User:Nadine Maritz

Biography

On a normal day you would find Nadine Maritz racing up and down the streets of The City of Gold, Johannesburg, South Africa while coordinating work, kids and life. She sees herself as a celestial being that has mastered the art of multitasking on many a level. When she doesn't escape to new worlds whilst reading, she interrogates fellow authors, screenwriters, publishers, directors and musicians on her blog with interviews on their passion and lifelong journeys. Every now and then she gets asked to do a general review or hoist an opinion which she gladly sucks up and adds to at all times. She is a lively participant on various networking sites and blogs.

In-between the midst of her chaos she manages to slip away and create a different world that’s categorized as urban fantasy. She is an inventive writer that grew up during the apartheid era which created interesting influences on different cultural levels. She has always had a love for writing and reading and made the leap of novel-writing in her late twenties.

Blog M.A

M.A.started off as an addiction to writing created from reading. Like many people, I finished high school (a time where I loved reading and writing), started work, got married, had kids etc. At the age of 29, I found myself getting more and more depressed by the monotony around me, and I turned to reading, something I used to love but left behind when life got in the way.

At the time, I found that the more I read, the more I had a passion to create my own story. So, I woke up one morning and started typing up a storm. After about a month, I had my first draft done and was emailing it off to every Tom, Dick and Harry I could find on the internet. Needless to say I was filled with dread when I started receiving return emails saying nope, no and hell no.

I was devastated that no one shared my passion. The reality made me sit back and ponder the way forward. So, I withdrew my submissions (the ones I hadn’t received comments about) and started looking for an editor. I ran through my draft and realised my own horrible flaws. I started editing the plot, reading up on other authors’ journeys and listening to other people’s stories. In doing that, something changed within me—instead of being passionate about getting my work out there, I became passionate about mastering the art, sharing people’s journeys and acknowledging the roads they travelled by.

Where at first I just wanted to become famous and known, I grew into understanding what it took to be out there, to get your story published—to market and grow your brand, your work. So instead of just concentrating on me, M.A started moving more toward keeping things real for everyone else on this journey with me. I wanted people to know that it wasn’t just a case of writing a story and, slap bang, you get published. I wanted people to understand how the process works. I desired to introduce people to the different types of genres and different authors. I wanted to connect aspiring authors and readers to the differences within getting published around the world. Today, I strive to create that connection. I endeavour to create level footing for authors, readers, directors, musicians and screenwriters alike.

And that’s M.A today.

Links to interviews done on her:


 * WriteLiving - Living M.A
 * SA Vampyre News - Nadine Maritz - Novel Articles & Reviews
 * Laurence O'Bryan - Aspiring South African Author
 * What's Up With That - Kezia Lukas

Interviews done with:

Local:

Steve Hofmeyr, Gail Schimmel, Mark Winkler, Joan De la Haye, Nerine Dorman, Ilza Roggenband, JoAnne Richards, Fred de Vries, Mike Nicol, Jassy Mackenzie, Paul Morris, Paula Marais, Casey B Dolan, Joe Pringle, Tomothy W. Long, International:

Amy Lee Burgess, Ben Hatch, Christina Taylor, Helen Howell, Helen Johnston, Jessie B Tyson, Keith Houghton, Kim Falconer, Mike Wells, Robert Heredia, Rissel Blake, Steven Montano, Tim Sutherland, Tom Gillespie, Wood Dickinson, Martin Ott, Michael R Simpson, Christina AV Williams, Beverly Nero, Dennis Polumbo, Elaine Edelson, James A Hillebrecht, Johan da Silva, Nicolas Bazan, Nicole Anderson, Lisa cerasoli, terry Stanfil, Warren Woodruff, Scot Hines, Jock Miller, Ken Atchity, Beth Rogers, Craig Tucker, Donna Williams, Dan Ireland,

Links to contacts:


 * Twitter - @Roguesavamp
 * Google + - Nadine Maritz
 * Facebook - My Addiction
 * Instagram - Follow