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Some time ago (15th March), I wrote a post about how my middle book didn’t sell as well as books 1 and 3, which struck me as very peculiar. Now I have further confirmation of the missing middle book syndrome … Continue reading
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Bali Starlings, white and blue and gorgeous, are truly rare in the wild. Caught and sold for the captive bird trade, they ended up in cages round the world, but almost extinct on their native island. A captive breeding and … Continue reading
Well, I’m back in Selangor again, but won’t be off to Sabah for a day or two yet. I shall be posting a bit about my NY trip in the coming days… And hi to all those romance writers (must … Continue reading
The plane was full from New York to Kuala Lumpur. The man sitting next to me was American. ‘Your first trip to Malaysia?’ I asked at some point, one of those casual questions you tend to ask of a fellow … Continue reading
Tomorrow we set off for New York city. I have “done” New York in several different ways. My first trip was the real tourist thing. You know, guide book in hand, trying not to look as if my eyes were … Continue reading
Springtime where I grew up in Western Australia meant field mushrooms (which we just loved and went to pick each day to have for breakfast). They came with the first rains and studded the fields like miniature pale brown umbrellas, … Continue reading
Mother’s Day here…and we started the day with a champagne breakfast, courtesy of my lovely son-in-law (see r.). My first ever. Come to think of it, the tyranny of distance has decreed that it has been a good many years … Continue reading
I take pride in writing fantasies that can be read on several levels. If you look, there is more there than just a great (I hope) story. So what do I do when I see a reader’s comment that says … Continue reading
1. A character who looks in a mirror (shop window or whatever) so that the author can then describe them. So done to death. 2. A dream sequence where the reader is misled into thinking it is real, only to … Continue reading
Fellow Voyager author and special friend Karen Miller very, very kindly chased down Jason Nahrung for me and I have now seen the review from the Brisbane Courier-Mail.Apart from the bit I’ve already quoted, Jason also said: Larke provided a … Continue reading