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January 6, 2018
Terrain and Towns: Doomsday’s Child’s Tasmania
Let’s face it. I have taken a lot of liberties with the topography and geography of Tasmania in the Doomday’s Child series.
The terrain around the east coast and for some way inland is largely mountainous. Not mountainous like the Swiss Alps or 
the Rockies, but it’s mountainous nonetheless. Rugged. The country that Lewis and Elliot hike through is based on forest and farmland more in the midlands of the state.
Apart from Hobart, Launceston, Jericho and the Esk Highway (these last two are ment...
October 19, 2017
Emerian Rich: 5 Questions, 1 Statement
Pete: Who the heck are you and why are you on my blog?
Emerian: I am Emerian Rich, horror writer, artist, and Horror Hostess of HorrorAddicts.net. I came to tell you and your readers about my new vampire book, Dusk’s Warriors.
Pete: Vampires have been done to death. What makes your book special?
Emerian: Dusk’s Warriors has the traditional kind of vampires who thirst for blood and then three other kinds. These other three vampires have different “elixirs” that grant them immortality. One i...
July 21, 2017
Author MJ Bell: 5 Questions, 1 Statement
At time of writing, I am many chapters into MJ’s Bell’s Before the Full Moon Rises and loving it. I have literally dozens of books on my To Read shelves, so when I bought this at Denver Comic Con recently I thought I was crazy to add yet another novel to the shelf. But I’m sure glad I did. Excellent YA fantasy that I’m enjoying as a middle-aged male reader. I recently pitched MJ some questions and a statement to respond to. And here’s her responses…
PETE: What is it that motivates you to w...
June 5, 2017
So What’s Next, Pete?
A few readers have been asking me variations on the question “So what’s next?”
So here’s my answers to those variations:
Both novels have been attracting terrific reviews and there have been questions about sequels for both. At the moment, there’ll be no sequel for Black Marks (sorry!), but there’ll be plenty for Doomsday’s Child (can I hear an amen?). With Black Marks (BM), I’ve tinkered with ideas for a sequel for a couple of years now (that novel’s been essentially finished for that lon...May 14, 2017
Top Ten Aussie Spec Fic Books of My Past Decade
Before about 2005, I never read Australian fiction. I also rarely watched an Australian TV show or movie mainly because they were no good, and they still aren’t mostly.
But I had no excuse for avoiding local writers — this was simply ignorance on my part. Australia can be proud of its speculative fiction authors (and publications, such as Aurealis). I am hooked on local produce now; my palate has become edu-ma-cated.
So it was difficult to set myself the task of rating my top ten reads sinc...
My Ten Top Aussie Spec Fic Books of My Past Decade
Before about 2005, I never read Australian fiction. I also rarely watched an Australian TV show or movie mainly because they were no good, and they still aren’t mostly.
But I had no excuse for avoiding local writers — this was simply ignorance on my part. Australia can be proud of its speculative fiction authors (and publications, such as Aurealis). I am hooked on local produce now; my palate has become edu-ma-cated.
So it was difficult to set myself the task of rating my top ten reads sinc...
A thankyou
I really just wanted to stop and say THANK YOU to everyone who has taken the time to review BLACK MARKS &/or DOOMSDAY'S CHILD. And also to everyone who is reading it.
April 11, 2017
Black Marks Winners
Congratulations to the five Goodreads Giveaway winners. Your copy of Black Marks will be in the mail shortly.
I hope you enjoy. Thanks to everyone who entered and good luck with some other giveaways out there…
March 5, 2017
Chuck Regan: Five Questions
It has been my pleasure to work with Chuck Regan – Artist on the cover art for Black Marks. If you like that cover, thank Chuck! In the process or working with him, I also discovered he is Chuck Regan – Author. At the time of writing, I am 80% through his book Chimera Shakes and have read the first two chapters of Leviathan. I own both books. Great novels. Great writing. Let’s ask Chuck some questions, shall we?
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PETE: Why book covers? What drew you into this line of work?
CHUCK: I have...
February 10, 2017
Cover Reveal: Black Marks
With the impending release of Black Marks on March 30 (2017), I’m proud to reveal the novel’s cover (created by Chuck Regan)…
Can you guess the subject matter?
