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January 23, 2016

Dreamer’s Pool by Juliett Marillier – a review

This review forms part of my contribution to theAustralian Women Writers 2016 Reading Challenge. All my 2016 AWWC reviews can be found

Dreamer’s Pool is the first book in the Blackthorn and Grim series by …

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Published on January 23, 2016 17:52

Australian Women Writers’ Reading Challenge – 2016

Well, after good years in 2012, 13 and 14, my 2015 Australian Women Writers’ Reading Challenge was a bit of a disaster. I had my books selected Australian Women Writers' Challenge 2016 , but only read 7 by Australian women writers in total, and of…
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Published on January 23, 2016 17:50

January 17, 2016

Monthly Roundup – August through December 2015

So, my monthly roundups haven’t been quite so monthly lately. I thought I’d get back into it with a quick canter through the latter part of 2015. This will, by necessity, not be comprehensive, however to give a sense of…
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Published on January 17, 2016 02:22

January 11, 2016

GenreCon 2015

Late last year I attendedGenreCon 2015, held this timein sunny Brisbane. Once again an excellent convention.

GenreCon is a convention for people in the writing game, rather than a fan convention. It focuses on all kinds of …

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Published on January 11, 2016 18:47

January 3, 2016

2015 versus 2016

Well, 2015 certainly kicked my writing backside. I started off the year well, but a combination of work and family commitments conspired to drop my writing productivity to almost zero by the time we reached December.

This website was a …

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Published on January 03, 2016 04:41

August 28, 2015

Peacemaker by Marianne de Pierres – a review

This review forms part of my contribution to theAustralian Women Writers 2015 Reading Challenge. All my 2015 AWWC reviews can be found

Peacemakeris the latest novel by Australian veteran author Marianne de Pierres, and was …

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Published on August 28, 2015 22:05

August 9, 2015

Monthly roundup – June and July 2015

So, my website has been neglected for the last couple of months – work has been a bit crazy and I’m running very behind on a whole lot of extra-curricular stuff.

So, let me catch you up gentle reader.

I’ve …

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Published on August 09, 2015 06:30

June 12, 2015

The Dagger’s Path by Glenda Larke – a review

This review forms part of my contribution to theAustralian Women Writers 2015 Reading Challenge. All my 2015 AWWC reviews can be found

The Dagger’s PathbyGlenda Larkeis the second in her The Forsaken Lands …

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Published on June 12, 2015 21:32

June 8, 2015

Monthly roundup – May 2015

Work’s been busy during the month of May, so not a lot to report back.

I continued my Ditmar Best Novel reading with and. Both good reads if you like Australian …

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Published on June 08, 2015 14:25

Authentic Empathy – audio edition

in Antipodean SF was also played on the Anti-SF radio show as well. You can find the podcast of the episode here in episode Gemma, first released on May 23. My story,Authentic Empathy,
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Published on June 08, 2015 06:21