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.Jo asked a couple of questions on the comments section of the last post, and here’s the answer to one of them: Why do some books come out in hardback and others in paperback? And with paperbacks, why is the … Continue reading
Glenda Larke
. The Last Stormlordis on the top ten bestseller list for September at Fantastic Planet in Perth, W.A.!At number 6 ahead of Hobb’s new book…Yeah for my home city! … Continue reading
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Here’s the result of the poll on The Last Stormlord online 41% read the whole thing on line – and then went out and bought it31% read part of it – and went out and bought it.29% of people who … Continue reading
Via SF writer Mike Brotherton, here’s an extract from an article by Zaid Jilani: In his new book, Speechless, Tales of a White House Survivor former Bush speechwriter Matt Latimer reveals how politicized the revered Presidential Medal of Freedom became … Continue reading
.Here is newspeak as a lesson to writers on how to manipulate readers (the bolding is mine): New York Times Sept 28th 2009 Iran was reported Monday to have test-fired long-range missiles capable of striking Israel and American bases in … Continue reading
A long time ago I read a SF story in which it was possible to take a snapshot of the last visual and emotional moments of someone who had died. In the story, if I remember it properly, this was … Continue reading
Over at DeviantART.com, there is an artist who makes pictures out of everyday stuff – and I love what he does with books in particular. I’m tempted to buy a print… His name is Martins Debarros and you can see … Continue reading
Here we are at the end of September, which means that we writers get our royalties statements (and money, one hopes). Basically, the royalty statement arrives twice a year, calculated from January to June and July to December, but it … Continue reading
Jason Nahrung, Australian horror writer and author of The Darkness Within says this of The Last Stormlord on his blog: Larke’s world-building is a great strength of the story, the dryness and heat permeating the fabric of her society, with … Continue reading