A man who never gave up on romance - Mario Saincic's Writing Blog

Following my previous post where we got to know a bit more about Damien Mander, the man who turned a calling into a selfless organisation, we continue by getting insight into the threat that rhino poaching has on the extinction of this species. I would again like to thank Damien for conducting this interview.  ******* "We are fighting a war, and we need to realise it." - Damien Mander The day after we met at the Jane Goodall Institute, I drove through the Kruger National Park trying to spot the Big 5. Unfortunately I only managed 4 seeing as leopards can be very illusive and private. But the highlight was seeing a rhino even though only in the distance. How does it feel to get up close and personal with these majestic beasts? It’s a very special thing, but at the same time it is very hard to sit back and relax and say everything’s fine. You know, animals don’t want much. They don’t ask for a pay check, a fancy house or fast car. They just want one thing, a

Being fortunate enough to hear Dr Jane Goodall speak at Chimp Eden, South Africa, earlier in the year, I also met a man that demands attention. Not only is he tall and riddled with tattoos, but his mission and unselfish commitment to bringing an end to illegal wildlife trade is nothing short of inspirational. Months later, Damien Mander gave of his time to conduct a Skype interview with me, and I would like to share it with all of you... ******* Are we ready to start? Give me a few to grab a beer and then you can shoot. After a few... Firstly, thank you, Damien, for offering up a moment of your time. No worries, mate. I should have done it a long time ago, it’s just that I would have rescheduled a few times anyway with being all over the place, so I thought I’d wait until I’m back home at the office. Secondly, and I’m not sure how much of a sport fan you are, but congratulations on Australia taking the ICC World Cup. Yeah, I very much enjoy my cricket. I watched

Birthday Giveaway Thanks to Honest and Brutal Edits  a fully edited and revised edition of Ivory Guard is now available on Amazon.  To celebrate Step One of her big editing project and birthday, writer friend Natalie Herzer is giving away 5 ebook copies of Ivory Guard (The Guard Duet #1) . It feels like a new book to her, and she'd like to share it with all. I have read the old and the new, and it is really a book you HAVE TO READ.   Ivory Guard   (The Guard Duet #1) New Adult Paranormal Romance Originally published February 2014 Amazon US Amazon UK Life will make you stumble... One peaceful afternoon Lillian finds two angels in her living room - wings and gloriole and all - telling her she is an Ivory. Half human and half angel, she is born to fight for humankind and guard the hellholes where the membrane between worlds is at its weakest. She, an important warrior? Yeah, riiiight. Life can make you fall... Raz might be an angel, but he doesn’t d

December 31st was my last post. And thank goodness it didn't have a shopping list of resolutions I know I wouldn't have been able to keep. As strange as it may sound, since that date I have done so much yet nothing. A new job in a different industry kept me busy, and after being self-employed for many years it was a huge change. As a result, time usually spent writing was now needed to recover from the rat race. But, like a true writer, I observed character traits and managed to outline two book ideas from the people I met. Some hilarious, some like sheep following a lost shepherd, and others ending up on a hit list that will definitely be offed before the end of the story. Yet, I haven't written much. Wandering in a literary desert gave me time to reflect on my writing and where I want it to go. Writing has always been an escape for me, a way to rationalise the world outside and the question of where I am going in life. Last year I lost, and then I found: mysel