Here we are at the end of September, which means that we writers get our royalties statements (and money, one hopes). Basically, the royalty statement arrives twice a year, calculated from January to June and July to December, but it … Continue reading
Jason Nahrung, Australian horror writer and author of The Darkness Within says this of The Last Stormlord on his blog: Larke’s world-building is a great strength of the story, the dryness and heat permeating the fabric of her society, with … Continue reading
.Like many writers, I go through long periods of self-doubt concerning my ability. I write for weeks – no, months, without anyone seeing a word that I have committed to paper. I re-read and re-work and re-read and re-work, until … Continue reading
.Another excellent, albeit short, review for The Last Stormlord over at AsIf from Tehani Wessely, in which she says among other things: As usual, Larke creates an intriguing cast of characters and a fascinating story that evolves and develops gradually, … Continue reading
A couple of weeks back, a gale blew part of our roof off. So we called in someone to fix it, which they did. At the same time we asked them to clear all the leaves. Which they did too. … Continue reading
Via Bibliobibuli (that wonderful source of all things literary). A Guardian article from Alison Flood with some comments by Kim Stanley Robsinson, who will be the Guest of Honour at Aussicon4 in Melbourne next year (the SF Worldcon); here’s some … Continue reading
. I have just found myself a new hero, of the female kind. Found this blog post, via Making Light, about an anonymous elderly lady in Vancouver, Canada. My hero, really she is. Thanks to Dave Hingsburger for telling the … Continue reading
;Interesting article on the publishing industry in US here, by Daniel Menaker, who was Senior Vice President and the Executive Editor-in-Chief of Random House. In other words, he wore two hats and saw the business from two different angles. If … Continue reading
.On p75 of the copyedit. So while I am busy, here’s an interesting link about birds and how they learn to sing. (Thanks, Aun tiah, for the link.) … Continue reading
Oo, I love this. Messing around with a copy edit is fun. Together with the final proof reading, it’s the cherry on the cake, the final polish, it’s where you start to feel just a teensy-weensy bit proud of this … Continue reading
