Sophia fell in love with stories and storytelling at an early age. She always imagined becoming a writer. Even as a young child she used to write about experiences she had had.

When she married a travelling salesman, who happened to be away from home often, because of his work, she started imagining him living a double life of which she knew nothing of. This was how the Character Anton Joubert in "Man Agter die Skerms" was "born". She thought up several stories around this character. He is not a super hero, just a normal guy who happens to be very good at what he does: solving problems no one else can.
Sophia still writes about things that really happened. Although her books are fiction, many incidents in "Kerk Gerysmier" and "Nog 'n Areafees" are based on such real life episodes. She also does thorough research when an idea for a book starts forming in her mind. So watch out for the next book in the series "Kerk 21".