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December 28, 2012

Book! In form of cupcake!

Oh, this makes me soooo happy! From my friends, Kelly and Birgitta’s kitchen: a cupcake with a mini The Girl with No Hands and Other Tales cover on top!


My heart is sad only coz I did not get to eat said cupcake, coz it was for Kel’s birthday.
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Published on December 28, 2012 20:08

Out in the wild …

… Midnight and Moonshine as being taken on holiday by talented illustrator Rob O’Connor.


And is that a Kahlua sitting beside it, getting fresh?


In other news, Significant Other and I are just back from 4 days at Springbrook. We stayed at the Mouses Houses and basically ate
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Published on December 28, 2012 20:00

December 25, 2012

Merry whatever

Hope you’ve all had a pleasant holiday period of the denomination or non-denomination of your choice. We had a lovely 24hrs bouncing between our families and eating far too much in both locations – we are like the Christmas locusts. In fact, we are the Christmas locusts.


About to
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Published on December 25, 2012 16:36

December 23, 2012

And over here …

… I chat to my friend and fellow writer, Azra Alagic (auttor of Not Like My Mother) about writing, changing career directions, and collaborations without tears.


Today I chat with award winning speculative fiction writer Angela Slatter who has recently launched her new book, a joint production with Lisa
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Published on December 23, 2012 06:05

December 22, 2012

The Belated Otherworld Launch Post

And lo, we did trek to Adelaide, City of Frog Cakes and Haighs Chocolates, and lo, we did launch a book there.


Yes, Midnight and Moonshine had a bottle of champers cracked over it in Adelaide as well as Brisbane and we can declare it well and truly out
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Published on December 22, 2012 19:56

December 19, 2012

A Killer Among Demons

Squeee! This is the cover for the new Dark Prints Press anthology, A Killer Among Demons.


My story “Cuckoo” is in this one, and there’s also work by the likes of Alan Baxter and Stephen M. Irwin – among others.


It can be pre-ordered from here.

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Published on December 19, 2012 20:27

Night Land

And this is the cover for The Night Land issue which will contain a translation of “The Coffin-Maker’s Daughter”.

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Published on December 19, 2012 16:09

December 18, 2012

Yes, I know …

… I owe you a post about the Adelaide launch.


I’ll get to it.


Just writing against a deadline.


As soon as I finish “White Bride, Black Bride, Raven-girl, Hare”, I will supply said post.

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Published on December 18, 2012 18:34

December 13, 2012

Hello, Adelaide

Greetings, City of Frogcakes.


Tonight we commit the Otherworld launch of Midnight and Moonshine at the SA Writers Centre.


Huzzah!

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Published on December 13, 2012 17:49

December 12, 2012

When You’re Glued to the Screen

Over at Walkley Magazine, Darren Baguley writes about managing the time-suck that is the Internet. He asked me (among others) some questions – I fear the point of my life is to be an example to others of ‘what can go wrong’.


Journalists are a curious lot, but is all that net surfing changing our brains? Darren Baguley looks at internet
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Published on December 12, 2012 20:39