journal

FEBRUARY 2016!

Look at that – I shouted in the subject line, how rude. But guess what??? The release month for SUMMER SKIN has been confirmed. To celebrate, I’ve put it in my tag cloud. Massive plot hint: it’s incredibly apt that it sits next to ‘sex’ in aforementioned tag cloud. (Come to think of it, I don’t think I ever formally announced the title anywhere here

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guests

Where the magic happens for Paula Weston

So the next time I’m in Brisbane I’m going to CORNER this lady – she is bloody lovely. Aside from that obvious attraction, I’m hoping some of her writing attributes might rub off on me. She is highly organised, uses time wisely, can juggle many balls, and I wouldn’t mind examining her brain for the component that helps her plot at long range: book FOUR in the Rephaim

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on stories and writing

Friday smile time

How was your week? I found this on my feed somewhere, I think, but when I looked back I couldn’t find it again, so basically what I’m saying is if you know you shared it with me, I’m sorry but you get no credit today. The author, Rufi Thorpe, gets heaps good credit, though (I don’t know what it is about me lately, but I

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guests

Where the magic happens for Rebecca Lim

I love the way Rebecca Lim’s mind works. I also love her work ethic. Sixteen books, y’all. Sixteen! And in exactly twelve days time there’ll be one more when Afterlight comes out in Oz. It’s sort of odd to me that despite never having spent any three-dimensional time together, I feel like I know Rebecca really well – she is supportive, super smart, and kind,

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journal

Perplexed

So, I’m on a movie jag at the moment, and I feel the need to throw this one out there because I’m so perplexed! I cannot understand the wave of bile this film attracted. I didn’t have any expectations, but it’s a shitload better than the trailer suggested it would be. Let’s shortcut the whole thing and say it like this: maybe we need

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Making something good hurts

If you’re making things, you might find this interesting. I wrote to Chris after I’d watched it to tell him how it had helped me and I got a lovely email back in response (wasn’t expecting one, I really did just want him to know, but it was a nice surprise, that’s for sure). (I should also say, I found it via Coastalwatch who

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Great storytelling in 30 seconds

Okay, so weird random fact that is necessary as set-up: I was the kid who used to shush people during commercial breaks. Always been fascinated by ads. Ads and music video clips. So I wanted to share an ad that’s been on TV lately. For anyone who’s engaged in telling stories, take a look at this. See how much they compress in 30 seconds? It’s

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events

Book hatching – be there!

Guess what? I’m going out again. Yes, I know. That’s like two events in two months! Anyway, if you are Newcastle inclined, and I most certainly am because I’ve been wanting to get to know Newcastle better for ages, come and celebrate with Trinity Doyle as her book, PIECES OF SKY, hatches and goes out into the world. I will be launching it, and she and I have

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guests

Where the magic happens for Daniel Herborn

Okay, so I have this leeeetle fascination with music reviewers (Bernard Zuel in Raw Blue, anyone?) … but that’s not why I asked Daniel Herborn here today (although, shamelessly, I have now read many of his gig reviews, and you can do the same on his website, or read them LIVE in mags like Time Out and Faster Louder). I asked him because his first YA novel is out this month: You’re

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