Modern art? Splodges left by the painters where they cleaned their brushes? Nope, just fungi, lichens and mosses on tree bark.Taken by husband at Awana, Genting Highlands.Click on them if you want a bigger pix. … Continue reading
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…in order to remind you what happened in the previous book(s). 45% Cleverly inserted reminders41% Synopsis at the beginning29% Glossary at the back22% Don’t need reminders – I reread the previous books 3% Don’t need reminders – I remember everything … Continue reading
In lieu of a proper post while I finish up this book. So I can’t work ALL the time, can I? These are photos taken on the cable car near where we stayed in the Genting Highlands. The astonishing thing … Continue reading
Even here. This is where I have been for a couple of days. Had to go with husband who had a work related retreat. Terrible hardship, y’know. I mean, who could possibly WORK in surroundings like these? And me with … Continue reading
When I was a kid growing up on a pint-sized farm in Western Australia, I thought shoes were a grown-up horror. Bare feet were bliss. Ah, those hot summer days feeling the dust under one’s toes, those cold wintry days … Continue reading
…i.e. reminding the reader what happened in Book One, The Last Stormlord. (Yeah, I know, it hasn’t even been published yet, but as I am finishing up Book 2, I have to think about this now.) Every writer would love … Continue reading
Yeah, yeah, I know. Almost a week since I last posted. My bad and all that. But I am busy with Stormlord Rising. Which is coming along nicely, thank you. (pix above is from the Oz cover…) In the meantime … Continue reading
– Just chucked out a whole chapter. 5,000 words.Why? Because it was boring. – … Continue reading
SONG OF THE SHIVER BARRENS went to reprint in the UK. Yay. Always glad when this happens, cos it means that people have been buying all three books, and that there are still sales although the trilogy has been out … Continue reading
Actually, the worst thing is exactly the same, no matter if it is book 2 or book 3. It’s how to remind the reader of what went before.Too little, and you have them mystified.Too much, and you bore them to … Continue reading