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If there is one writing “fact” that comes up again and again on blogs on writing and in writing groups and writing courses, it is this: Don’t head-hop in a single scene. Or to put the matter another way: stay … Continue reading
Glenda Larke
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. Partly because I am packing up my gigantic collection of books, trying to decide which ones to keep and which ones to give away or discard. I am shifting continents and I … Continue reading
And where’s the wildlife, you may ask? Well, it was in that vase. I disturbed it and it fled out the sliding doors… Yep, that pesky tree-shrew (neither shrew nor tree-dweller, remember) was at it again, building a nest in … Continue reading
I haven’t posted in so long. Too much going on with the house sale, packing up and stuff. Still lots of uncertainties because we haven’t yet found a definite buyer for the house, even though we have dropped the price … Continue reading
We are staying in Kaisermuhlen, which is an area squeezed between the Donau (River Danube) and what we Australians would call a billabong that used to be part of the Danube, the Alte Donau. The ugliest modern belltower ever, for … Continue reading
This is the third and final book of the German translation of the Mirage Makers, Der Bund der Illustionisten. It is a gorgeous lush cover, worth clicking on to have a look at in big size. The German title for … Continue reading
These awards are the yearly Australian awards for science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories and novels. Every year, a dedicated band of folk interested in spec-fic of all kinds gets together to organise the awards, a task which includes … Continue reading
Last week, Rowena Cory Daniells tagged me to write a post about my “next big thing” by answering a number of questions. Which presented me with a problem: I certainly have a next big thing coming — my next trilogy, … Continue reading
Dave Freer is doing a Next Big Thing today — read it here. Being written by Dave, it’s witty. More importantly, Dave’s Last Big Thing, Steam Mole, has now been freed into the world. If you have a Young Adult … Continue reading