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Every publisher has their own way of doing things, so don’t take this as necessarily the norm. This is just the way it’s done at my main publisher, with my particular editor and copy editor. When I have decided (hopefully … Continue reading
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From a description of Tyre, July 22, by the CNN journalist Cal Perry, as reported here. More children are in a nearby basement. The true cost of the shelling can be seen in their frightened eyes. I am the first … Continue reading
The power was off all morning, the internet slowed down to the pace of an anorexic snail with a wonky slime trail this evening – so forget the post on copy editing. Tomorrow, ok? So take a look at my … Continue reading
My daughter Nashii and the other two members of the band F.O.Machete, Callan and Paul, in London for a gig recently. And what a fantastic photographer Simon Clark is… see here for more of his work. Check out the F.O. … Continue reading
Here’s another photo from our last weekend – this one taken on the road to Mt Kinabalu. My copy edit of The Shadow of Tyr is done. One copy has gone off to HarperCollins Voyager Oz, the other to Orbit … Continue reading
From today’s paper (The Star, p12) : Malaysians are due for another hazy spell unless the Indonesians tackle the hundreds of forest fires raging in various parts of Sumatra and Kalimantan… Er, did anyone read my blog yesterday? Whose forest … Continue reading
Prepare for another rant. It is illegal to do any open burning in Malaysia. Of course, something being illegal here means very little. It certainly doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll end up fined or jailed. Red lights are – for example … Continue reading
I have read with interest what everyone had to say about photos..and have decided that you are probably right. Glenda less formal is probably a better way to go. Baggy clothes, binoculars round my neck, standing in a drain and … Continue reading
No grammar or style comment this week – just got back from a weekend away and I’m far too tired to think of grammar! Thanks everyone for the comments on the post below…I am replying here. I know which photo … Continue reading
What sells a book is an eternal mystery, unknown to Man. Or to the woman who works as the marketing /publicity person at XYZ publishers. We all know that bad books sometimes sell. By the gadzillions. We also know that … Continue reading