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After one day of sharing a computer with my husband, I took mine to the dealer for repair. He quoted a sum of money that suggested he thought that at least the last three of my books had featured on … Continue reading
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A friend emailed yesterday. She had been telling me for ages how hard she was finding the writing of her new contracted book – it was coming along far too slowly and each page had to be wrung out of … Continue reading
I’m a fan of Jenny Fallon’s. She’s a fellow Voyager Oz author who has made quite a splash overseas with her fast-paced, intricately plotted sff adventure tales. I know thst when I sit down with a new Fallon I’ll stay … Continue reading
Every time I have a book about to be printed, the editor asks for a blurb for the back cover. I put hours of thought into it, and come up with something I think is both tantalising and honest. Invariably, … Continue reading
Now that title got you interested, didn’t it? One of my husband’s photos from Kinabalu Park last weekend…. Now I know what keeps him out till all hours of the night when we go to nature parks. Alien sex orgies. … Continue reading
A week or two back we had a discussion about author photos. I voiced my scepticism about any photo of mine selling a book here, and in reply to some comments, gave my opinion about airbrushing Glenda into cinderella-land here, … Continue reading
Aargh. Came back from a weekend away to find my laptop has no power – I suspect something drastic happened to the insides, as just before everything went black, it went very, very hot… I am now an anomoly. A … Continue reading
The view from part of our apartment – all that you see is in the grounds. Behind the trees to the left is a pond…with fish and frogs and a couple of water monitors. No traffic jams. (Hey, KK guys, … Continue reading
No man is an island, entire of itself;every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less…Any man’s death diminishes me,because I am involved in … Continue reading
This should actually be called “world building when you don’t have a clue” although I’m not talking about general world creation [a la god], but something perhaps of more of value to all writers – what do you do when … Continue reading