From Lisa Ogg at the Queensland Writers’ Centre: Australian Society of Authors has spoken out about the international version of the Amazon Kindle. Basically, the deal is that Australian Kindle users will have to pay at least 20 per cent … Continue reading
One of the disadvantages of being a SFF writer in Malaysia is that I usually have a long way to travel before I bump into another genre writer. It gets lonely sometimes. So when I noticed a blog post heading … Continue reading
. …at the moment, is that I HATE them. If you want to know why, then read my tweets in the sidebar. … Continue reading
The process of writing is a lonely business. No one shares your chair in front of the computer screen – in fact if anyone talks to you, you are liable to get bad tempered at having your concentration broken. It’s … Continue reading
Today I went to the “Why-Isn’t-There-an-SFF-Bookclub” bookclub meeting. That’s right, Malaysia now has an SFF bookclub, which – who knows – might one day expand into an actual society and … be running an SFF convention? Hey, let’s set our … Continue reading
.News for French speakers: The first two volumes of Les Isles Glorieuses are available now.Volume 1, Clairvoyante (The Aware) was published before, by J’ai Lu, but they have now passed the publication of the trilogy to a sister imprint, Pygmalion. … Continue reading
.This idea to race has had a galvanising effect. I have no idea why. Just the thought that there is someone out there working to the same schedule has been such an incentive. 3,008 words … Continue reading
.Carol Ryles and I are racing.First to write 30,000 words wins and buys the other a beverage of choice when we meet in real time (which will probably be at a convention somewhere).As Carol seems to be able to write … Continue reading
Just came across a review of The Last Stormlord which looks at it more from a “can we learn anything from it” perspective. True, the waterless background was there because I think it is a real possibility for the future, … Continue reading
. Another question from Jo: Where did the idea for pedes come from?And here’s the answer (and remember these are just what gave me the idea): So the answer is: the Malaysian rainforest.And if you haven’t seen that, you’d better … Continue reading
