Rowena Writes

I published my first release on the 3rd of June with Draft2Digital and it was released yesterday. Die Gelukkigste Mense in die Wêreld is an Afrikaans short story about Hannah Jansen, a young woman who is so used to being independent that she pushes everyone away. She was raised by her grandmother after her parents allegedly abandoned her. Hannah's hurt has left her skeptical about people's true intentions. Will she learn to trust people and open her heart to a helping hand? And will she be able to find the answers to the questions she's always been silently asking?  Die Gelukkigste Mense in die Wêreld   will be free from today until the 15th and is available at select retailers. 

I've finished the first draft of my novel. It feels kind of surreal that I actually wrote an entire book. It's still a work in progress and not completely done, but I've written an entire draft and I'm very proud of myself for doing it. Without giving anything away, my story's premise is basically about a boy who is emotionally sensitive and a girl who has a disease that causes her not to feel pain. They face their own struggles and learn valuable lessons while navigating their lives and the world around them.  I researched Congenital Insensitivity to Pain(the condition my female main character has) and came across some heart-wrenching articles. When you think of pain, you try to do everything in your power to avoid it. But the thing that we often don't realise, is that pain is vital to survival. It can heal as much as it hurts. It's a part of life and it's sad to think that there are people who aren't able to experience it. As much as it...