…if you are interested. Here. This is an interview aimed more at young writers just starting out. In the meantime: I’m not writing much at the moment because I am learning how to write with my speech to text software … Continue reading
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The judges’ reports for the 2010 awards are up and they can be read in their entirety from here. And this is what the fantasy judges for best novel of 2010 said about Stormlord Rising: “This is classic fantasy full … Continue reading
I’ve never had a Publishers’ Weekly review — until this week. For those of you who don’t know much about these reviews, it’s the one that is sometimes featured on the Amazon.com page for a book. They are often critical … Continue reading
…to me chat with Tansy Rayner Roberts on Galactichat (a podcast site of Australian author interviews). Tansy is herself an author of several fantasies, and I am loving her ongoing trilogy, The Creature Court. I was well into the second … Continue reading
Tomorrow I leave for Swancon/Natcon. I leave around midnight and get in at about 5.30 a.m. I shall be at the lunch for guests, and at the con in the afternoon. Note that Thursday night is FREE. So if you … Continue reading
Note: all three editions are due out at the same time (available the last days of July, or first days of August). UK Orbit cover Australian Voyager cover US Orbit cover Detail from the original artwork … Continue reading
I am not sure that either of these are final, but this is how they appear on Amazon at the moment. One is for the US edition (on the right), and the other is for UK. Three more months, guys! … Continue reading
I had just barely recovered from a bout of euphoria — caught from the news that Stormlord Rising was an Aurealis Award finalist (for Best Fantasy Novel of 2010) — when I was hit by another bout, just as serious. … Continue reading
Back in the days of yore… Ok, back in about 1997 or 1998, my agent, who lives in UK, told me I should start going to science fiction conventions now that I had my first book accepted for publication. I … Continue reading
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 the best… Coming in at No. 10: I’ve scored another Aurealis Award shortlisting! That makes my sixth. I think I shall give up the idea of ever winning as I doubt … Continue reading