NEWSLETTER

This Is All Of Ours

My Turn – Waiting To Be Murdered In South Africa

Dear Friends,

This is a book I never wanted to write. I never thought I would; but more than anything, I never thought that I could. 

I am ONLY JUST learning to be comfortable around books I have been writing for twenty-years. I am ONLY JUST beginning to value my stories in the hands of others. I am ONLY JUST beginning to see myself as a writer of stories crafted from my heart and soul.

But a book like this? That; I never saw coming!

I HATED writing it. I HATED living through all that I wrote. I WANTED to toss it in the garbage and I wanted to never see it again. I spent months in turmoil. I second-guessed each and every word. I would close it at night and swear to never open it again. I COULDN’T DO IT! I didn’t want to.

I lost friends! I lost contact with regular acquaintances. People who I thought would stand by me, walked away. People affected by this, walked away. Messages of disapproval began flooding my social media accounts and emails to a point where I no longer checked them.

Was I doing the right thing? But more importantly, WHY WAS I WRITING THIS BOOK?

That was easy. It was never for me; it was never for notoriety. It was for YOU! It was for the fallen. It was for every South African farmer and each and every minority South African. It was for US. It was for our country. It was for YOU! And … whether you know it or not; whether you approve or don’t – it doesn’t matter. It was for YOU because just maybe, because of this … your turn might never come. And that my friends … is enough for me.

Was I doing the right thing? 

At the time, it didn’t feel like it. I re-checked everything. I was paranoid about making a mistake. I went over and over a paragraph at a time, a thousand times. I couldn’t make a mistake. One mistake would paint me as a liar. One distorted fact would ruin it all – for YOU! I did not want to add to the turmoil each of you may live through. 

So, today – when ToekomsVonk announced a collaboration and alliance that was formed with My Turn – South Africa’s publisher in which 90% of the royalties would be distributed for YOU; I instantly KNEW that it was the right thing to do. There was no obligation. There was no expectation. I gave My Turn to God and He gave it to YOU.

That is MORE than I could ever hope or ask for. I was stunned but deeply thankful.

So friends, you can help by getting the book into the hands of others. Not only for financial reasons, BUT for our voices to be heard. Our beautiful country is dying; we all can help save it by stop knocking on doors and rather; breaking them down.

Don’t let it all be for NOTHING!

YOU deserve a safe place. 
YOU deserve a chance.
YOU deserve life.

Much love,
Alice VL