Angela Slatter's Blog, page 194

Author Platform 2.0

QWC is running an author platform masterclass this Saturday. There are 3 places left. This is not for newbies, but if you're an author who already has a web presence and wants to get more out of that platform, then … Continue reading →

The Boneshaker Drive-by: Cherie M. Priest

Steampunk! Zombies! Alternative civil war history! Southern Gothic via the graces of Eden Moore! Cherie M. Priest has nine novels under her belt, with five more on the way. Why? Because she's another over-achiever, like so many of the writers … Continue reading →

There is an auction happening, with stuff that is cool

SpecFaction NSW Inc, the group that took over running the Aurealis Awards from the awesome Fantastic Qld, is running an auction on eBay. The media release is below: Signed Speculative Fiction on Sale! Some of the biggest names in Australian speculative … Continue reading →

Sprawl

Alexandra Pierce reviews Sprawl from Twelfth Planet Press over at ASif. She says kind things about 'Brisneyland by Night': Angela Slatter uses the idea of there being a parallel, magical world to the mundane one, which only occasionally intersect – in … Continue reading →

Almost incoherent with happiness

Via La Mantchev. For Christmas, please. Tardis Cookie Jar; it talks. I love you, ThinkGeek. http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/k...

All Colour, No Taste

In defiance of the (quite reasonable) edict of my Other Half (which I have obeyed for eleven months) banning the purchase of new shoes (on the grounds that I have 57 pairs already), I have acquired these. I like to … Continue reading →

"The Web Means the End of Forgetting"

Or maybe it just means you need to be more circumspect about what you put out there on the t'intertubes. Always keep in mind that your LJ entries, Facebook statuses, webpages, blogs, Twitter accounts, etc, are all essentuially open books. … Continue reading →

Via the good graces of author Simon Groth

Because the new guy in our office wants us to know that he, too, can procrastinate like a professional – 20 Awesomely Untranslatable Words from Around the World. I give you # 3:  Indonesian – "A joke so poorly told … Continue reading →

So I got annoyed and cranky

And when I get annoyed and cranky, there is baking. Behold: the nutella and sesame seed damper, produced last night at about 10.30pm ish.

Scheherazade's Drive-by: Angie Rega

Angie Rega was one of the highlights of my Clarion South experience in 2009. She's bright, funny, generous and is a very talented writer. Her imagination is dynamic, fertile and sparkling, and her writing is informed by a genuine love … Continue reading →