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December 19, 2011
Today requires …
… an otter or two.
Some wise words over at Tuesday Therapy
Lisa Hannett's Tuesday Therapy blog today features Lee Battersby on the Nagging Call of Ambition.
Don't waste your time comparing yourself to other writers.
Go here for ze rest.
December 18, 2011
Western Weird
Over at Suvudu, Lisa Hannett performs a guest essay on the Weird West in Fiction, which is well worth a read.
Thinking of the American mid-West conjures up images of cowboys and desperadoes, dusty plains and wild mountain ranges, Stetsons and sheriffs and shoot-outs. Usually, calling a story a
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December 17, 2011
Snoopy Dancing news
Great news the other day: I finished (at last!) my first piece of fiction since I submitted my brain-shredding PhD. The idea occurred to me about 4 weeks post-PhD but then it took me about 7 weeks to finally get everything on paper and then edited and polished
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December 14, 2011
Considering Weird Ink
Over at the Weird Fiction Review, Lisa L. Hannett talks about Weird Ink, examining and apreciating Beardsley, Gorey and Niffenegger in all their weird glory.
Go here.
Tuesday Therapy on, err, Wednesday
Forgive me. In my defence I was somewhat distracted by sleepless haikus.
Lisa Hannett givesAdvice on the obsessiveFrom La K McD.
See what I did there? Sorry, tired again.
Go here.
December 13, 2011
Oh dear, post-midnight haikus
At Clarion South a few years ago, our weeks 1 & 2 tutor, Sean Williams, made us start our days by writing a haiku.
I thought I'd gotten over it after much therapy, but noooooooooooooooo.
After midnight last night, unable to sleep, I found myself posting mournful and terrible haikus to FB.
The
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The Fire and Thorns Drive-by: Rae Carson
Rae Carson dabbled in many things from teaching to corporate sales to architecture before becoming a full-time writer. The Girl of Fire and Thorns is her first novel. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband and stepsons.
Rae's debut novel is creating a buzz,
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December 7, 2011
Music in the key of weird over at Weird Fiction Review
Alistair Rennie talks about 2000 Tombs and their musical experiments over here.
Music in the key of China Miéville, Rachel Swirsky and others.
December 6, 2011
Margo Lanagan …
… has cold feet.
So I am sending her these:
