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My tailorbirds have hatched!! See the original photos of the nest here and here if you didn’t see them earlier. They are just a couple of feet away from my bedroom window and the adults are dashing to and from … Continue reading
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I had three gifts yesterday. One was unexpected. One I knew was coming, but it still blew my mind. The third I paid for, yet it still is a gift I really value. Thanks to everyone involved. The book above … Continue reading
Here are some more books I am using in my present writing. The Wildflowers and the Wildlife books I bought when we were living in Europe, simply because I wanted to identify all those odd things running about or growing … Continue reading
Today I am writing the dreaded final draft project report…ugh. So, in the meantime, I give you me, saying stuff elsewhere. Do go read: Me answering some really tough not-so-ordinary interview questions at Sequential Tart, here. And me, talking about … Continue reading
If you have been reading my blog, you will know that I have temporarily shelved the book I was writing to plan another trilogy instead. I have not yet signed any contracts, so at the moment I am fancy free. … Continue reading
Friend Dr Gillian Polack is running a series of guest blogs over on LJ here to celebrate March, Women’s History month. So pop over there and read posts from a selection of truly remarkable women, some of whom I have … Continue reading
This is a pic from my garden looking at the neighbour’s house. And that dot in the sky is… this: It’s an Orb spider, some times called a bird-eating spider (and yes, they do.) With it’s legs outstretched it would … Continue reading
Why on earth would one do research for a fantasy novel set in an imaginary world? You make it all up, right? Well, sort of. But it has to be believable. Which sounds weird, but if the world is not … Continue reading
The other day I noted a vote going on over at the ASIF site (Australian Speculative Fiction in Focus). It was to find the most popular series by an Oz author. They selected all the authors who have a completed … Continue reading
Photo: Me and my 2 fellow trainers and the participants after giving a training session up at Fraser’s Hill for beginning birdwatching — as part of the tourism project I’ve been working on for the past three years. Watching the … Continue reading