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Don’t you just wish you were me? Alas though, this month sees the end of our 18 month sojourn in Sabah. My husband has taken another job, at the National University this time. We are returning to our home in … Continue reading
172,700 / 172,700(100.0%) And I came in well under 180,000 words. That’s great. I don’t actually know how many drafts it will take to get it right, but it will be a good few.This it the fun part. I just … Continue reading
Right, here’s how it is shaping up: BOOK ONE: Rainlords of the ScarpenBOOK TWO: Masters of the Quartern or Masters of a Quartered LandBOOK THREE: Beyond a Painted FutureBOOK FOUR:Beneath A Quartered Sky orFall of Random Rain or Time Of … Continue reading
Have had a great response from everyone both here and on the Voyageronline messageboard about titles…many thanks. Jenny says don’t use anything about drought because it has negative connotations. Use rain instead. I reckon that’s because she lives in Alice … Continue reading
Yeah, same old story.I always have trouble with titles. This coming trilogy is called The Random Rain Quartet. [Ok, it’s 4 books, not 3, if I can sell the four.] Tentatively, I have called them: Drouthlord Droughtmaster Waterpainter Rainmaker Problem … Continue reading
Pix 1: the poacher’s boat – carved out of a single piece of rainforest driftwood, with cross pieces then inserted. The paddle is another single piece of wood. Ok, now let’s see if I can get all the photos downloaded … Continue reading
Pix 1: the Sabah Parks boat comes in with a poacher’s boat slung across the back, and the owner on board. I loathe poachers. I have seen too much of the damage they have done, and the callous way they … Continue reading
One of my favourite fantasy authors, Guy Gavriel Kay, has been interviewed in the September issue of Locus Magazine, and he has – as one might expect of such a talented and interesting storyteller – some wise things to say. … Continue reading
Actually the real name of the Marine Park is the Tun Sakaran Marine Park (the name of a past political leader), but I didn’t actually hear anyone call it that… We went there courtesy of Sabah Parks, able to stay … Continue reading
So here I am back in Kota Kinabalu, recovering…I am scratching from monstrous itchy patches all over (reaction to sandfly bites I think). And the trip was not without incident – Noramlyed a couple of times, if you count being … Continue reading