Graphic Designer | Author | Editor | Book Reviewer | πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ | SFF fan | Solavellan | Represented by VAN AGGELEN – African Literary Agency

Cape Town, South Africa
People have asked. I have provided. Here are my editing and coaching rates for writers who're looking for an accountability buddy, general pep-talker, and industry veteran to help them make their words shine.
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The SauΓΊtiverse keeps expanding! Behold the cover for our 2nd anthology: SauΓΊti Terrors! Return to the SauΓΊtiverse - our collectively-built, Afrocentric, matriarchal shared-world of strange planets and sound magic - this time for dark fantasy, SF and horror stories and poetry.
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A reminder to join me, Bonnie Espie, Juliet Prowse, and Shavonne Bulmer at the Exclusive Books in Constantia Village for an empowering evening of women doing things with words, rawwwwr. And just generally being awesome.
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Feel free to drop by my Ko-fi page at any point – buy me a coffee or browse my titles that are available as ebooks in my store. ko-fi.com/nerinedorman
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I'm proud to announce that I'm participating in a series of Empowering Women Author panels in association with Exclusive Books next week. Do consider joining us – it's bound to be inspiring and (I hope) entertaining. [Must not drop F-bombs in public... Must not drop F-bo...]
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It's always lovely getting character art done – thank you, parsleyroux (over on IG)! This is Rahash, the mad god from The Splintered Fool series by me and Toby Bennett. You can pick up book one over at Amazon for some seriously unhinged swords-and-sandals fun.
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A forthcoming mini-ebook Dissident Science: Two Dispatches from the Retrocausal Future collects two classic 21C Magazine articles (on @jacksarfatti and artificial intelligence) with new commentary & @nerinedorman cover. Out on 31st August 2025. Preorder: amazon.com/dp/B0CW1LJWDT
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I reckon it's going to be game over in two weeks. Gonna just do the things I enjoy while I wait for three angry old men to destroy the planet.
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Ahhh! I LOVE that readers are getting what my intentions for this story were all along. This tickles me pink.
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Looking at the weirdness of freelance life, a mini-review of Marvel's Moon Knight, and the importance of Community in these weird times. #blogging nerinedorman.blogspot.com/20…
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Buckle up, today's Week in Review is a long one, covering being a Locus Finalist, Bloody Parchment results, The Groot Tsek, The African Baobab mini review & a shout-out for local publishers. nerinedorman.blogspot.com/20…
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Huge congratulations to Xan van Rooyen, the winner of the 2024 South African Horrorfest Bloody Parchment short story competition with "Splinters of the Schism." Runners-up are Brett Rex Bruton for "The Hand on the Door" and Dera Udochukwu for "Alkaline Water". Link below.
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Locus Awards - top 10 finalist! Congrats πŸŽ‰ to the contributors of this book. Thank you to all who voted! πŸ™πŸΎ πŸ’ž @AmyMartinOHNY, @BloomsburyAcad, @aniyonsenga, @dilmandila, @Shingaibelike, @nerinedorman, @spembleton, @Xan_Writer, @tobi_thedreamer locusmag.com/2025/05/2025-lo…
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