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…is alive and well. And if you don’t believe me, go here for a look at 90 snapshots of 90 different people who are involved in one way or another with the Oz SF/F scene. Kudos and thanks to the … Continue reading
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. This one is more for US/Canadian readers. One of the disadvantages of living where I do is that I don’t meet too many fantasy writers. Regular readers may remember that when one did pass this way, Maria V. Snyder, … Continue reading
. This via Bibliobibuli here. Who would have thought: the authorities have decided to sieze more local books from local bookshops in their ongoing attempts at intimidation (instead of going through legal means available to them to officially ban books). … Continue reading
. Shame This is one reason why there are times when I am ashamed to admit I live here.. … Continue reading
. Love the poster in this Guardian article on George R.R.Martin . … Continue reading
.See here for an interview with me as part of the Australian Spec Fic Snapshot. (Try saying those last 3 words fast six times…) And take a look at the other snapshots of my fellow writers while you’re at it. … Continue reading
Some reviews mean more than others. This one does for several reasons. Firstly the reviewer is a talented writer in his own right. (Folks, he wrote Never the Bride! He writes Dr Who books!) Secondly he’s understood exactly what I … Continue reading
.Every published writer battling deadlines and plot problems, late payments and imprints that fold, copy edits and reader mail overflowing the inbox, one star reviews or no reviews at all, will relate to this: “Speaking to unpublished writers is like … Continue reading
.Some time ago I mentioned that The Last Stormlord has been submitted for the David Gemmell Legend Award for Fantasy (2009). If you want to vote for it, or some other nominee, go here to sign up. The books proposed … Continue reading
…from the birdwatching part of our trip. This taken in the rainforest at Mary Cairncross, north of Brisbane. The animal is a Red-legged Pademelon Thylogale stigmata. A marsupial a bit smaller than a wallaby. When someone first said, Look out … Continue reading