Masha du Toit

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Masha du Toit writes fantasy and science fiction, set in alternate world South Africa.

She trained as a visual artist, majoring in sculpture and went on to study bronzecasting. After many years as a teaching the creative use of digital technology, she finally focused on her true passion: writing her own stories.

She’s inspired by all kinds of magic, from the worlds of  Hayao Miyazaki, Ursula Le Guin and CJ Cherryh, to those of James Herriot and Gerald Durrell.

Articles

How stories saved me

In June of this year, I wrote a blog post here at Skolion on how anxiety affects me as a reader. But the fact that I’m a writer is what ...
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Reading while anxious

I’ve always been an anxious person, but it was only in 2020 that I learned about Anxiety with a capital “A”. I’d lost the dog of my heart after a ...
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How to be a great beta reader for a bad book

Here’s a topic that keeps coming up in my writing circles: A friend has asked you to read their book. They want some writing feedback. You agree, because, why wouldn’t ...
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Where visual art and creative writing meet part 2

In my previous article, “Where Visual Art and Creative Writing Meet” the projects I described were equally balanced between visual art and writing. Some of the stories came out of ...
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Where visual art and creative writing meet

I have no formal training in creative writing but I do have a great deal of training in visual art — I completed a degree in fine art and an ...
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Is science fiction a dangerous lie?

I’m working on a science fiction book, a “generation ship” story, and my current writing research has been eye-opening and more than a little disquieting. A generation ship is a ...
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