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I continue to be over the moon about the reaction to Song of the Shiver Barrens. All my agonising and re-writing evidently paid off, and in the end I must have managed to produce a good book. I think my … Continue reading
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There were two related articles in this morning’s paper that made me wonder about values. It seems that, to some of us, all that matters is only skin deep. In fact, these people would condemn others – perhaps even condemn … Continue reading
I have just read the second in this Godspeaker series. It is called The Riven Kingdom, and I am still thinking about it – the sign of a great read. It’s not out yet, but you can buy Book 1 … Continue reading
Something more cheerful today. Yesterday was SO not good. [The car is costing me $RM1,000 today…] A photo from my grandson’s 3rd birthday in Virginia, with his parents. And in just under a month, I will be seeing them all … Continue reading
Today I drove the car up to K.L. for a project meeting. And I came home sitting in the cab of a tow truck, bouncing along (no seat belt) in the breeze (no windows) in the sun (no sun visors). … Continue reading
Orbit have started promoting Heart of the Mirage here. They have also put up the first chapter here in an easy-to-read type. If you are from the UK, you can now pre-order, or look out for the book in your … Continue reading
Right: Dr Mohamed ElBaradei and my husband, question time at the lecture… My husband was once the Deputy-Director General of the UN International AtomicEnergy Agency (AIEA), and so today he foundhimselfintroducing one of his former staff at a lecture hosted … Continue reading
Well, that’s the way I feel. Honestly. Late last night my husband came in from Kota Kinabalu and brought with him the Orbit (UK) edition of Heart of the Mirage, book 1 of The Mirage Makers. It had been sent … Continue reading
I lived the first 24 years of my life in Australia; Western Australia to be exact. Since then, the longest time I have spent in Oz was about 7 months or so, which I have done a couple of times. … Continue reading
Exploring Malaysia on this avitourism project was tremendous fun, even if I did lose pints of blood to leeches and ruin two pairs of trekking shoes and a pair of sandals, not to mention my knees. Trouble is, after the … Continue reading