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Every time I have a book about to be printed, the editor asks for a blurb for the back cover. I put hours of thought into it, and come up with something I think is both tantalising and honest. Invariably, … Continue reading
Now that title got you interested, didn’t it? One of my husband’s photos from Kinabalu Park last weekend…. Now I know what keeps him out till all hours of the night when we go to nature parks. Alien sex orgies. … Continue reading
A week or two back we had a discussion about author photos. I voiced my scepticism about any photo of mine selling a book here, and in reply to some comments, gave my opinion about airbrushing Glenda into cinderella-land here, … Continue reading
Aargh. Came back from a weekend away to find my laptop has no power – I suspect something drastic happened to the insides, as just before everything went black, it went very, very hot… I am now an anomoly. A … Continue reading
The view from part of our apartment – all that you see is in the grounds. Behind the trees to the left is a pond…with fish and frogs and a couple of water monitors. No traffic jams. (Hey, KK guys, … Continue reading
No man is an island, entire of itself;every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less…Any man’s death diminishes me,because I am involved in … Continue reading
This should actually be called “world building when you don’t have a clue” although I’m not talking about general world creation [a la god], but something perhaps of more of value to all writers – what do you do when … Continue reading
Every publisher has their own way of doing things, so don’t take this as necessarily the norm. This is just the way it’s done at my main publisher, with my particular editor and copy editor. When I have decided (hopefully … Continue reading
From a description of Tyre, July 22, by the CNN journalist Cal Perry, as reported here. More children are in a nearby basement. The true cost of the shelling can be seen in their frightened eyes. I am the first … Continue reading
The power was off all morning, the internet slowed down to the pace of an anorexic snail with a wonky slime trail this evening – so forget the post on copy editing. Tomorrow, ok? So take a look at my … Continue reading