{"id":15728,"date":"2023-05-25T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T06:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/?p=15728"},"modified":"2023-05-23T15:45:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T13:45:07","slug":"just-jo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/blog\/2023\/05\/25\/just-jo\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Jo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>There\u2019s a space on your bookshelf, and it\u2019s just perfect for Jo Watson\u2019s latest novel, What Happens on Vacation. Here\u2019s the international bestselling author\u2019s last word on writing.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Jo Watson remembers the first time she thought there may, possibly, be a writer lurking inside her. \u201cOur high school teacher had asked us to write a movie review, no doubt expecting a glowing report that included the many lessons we had learnt from the film. I had hated it, though, so the piece I handed in was absolutely scathing.\u201d Rather than take her to task for her contrary view, Jo\u2019s teacher praised her satirical style, suggesting that if she work at the craft she may one day become a wordsmith.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s exactly what she did. By 2013, when she penned her first book, Burning Moon, she had experimented (successfully) with just about every other form of writing, from TV soaps to radio dramas, scripts, plays and ads.<\/p>\n<p>The book took her by surprise, however. \u201cI hadn\u2019t actually planned to write a book, let alone a romance \u2013 a genre I don\u2019t often read,\u201d she confesses. Her first step to becoming an international bestselling author (she has written 14 books in total, translated into seven languages with sales topping well over 600 000) started with frustration: Frustration at unreasonable client demands on her \u2018pen for hire\u2019 business, and frustration at the fact that many South African books seem to be based on heavy themes. \u201cI wanted to write something that was funny for funny\u2019s sake,\u201d she explains \u2013 so, in a move that she claims betrays her naivet\u00e9 around the publishing industry and the writing process itself, she Googled, \u201cHow to be an international writer\u201d. One of the results that came up showed a competition for romance writers hosted on Wattpad, which Jo describes as \u201ca social media platform for writers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Undeterred by the deadline (just three weeks away), or the fact that she had never written a book before, Jo started fleshing out her story about a girl who had been jilted at the altar but decided to take her honeymoon, alone. \u201cActually, I think that my complete lack of experience was an advantage,\u201d she muses. \u201cI had no expectations. I was writing this book simply to write it, so I didn\u2019t get too technical and I didn\u2019t overthink things like plot and characters \u2013 which I probably would have if this wasn\u2019t my first attempt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first chapter she posted on Wattpad gained 22 views \u2013 a number which both surprised and delighted her. Imagine, then, how stunned she was when that figure had climbed to more than 200 000 just a few weeks later. By the end of the year, Jo\u2019s readership had climbed into the millions \u2013 and she was named winner of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was weird!\u201d she laughs. But, since her first foray had proved so successful, she decided to continue on the trajectory. \u201cEveryone was talking about how important it was to get an agent. I didn\u2019t even know what an agent did, but I Googled \u201cbest agents\u201d, sent off a few mails, and had an agent just a few days later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jo\u2019s \u201csnowball\u201d ride has recently culminated in signing a four-book deal with Headline Eternal; the first of which, What Happens on Vacation, was recently released. It\u2019s an effervescent romcom that\u2019s vintage Jo Watson, with her signature laughs, dramatic buildup and careful attention to crafting sentences that make readers go \u201cI know exactly how that feels!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jo admits that, as a writer, this is very important to her. \u201cI love the English language. I love writing sentences over and over until they sound exactly as I want them to. Just because this is a book written to help people escape and give them a bit of enjoyment doesn\u2019t mean it can\u2019t be beautifully written.\u201d As for the highs and lows, the sighs and sentiment \u2013 Jo says that although her bookshelf doesn\u2019t include all that many romance books, the genre comes easily to her: \u201cAfter writing for soapies, I have a handle on the yearning, the wishing; the relationships that hover on the brink of \u2018will they, won\u2019t they\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s very conscious of how her characters\u2019 follies affect her readers. \u201cThis genre has been so maligned, but although it\u2019s not literary fiction, there is definitely a space for it \u2013 there\u2019s space for anything that makes people happy.\u201d This was proved to her when, during the Covid-19 pandemic, she received floods of letters from people telling her how her books had given them a light during a particularly dark time.<\/p>\n<p>While her fans wait for her next book (which is currently in the final editing stages), Jo is about to get going on another novel. Don\u2019t picture her moodily staring into space, waiting for inspiration to strike, though: She has a very precise, almost mathematical approach to writing. \u201cI work out how many words I need to write each day, according to the length of the book. Then, I walk outside to my office (which is a disgusting mess, strewn with everything from energy drink bottles to crusty plates) and I just get on with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not that she\u2019d have it any other way. \u201cEven if I didn\u2019t have a book to deliver, I\u2019d still look for something to write. I get anxious when I\u2019m not writing. It\u2019s something I have to do to make sense of this world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Jo\u2019s reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s queen of romcoms has a quiet obsession with literature. \u201cThere are so many truly amazing books in this world and I want to read them all,\u201d she says. Her tastes are decidedly eclectic, although they share in common interesting characters and beautiful writing \u2013 all of which trump plot when Jo chooses a read. Here are some of her top picks: Any Man by Amber Tamblyn \u2022 My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell \u2022 The Book of Longing by Sue Monk-Kidd \u2022 Milk Fed by Melissa Broder \u2022 Ghosts by Dolly Alderton \u2022 Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors \u201cwhich I stayed up allllll night reading.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15729\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/05\/Jo-book-in-article-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/05\/Jo-book-in-article-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/05\/Jo-book-in-article-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/05\/Jo-book-in-article-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/05\/Jo-book-in-article-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/05\/Jo-book-in-article-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/05\/Jo-book-in-article-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/05\/Jo-book-in-article-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/05\/Jo-book-in-article-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/05\/Jo-book-in-article-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/05\/Jo-book-in-article-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/05\/Jo-book-in-article-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An office quiz night with an all-expenses-paid trip to Zanzibar up for grabs. Two colleagues who share a desk but drive each other to distraction. A prize that needs to be shared. Not ideal &#8230; but maybe the holiday from hell could turn out to be the vacation dreams are made of. What Happens On Vacation by Jo Watson &#8230; light, romantic, hugely enjoyable. <em>Headline<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Text: Lisa Witepski \u2022 Photo: MEGAN BRETT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a space on your bookshelf, and it\u2019s just perfect for Jo Watson\u2019s latest novel, What Happens on Vacation. Here\u2019s the international bestselling author\u2019s last word on writing. 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