My husband – that’s him there without the feathers – has just accepted a 6 month contract to be a Visiting Professor at the University of Malaysia Sabah (UMS), at the Institute of Tropical Biology & Conservation. What, you may … Continue reading
There has been a bit of discussion on some of the Australian blogs about whether one can opt to withdraw from consideration for an award. And I say: No, you shouldn’t be able to. An award is not a contest. … Continue reading
Are you worried about bird flu?You ought to be, not least because of the misinformation occurring –prompted by fear or greed in the farming sector,or perhaps even by the ignorance of researchers who don’t understand bird migration.At the moment, evidence … Continue reading
I just got my royalty statements from HarperCollins Oz this week, and while chatting with another HC Voyager author on the same day, we both remarked that the third book of our trilogies had sold a whole lot better than … Continue reading
There are two things I dislike about being a writer. The first is that I enjoy reading less. The second is that I don’t have much time to read anyway. And that’s tough for someone who started reading so young … Continue reading
I hate sea gulls. They are born with one plumage and tend to look like every other species of gull when they are young, and then they spend anything up to five years getting to be an adult, looking different … Continue reading
I hate choosing titles. And I don’t think I am particularly good at it either.So I need some help… My new trilogy is called The Mirage Makers.The first book – out in a couple of weeks – is called “Heart … Continue reading
The whole business of what attracts is a total mystery to me, especially when it is compounded by cultural differences between countries. Here are the covers to The Isles of Glory trilogy. One set is Australian and one set is … Continue reading
Raptor Watch is over for another year, although the count continues at the lighthouse for another couple of days. (There was a surfeit of counters, so I came back a couple of days early – I need to work on … Continue reading
Yep, I’ll be offline for 10 days. Yes, folk, there are still places where you can’t get connected, and a lighthouse by the sea in the middle of some rainforest is one of them. Hope I live through the withdrawal … Continue reading
