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Over at Ben Peek’s blog here and at Elizabeth Bear’s here , there are great lists on what they have learned as a writer… So here’s my ten things I have learned as a fantasy writer: 1. No matter how … Continue reading
My husband went off to work this morning with all the gate and front door keys, leaving me locked inside. Well, I could get out of the backdoor, but not out of the yard, not unless I climbed over the … Continue reading
Havenstar was published six or so years ago in Russian translation, and I have only just found out what it was called: Stars of Hope . (Thanks Tsana). The English version can be bought secondhand for 30 pounds and upwards … Continue reading
Heart of the Mirage is available in Australia – at least from some bookshops – as early next week. The story of this book resonated with me from the moment I first started to build it up from the foundations … Continue reading
As we were about to leave the house at dawn for our walk, our nextdoor neighbour called us across to the fence to tell us they had been woken up just before five a.m. by the sound of a gas … Continue reading
I watched – with appalled fascination – some of the early trials for American Idol. It was eye-opening to see so many thousands of young people with impossible dreams: all wanted to be stars. There were so many of them … Continue reading
I have just seen the Russian cover of The Aware. To appreciate this, you should know that when I was mulling over the idea for this trilogy, I made a very deliberate decision not to write books set in a … Continue reading
My husband – that’s him there without the feathers – has just accepted a 6 month contract to be a Visiting Professor at the University of Malaysia Sabah (UMS), at the Institute of Tropical Biology & Conservation. What, you may … Continue reading
There has been a bit of discussion on some of the Australian blogs about whether one can opt to withdraw from consideration for an award. And I say: No, you shouldn’t be able to. An award is not a contest. … Continue reading
Are you worried about bird flu?You ought to be, not least because of the misinformation occurring –prompted by fear or greed in the farming sector,or perhaps even by the ignorance of researchers who don’t understand bird migration.At the moment, evidence … Continue reading