Writing for the Non-Profit Sector, a regular column by Damaria Senne, is an informative and fascinating look at an often over-looked writer's market. Damaria Senne is a writer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. By day she writes for the non Profit Partnership and Charities Aid Foundation Southern Africa. By night she works on a non-fiction book (about writing for the non-profit sector) and a novel. View some of her work at http://www.cafsouthernafrica.org or email her. Damaria Senne is a dynamic lady who is a proverbial go-getter. She is a consummate writing professional who knows exactly where she's going in life. Her aims and ambitions are clear and there is no doubt that all her goals will be reached within a few years. She is one of the most organised people I have met - she is one writer who will never suffer from tunnel-vision or worry about the absence of her muse. Her motto is "just do it, don't talk about it". Ms. Senne has a lot to offer both writers and readers - she has an extensive knowledge of life in general and whether she writes fiction or non-fiction, her work makes you want to turn the page to read more. She is the first one to claim that she is no poet, but the few poems she has written are well written and utterly beautiful. Although she is ambitious, she always helps others - this is not a lady who will get ahead by stepping on other people's heads. Her way to the stars is to encourage and guide others. Over the years, she has become a mentor to other writers, one of whom is her talented younger sister, Deborah Senne, another of S.A. Writer's contributors. Damaria is never too busy, or too tired to come to the aid of her colleagues, be they business or writing colleagues. She is a discplined writer and is able to churn out accurate and prolific articles in a short space of time. Over the years, she has taught herself how to self-edit her work and also helps to edit other people's work. Although writing plays a major part in her day job, her ultimate dream is to be a full time novelist. Damaria writes because she has to - it is a way to express her opinions, feelings and life experiences. She likes the idea of leaving a written legacy to the world and her family. Damaria has been creating and telling stories for as long as she can remember, but it was only after working as a television presenter for a children's programme, that she felt confident and opinionated enough to try her hand at writing a script. After this script, she wrote non-fiction articles and never looked back. She was approached by a publisher to publish one of her children's stories, called The Doll That Grew. The story is about a little girl, her brother and their toys. It was published and used as secondary reading for schools in Botswana and Swaziland. She has also written an English book (called Boitshoko) for newly-literate adults. Both books are currently out of print and Damaria has plans to have the books republished in the near future. One of her short stories will be soon appear in Women In Writing's anthology of short stories. Her inspiration has a name and it is called "Desperation" - Damaria says desperation drives her to write and be successful at it, because many people believe in her. Well-known writers who inspire her are Dean Koontz and Jane Ann Kentz/Amanda Quick. She feels that Koontz is a prolific writer, while Kentz/Quick creates emotionally rich stories with strange but funny characters. People who know her well are inspired by her energy and talent, and there there is no doubt in their mind that Damaria Senne will be a hugely successful novelist within the next few years. S.A. Writers looks forward to more of her page turning articles.   (compiled by Debbie Joubert)