There are no boring subjects, only boring writers.

In my 25-odd years as an advertising copywriter, that little maxim was drilled into me. Likewise, I drilled it into writers who worked under my supervision.

And now, I'm passing that little gem onto you.

Please don't be turgid when you write. Sparkle! Take time to understand what you're writing about. Keep your sentences crisp and bring your subject alive!

You don't have to be an expert, but it's good to talk to them. Find out the facts, and turn them into a fascinating story. The biggest compliment someone can pay a writer is not "Gee, you're a good writer" but "Gee, I never knew that could be so interesting, I'd love to find out more about it."

Computers are truly fascinating when you take a deeper look at them. Have you ever stopped to think that everything a computer can do, from displaying full colour photographs to playing your favourite music, is all done basically by adding gazillions of zeros and ones together at amazing speeds?

Now perhaps you'll understand why I'm the sub-channel steward for Computers & Technology: Hardware.

My passion is ...

Food

I know too much about ...

Moving countries

My childhood ambition ...

To be a famous author

My favorite memory ...

Zaq and Nisa sharing Zaq's kittens

Why I write ...

To communicate

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The Internet

My first job ...

Intern: Radio Newswriter at SABC

My inspiration ...

Sunlight

Health & Fitness > Diet Programs What is a low-carb diet?

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When people think of low-carb diets, their first thoughts run to any of the popular commercial diets from best-selling books, designed to sell you low-carb products. Low-carb protein bars packed with artificial sweeteners particularly spring to mind.

A true low-carb diet, one designed by an experienced dietician, is nothing of the sort. It's a diet to help control insulin production in the body. Excess insulin is what causes fat to pack around the stomach. Diet or medical factors can contribute to high insulin levels, and if the levels remain high, the cells become resistant to insulin a...

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