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June 11, 2013
WordPress Notifications not working?
Is anyone else having trouble connecting to WordPress Notifications? I’ve been trying all day [it's now 3.30pm in Australia] and the only way I can see the comments left on my blog is by looking at each post as an ‘outsider’. WordPress? If you’re reading this, a little help would be nice. To everyone else, […]
Upside down apple cake – a recipe
This recipe is for Anneb54 who expressed an interest in upside down peach cake. Apologies Anne, I had to use apples instead of peaches but you can easily substitute fresh peaches once they come into season again. I’ve had this recipe for years, and it has remained one of my all-time favourites because it’s so […]
June 7, 2013
Old friends and new acquaintances on Vokhtah
This excerpt is also about the Forager and takes place a few days later. It is quite a bit longer than the first snippet so remember to make a cuppa first. *** The Forager was standing in line with six other foragers, a bag full of fresh herbs in its arms, when the gong for […]
June 6, 2013
Do you know this iVokh?
I thought some of you might enjoy a small snippet about an old friend. * * * The tall, thin Forager rose up in the air and carefully inspected the clump of boulders before landing, and plucking the fleshy pink shoots that grew in the shade they cast. Boulders and shade often meant to’pak, and […]
June 5, 2013
How cold is cold blooded?
I’m in the middle of writing a scene where one of my iVokh characters is feeding on a rock lizard, and feeling disgruntled because it has to work so hard to drink ‘lukewarm blood’. As I finished that sentence, I looked at what I had written and experienced a moment of doubt. I knew reptiles […]
June 4, 2013
How to save money on your electricity bill – Australia
I don’t normally write posts like this, but I found out yesterday that I’ve been doing everything wrong in my attempts to save money, and energy. If your electricity bills are as high as mine, read on. To start, a quick word sketch of our household : - 2 adults - Solar hot water [with […]
What makes a great story?
Everyone has their own ideas about what constitutes a great story, so please read these ideas as my inner reader going to town and having a bit of a rave. If you’re interested, and want to jump in on what could be an interesting discussion, please follow the link to Candy’s Monsters where I’m guest […]
What makes a great story?
Yesterday I pontificated about what makes a great game, for me at least. Well today I’m waxing lyrical about stories and genres on Candy Korman’s blog. What can I say? She did ask me to do a guest post. Mwahahaha… ahem. For those who don’t know Candy, she is a writer obsessed with Monsters. Thankfully none […]
June 2, 2013
Wildstar – my gamer dream come true?
I was just taking a coffee break, quietly browsing you know. And guess what I found? http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/new... The only thing wrong with Wildstar is that it isn’t out yet. It hasn’t even gone to open beta testing yet. The closest thing I could find to a release date was “later in 2013″. My guess […]
If I could change the world [of MMOs]…
I’ve been too busy to spend much time gaming lately, but to be honest, I haven’t really wanted to play all that much either. Many nights I spend my precious gaming time searching the net for new MMOs instead. Why? Because I’m bored. Timezones and restricted gaming time make it impossible to do typical MMO […]
