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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
–My daughter Nashii at a recent function, with Adam Lambert… Dunno about that guy in the background though. Bit suss… Later: a closer look… You can find out more about Nashii and her DJ duo here. Or here. Remember, if … Continue reading
True stories, not fantasy this time. Imagine this. You are flying a commercial jet to Rhode Island, U.S., descending to land but still way up in the air – and your plane gets hit by a fish. That happened in … Continue reading
Something good has come out of the Malaysian government’s decision not to go ahead with Noramly’s nomination as Director General of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency ( a decision that has nothing whatsoever to do with him or his … Continue reading