For the most part, writing comes easy to me – except when I have to say something about yours truly.

But it’s only polite that I introduce myself. So … my name is Sylvia. I’m a journalist and author.

While I’ve never warmed up to the idea of choosing one niche, I do have favourite topics that I like to discuss. These include business, politics and health – not necessarily in that order.

What links my work is a mantra – actually, it’s a quote I borrowed from Anne Lamott – “This is our goal as writers, to help others have this sense of … wonder, of seeing things anew, things that can catch us off guard, that break in on our small bordered worlds.”