Angela Slatter's Blog, page 190
December 20, 2010
You know I love nerdy stuff
It may be a bit close to Christmas … but look! Look!! Here is a new happy home for geeks and nerds .
Repost: Cory Doctorow on Zen and the Art of Self-Publishing
An interesting article from Cory Doctorow over at Publishers Weekly about the perils of self-publishing. I write these words on a Friday having just recently finished and sent off my next YA novel, Pirate Cinema, to all the agents, editors, … Continue reading →
In which I make a list and do a Snoopy Dance
Ellen Datlow listed both Sourdough and Other Stories and The Girl with No Hands and Other Tales on her Christmas List You might consider buying one of two collections of stories by relative newcomer Angela Slatter: Sourdough (Tartarus) and The … Continue reading →
December 16, 2010
More delectable otters!
My lovely friend (and also a very talented writer) Suze Willis sent me these photos after her visit to Melbourne Zoo the other day. I give you Oscar and Omar!
December 14, 2010
Conversation and the Nerd Crown
In the office this afternoon, I won the Nerd Crown. Angela to Aimée, whose boyfriend has just made a super-geeky-nerdy comment about this clip: Your boyfriend is officially nerdier than mine. Aimée: Really? Angela: Yeah. Of course, Jodi's has a … Continue reading →
The Graphic Drive-by: Liz Argall
Liz Argall is a freelance writer, Clarion survivor, life model, writer of a comic books and a musical, and the possessor of a Bronze Ledger Award for Small Press of the Year for her anthology Dreams of Tomorrow. Her work … Continue reading →
The Graphic Drive-by: Liz Argyll
Liz Argyll is a freelance writer, Clarion survivor, life model, writer of a comic books and a musical, and the possessor of a Bronze Ledger Award for Small Press of the Year for her anthology Dreams of Tomorrow. Her work … Continue reading →
Sale!
Sold a story to Russell at Ticonderoga Publications for the Dead Red Heart anthology. It's my first ever vampire story (may well be my last) and once again I'm ToC buddies with LL Hannett, whose "White and Red in the … Continue reading →
December 12, 2010
The Right to Write
I recently had one of those experiences that actually made me think – which differentiates it from those rather more frequent experiences which make me want to bang my head against something solid until I pass out. Someone called and … Continue reading →
