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August 24, 2012
Talkfest at The Writer and the Critic
Yes, ’twas the night before Continuum 8 and the Writer and the Critic 
team of Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond knocked upon the door of our (that’s Lisa L Hannett‘s
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August 23, 2012
Over at Cosmos …
… I have a chat with the delightful Caitlin Bishop about writing, the environment and my 
story “I Love You Like Water” (originally published in the Twelfth Planet Press 2012 anthology).
T’is here.
August 20, 2012
Mmmm, why yes, my novel does ressemble a dog’s breakfast
So, this is what writing a novel looks like at my place at least.
Whiteboard with insane reminders about structure and what belongs where, periodic flashes of “OMG!”, and basic first principles to (hopefully) keep me on track.
The novel is not my natural play-pit. I feel like I’m moving
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August 15, 2012
Three Card Stud … or something
… I don’t even know what that means.
But anyway! It’s an introduction to Ticonderoga’s limited time only, three book deal to promote the release of Midnight and Moonshine.
“What do we get for our money?” I hear you bellow. 
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A big shout-out …
… to Logan North Library and their celebration of Science Fiction & Fantasy month.
They’ve turned their elevator into a Tardis, the entrance into a Stargate, build a fairy tree and grotto, have a HUGE display of mint-in-box action figures, have a display of costumes from The Lord of
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August 13, 2012
To Write a Novel, You Really Need to Finish One
One of the best things I’ve listened to recently is Justin Cronin’s craft talks on writing.
Go to the Tube of You.
It’s totally worth it.
And the above bit of advice? Particularly apposite at the moment as I’m finishing Brisneyland by Night.
August 12, 2012
Midnight and Moonshine – the release!
And thus we threatened and thus it came to pass … or rather will do so in November this year. Yes, we have a cover for Midnight and Moonshine, we have stories, we have an Introduction by Kim Wilkins, a release date, an accommodating publisher, and we have
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August 10, 2012
Revisiting childhood
Last night I ordered one of my favourite books from childhood, Joan Aiken’s The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
I read this when we lived out at Longreach and I was about nine … it was an incredible read for a kid living in the Outback, to read about snow
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August 9, 2012
Rough Music
As I work my way through the TBR pile, I’m finally getting to the rest of the Spectral Press chapbooks. The reading for the other night was Simon Kurt Unsworth’s wonderfully strange Rough Music.
There’s a great cadence to this work, a gentle riding of emotional peaks
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