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We give them respectability here. We don’t call them anything as crass as witchdoctors. They are bomoh, and they even have the gall to recite Islamic prayers and talk about the will of God. Give them some gifts, or a … Continue reading
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The other day my husband, Noramly, went back to Kuala Lumpur to give a talk on nuclear education and public information at a seminar in memory of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki nuclear bombings. He is, btw, the Chairman of the Nuclear Licensing … Continue reading
I had the proofs of The Shadow if Tyr, book 2 of The Mirage Makers delivered to my door this morning. These are the first glimpse an author has of how a book will look after publication – the layout … Continue reading
Remember this? Well, Dennis dropped by yesterday and we all had dinner together in a restaurant on the edge of the sea as the sun went down. Not that we could see much – the haze has arrived with a … Continue reading
“Well, I’d rather be bored than dead.” – My daughter, contemplating a return flight next week, America to London, without a book in her hand luggage. Same daughter, comtemplating a 35 hour journey from Virginia to Malaysia with a rambunctious … Continue reading
Sometimes I get some intimation of what people think about writers – and it’s not quite what one may expect. Here’s a question from a poster on a Message Board about sff: is everyone a potentual writer? Is it jus … Continue reading
My blog appears to be down, so I wondered if writing a new post might sort of get it up again. Which probably says a lot about my knowledge of the way things work. I never said I was a … Continue reading
Someone asked on the comments section a couple of days ago: what’s the criteria for a work to be classed as “young adult”? I know pretty much zilch about the subject, but I suspect there is no precise criteria. Rather, … Continue reading
Well, that’s a lie, of course. All that’s finished is the first draft. The first two-thirds have been revised any number of times, but the last one third needs a mountain of work still – and it is due in … Continue reading
When I lived in Vienna, I was always amused by the way the Austrians – and I guess German society in general – loved titles and used them liberally whenever possible. Professor Doctor X…or was it Doctor Professor X? Can’t … Continue reading