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May 28, 2012

Ten Things You Don’t Know About Ian Fleming

Because Ian Fleming was born yesterday, on May 28, over a hundred years ago in 1908, and because I’ve always longed to emulate the great writer, here’s ten things you probably don’t know about Fleming. 1. Before the war, Ian Fleming attempted a career as a stock broker and failed miserably. He enjoyed the long [...]
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Published on May 28, 2012 21:40

May 22, 2012

The V-oice

If you live in Australia and haven’t seen the promotion around town about The Voice, read about contestants in the media or watched the show yet, you’ve either been living under a rock, or you’re on deadline to finish a book and have been locked in a room downstairs. Though I’m of the latter variety, [...]
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Published on May 22, 2012 23:25

May 8, 2012

Film of the Year: The Avengers

It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I’m a huge fan of the Marvel comics. When Robert Downey Jr started playing Iron Man, directed by Jon Favreau, I was obsessed. And then when The Avengers was slated for 2012, I couldn’t believe my luck! An old-school classic action series given a fresh look [...]
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Published on May 08, 2012 13:35

April 1, 2012

My Top 5 Book Characters

Some time ago I read a blog on Omnivoracious where they asked an author their top book characters of all time. It got me thinking, who are some of the characters from reading adventures that have ingrained themselves in my mind? Here are my top five book characters – from Patricia Cornwell to legendary storytellers Ian Fleming [...]
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Published on April 01, 2012 20:29