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Dymocks Twilight Event - Sunday 13 September, 2-6pm

Dymocks at Collins St in Melbourne is having a Twilight event on Sunday 13 September, 2-6pm, for Bella's Birthday - they've asked me to come along. Sneak preview copies of the first chapter of my new Gary/Lissa book will be available!

If you want to go you'll have to book: 03 9660 8500 or levents@dymocks.com.au

This was kind of last minute, so I'll post more information as I get it.

Blood

I gave blood today, for the first time in over a decade. I last gave blood when I lived in Perth, and I think it was before I went overseas to live. In recent years, every time I thought "oh, I should go do that again", I would realise I'd recently had a tattoo or piercing and wouldn't be allowed. Today was fine, though. And I spoke to two people about The Opposite of LIfe and handed out my cards for it. Because there is no irony in talking about a vampire book while giving blood, is there?

Seriously, it's weird.

This tweeting as Gary and Lissa is fascinating. They both got upset today, at something chameleongirl79  suggested. It's so weird reading these things and trying to reply in character. Now, in my head, Lissa is sending Gary reassuring emails and he's typing them laboriously back, with all the correct grammar, to say it's fine, he's fine, he's out as a vampire and it should have been expected, but ... she suggested he BITES people?? On PURPOSE?? 

Oh, the LOLs that happen in my head about these ...

Review: Horn, by Peter M Ball

I picked up Horn at Continuum 5, partly because I like to support small presses (hello girliejones !) but mostly because I kept hearing intriguing things about it, from girliejones but also comments on her posts. About unicorns behaving in a way that wasn't all cute little fairy story adorableness.

I approve when the world of faerie is written about as a dark, powerful, scary place. Faeries weren't necessarily all that fun in the original stories and were as likely to play nasty tricks as clean y

Another random post is still random

Clippy Must Die!! 

mordwen  put me onto this and I howled with laughter on Swanston Street.

Random post is random

A funny rap song - White People Problems

Tomorrow on the Outland Institute

Don't forget folks - tomorrow on the Outland Institute:


John and I talk about book-cover deception, including the recent controversy about Justine Lebalestier's book, Liar.Melbourne cabaret sensation Wes Snelling discusses the Outgames in CopenhagenGlenn Dunks talks movie soundtracksSpecial guest presenter of Crimes Against Pop is ...Destination Moon's David Ashton with a Doctor Who novelty track.


Stream it live from Joy 94.9 or wait and download the podcast via iTunes (sans music quiz) after the

Vermillion, tonight, at the Empress

Jess' band, Vermillion, is doing the open mike night this evening at the Empress on Nicholson Rd, Fitzroy North. The doors open at around 7-7.30 and they'll be on sometime after that, maybe around 8.

With Pretty Good for a Girl #2 just coming out, it might be a good opportunity to go and celebrate a new all-girl band looking to make their mark!

Anyway, if some/any of you could come, it would be lovely to see you! That link to the Empress also has a tab where you can see what's on the bar menu in c

I think I am developing a form of multiple personality disorder

A writer I follow on Twitter was looking for writeres who have twitter as their own characters. I commented that Gary would be kind of funny on Twitter because he'd have no idea. Well, one thing led to another and now...

behold. @garyhooper44 and @lissawilson83 are tweeting at each other.

I had to keep logging out of one persona to log in as the other to make replies. THen logging into my regular @daggyvamp to chek it was all working properly.

I am now suffering a great deal of identity confusion.

Why wait to be rescued?

I work with mordwen  at the moment. We geek-clicked on day one. She writes poetry. Here is an awesome one for you all.