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Bornwise Mtonzi Arts Reporter
Art comes in so many ways – some may choose to paint, others to make carvings while others take sculpting – but for Tracy Mutowekuziva it is reading and writing that make her heart tick.
At 20, she is the youngest of the 15 writers who published a motivational book, “Success Within Reach- Re-Conditioning your Paradigm”.
Her parents were high schools teachers and writing and reading interested the young talented lady who fell in love with books at a tender age and never stopped writing since the day she learnt how to read.
“I fell in love with writing when I was a young girl. I can write about anything.
“Writing for me is the most natural thing. My parents teach at a high school. My father teaches English and Literature so I grew up surrounded by lots of books to the extent that I never grew tired of reading or writing, it comes naturally,” said Tracey
Tracey said she fell in love with writing since the day she read a book “The Purple Hibiscus” by Chimamanda Ngozi Achdie from Nigeria.
She also gives credit to jazz musicians such as Zahara, Lira, Oliver Mtukudzi and Tariro NeGitare for their music which inspired her to do motivational writing and speaking.
She did not lose hope of writing when her parents destroyed all her works that she had stocked as they regarded it as a waste of time.
“I started serious writing when I was in lower sixth form. I had lots of scrap books and when my parents found out about them, they didn’t understand what I was doing. To them I was wasting time. My father was very angry and my mother had to burn the books, but that did not stop me from writing.
“I continued and I do not regret that I lost those writings because from that time, I wrote more. I knew it was going to be a good story someday and it is today. Now they believe in me because I believed in myself first.”
One of her motivational articles was recently published in The Saturday Herald Cool Lifestyle section.
“I would like to thank Arthur Marara for discovering me and I am grateful for his guidance,” she said
She wishes to carry on with her works in writing as this is her first step towards becoming a renowned author.
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