Patty’s first question was this: Which book that you’ve written is your favourite and why? Hmm…no one asks me easy questions.This one is hard because I tend to forget about all the books I’ve written before and concentrate on the … Continue reading
Satima Flavell didn’t really ask a question, but she did say something that I thought was worth a separate blog page. She mentioned outlining a book before writing it, having a plan, otherwise there is a danger of ending up … Continue reading
Nicole asked a second question too: Which book that has been published do you wish you did write, and why? You mean, besides The Da Vinci Code or any of the Harry Potter books, right? That’s a tough one. Would … Continue reading
Nicole Murphy asks: I’d like to know what part of the process of creating/writing/editing /publishing/promoting a book you find the most satisfying? That’s a different question to “What do you enjoy the most“. If you had asked me that, I … Continue reading
Weekend break from answering questions. Not to worry, if you asked one, it will be answered… Instead, today I just have to tell you about this news item that appeared in today’s paper here. A bomoh [translation: witchdoctoring con-artist] in … Continue reading
KAREN MILLER , a talented and successful sff writer, asked the following: What’s the most powerful thing about the fantasy genre? I haven’t a clue what it is for most people. But as a reader, the most powerful thing about … Continue reading
Argus Lou asks: Which character in each of your books do you see as an extension or a fantasy version of yourself? Hmm. Certainly there are none that resemble me physically. When one of my book group remarked that she … Continue reading
Over at Bibliobibuli (and what a great site this is for book related comments and links!) I was led to a link that discussed the Oprah interview of Cormac McCarthy, where she asked inane questions like the Where did you … Continue reading
When I woke up yesterday and looked out of my hotel window at Jelai Resort in Fraser’s Hill, this was the scene below in the mist – people, and birds . There must have about 60 people and almost as … Continue reading
I’m off tomorrow to the bird race in Fraser’s Hill. Well, actually it’s not a bird race, it’s a people-racing- after-birds race. Which is about as stupid as human beings get – and therefore is lots of fun. The birds … Continue reading
