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Ronel Golden

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Born

Almkerk, Netherlands

Website

http://www.ronelgolden.com/

Genre

Thriller, Romance, Historical Fiction

Influences

Hermann Hesse, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Charlotte Bronte, Anne Rice, Ernes ...more

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September 2018

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Born to South African parents in Almkerk, The Netherlands, Ronel Golden arrived in Johannesburg two years before her father would become part of the pro-reform movement, which led to the abolition of Apartheid. During this time of political turmoil, the Golden family learned to deal with the repercussions of their firm and publicly known principles. Much of Ronel's time spent interacting with leaders who were working towards a peaceful transition and exchanging notes with ministers during Parliamentary debates in Cape Town.

After living in Greece and Germany due to her father's Ambassadorial appointments by F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela. While her nomadic existence continued, Ronel learned five of the languages she was exposed to and con Born to South African parents in Almkerk, The Netherlands, Ronel Golden arrived in Johannesburg two years before her father would become part of the pro-reform movement, which led to the abolition of Apartheid. During this time of political turmoil, the Golden family learned to deal with the repercussions of their firm and publicly known principles. Much of Ronel's time spent interacting with leaders who were working towards a peaceful transition and exchanging notes with ministers during Parliamentary debates in Cape Town.

After living in Greece and Germany due to her father's Ambassadorial appointments by F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela. While her nomadic existence continued, Ronel learned five of the languages she was exposed to and continued to wrestle with the concept of a world in constant flux.

Upon completion of high school finals in Bonn, Ronel returned to South Africa for a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Pretoria. She earned her degree while acting as news writer, reader, and interviewer at the regional university radio station. Upon graduation, Ronel worked for the GTZ (German non-profit agency) in South Africa, a British insurance company in the United Kingdom, and enrolled in an LLM in the United States. On the SMU campus she lectured on the transformation of the South African political and social system and was elected to the Dr. Emmet J. Conrad Leadership Program, as well as the International Law Association.

Post-graduation Ronel accepted a position at KPMG in Dallas and married her fiancé from Mexico. Shortly thereafter, their son was born. Their separation led to a long journey to find a home and after several moves, mother and son returned to Houston, Texas.

Ronel writes about what she knows. Female characters. Not outliers, not the celebrated. Not the elite and the outstanding. Women who could be anyone and everyone, both normal and random. They compare themselves, they doubt, they fear, they lie to themselves and sometimes allow their emotions to dictate their actions. But they all have one commonality. They don’t shrivel. They survive. And in that survival, they flourish and infuse others with energy, positivity and empathy to heal and enhance, not only in their own microcosm, but beyond.

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Writer’s block. I don’t believe in it. I think writing is as much a creative process as it is a discipline. A formula that goes a little something like this:

1. Install a clock in your writing space.

2. Put the phone in a different room.

3. Sit down.

4. Write for 45 minutes.

5. Take a 5-minute break.

6. Rinse and repeat until you get to your target word count for the day (and yes, some writers are liter Read more of this blog post »

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