Who would have thought the simple question: What is a fantasy trilogy? could have raised so much comment. (See the post for last Saturday.) And here is Donna in Kuala Selangor (the mouth of the Selangor River.The NGO I belong … Continue reading
Here’s Donna in Fraser’s Hill. And the “what is a fantasy trilogy” discussion continues on the blog below for Saturday 7th. There’s another interesting discussion on originality in sff, over on Russell Kirkpatrick’s blog. … Continue reading
There is such an interesting discussion going on in the comments section of the post below, I won’t post anything today except these photos of Donna’s visit to West Malaysia. All taken in Malacca…those shiny statues in the street were … Continue reading
I have been having an interesting email discussion with a Sydney specialist bookseller about the expectations readers have when they pick up a trilogy – in other words, what they expect a trilogy to have extra, over and above a … Continue reading
There was an interesting article in this morning’s “New Straits Times” newspaper, p16, written by a lady called Zainah Anwar, who is, I believe, one of a group of local women called the Sisters in Islam. They attempt – sometimes … Continue reading
I just spend the day at a meeting on the new project I will be working on over the next nine months. We started at 9 a.m. and stopped at 5 p.m.I spent well over an hour getting there and … Continue reading
Well, Donna has gone back to Canberra.In the short time she has been here, I have introduced her to, in no particular order: LeechesGlenda’s Malaysian driving skills (- or is it lack of them?)Fireflies on a river in the middle … Continue reading
Life, I have decided, really doesn’t make sense.And it’s really better not to ask questions, expecting an answer. For example, I remember asking for an aerogramme at the post office near the station in Venice. ‘Sorry,’ says the man behind … Continue reading
When we were on “Survivor Island” a couple of weeks back, one of our party had a problem ordering a gin and tonic. There was a bar – widely advertised in the hotel brochure – but alas, it didn’t didn’t … Continue reading
If you didn’t know it before, you know now : Newsweek has different lead/cover stories for each region.CNN also has different news coverage for each region. And I’ve sampled CNN all over the world. Which country has the worst most … Continue reading
