businesses. These 230 workers could easily get their jobs back if you do better.
Use this, don't use this. Hopefully other theatres will use it. Especially the classics, sports games, series, mixed-price tickets & scholars.
Do better, Ster Kinekor. We love you... but you're hurting us!!! 💔
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S3 Episode 6 drops tomorrow 🔥 Be sure to tune in for our interview with writer, editor, and award-winning poet HELEN MOFFETT 🤩 @Heckitty
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CONGRATS! Am I allowed to brag that I've read the hilarious MS in draft? That I'm going to be editing it? TRY AND STOP ME WOOHOO WOOHOO. So glad the news is out. Yrs too excited to be calm. PS: You have nothing to fear.
Just signed my first publishing deal since 2017.
Am I feeling calm and fearless about it?
No.
But am I planning on working on that?
Also no.
I pay my taxes, I own my own home and run a successful business, but I still can't ever find the end of the sticky tape.
