Above: winner of fantasy novel award Trudi Canavan, and myself;Below: with fellow Voyager author, Nicole Murphy Below: Trudi giving speech of thanks after receiving the award Below: Cat Sparks, after receiving her award Below: HarperCollins editor, Stephanie Smith with Cat … Continue reading
.These photos are a bit back-to-front time-wise; I actually haven’t yet seen the ones from the Awards ceremony taken by my husband. All these from him were snapped at the post-awards breakfast, at what has to be the most lovely … Continue reading
. Above: Walking on the beach near the family time share on the Gold Coast Above: catching up with friends – breakfast along the river in Brisbane after the Aurealis Awards(From left: Karen, Donna, Trudi and self.) Above: Catching up … Continue reading
Home again, after a hectic few days.Will blog in full over the next week or so about everything. General summary: Disappointed not to win of course, but as it is becoming a habit I am actually quite used to it. … Continue reading
. HERE. And by the time you read this blog post, I ought to be in Surfers Paradise. Ah, the way I suffer for my art. … Continue reading
.Several people asked how do you go about using a pseudonym. Well, I’m no lawyer, so take anything official-sounding here with a grain of salt. Legal Stuff:I can say this: I have never written a book under my official, real, … Continue reading
. An informal chat/booksigning for authors and readers atPulp Fiction BooksellersBrisbane,Saturday 23rd January (hey, in a few days I’ll be in Brisbane!!) Trudi Canavan and Kaaron Warren at 10.30-11.30Justine Larbalestier, Scott Westerfeld, Sean Williams 11.30-12.30Karen Miller and Glenda Larke at … Continue reading
STORMLORD RISING is of course the second book in the Watergivers trilogy, and HarperVoyager have put up Chapter 1 here, and will put up Chapter 2 Friday the 22nd, just to get you all worked up enough to put your … Continue reading
Why should you worry if your own name… …is hard to spell, pronounce or remember?A writer sells a product, but that product keeps on changing names. Your books or short stories have different titles. What doesn’t change is your name. … Continue reading
Parts 1 here, Part 2 here..What you should NOT take into account when deciding whether or not to use a pseudonym The first letter of your own name: Several people have mentioned that it’s no good having a real surname … Continue reading
