Russell B. Farr, Ticonderoga Publications’ fabulous editor, has just announced the details for my first collection of short stories. I am so filled with squeeeeeeeeee I can hardly speak, so I’ll let Russell’s awesome press release speak for me: Ticonderoga Publications is more than well-pleased to announce a forthcoming collection of stories by acclaimed writer…… Continue reading My first book!!! Or, a post filled with squeeeeeeee!

Today the inimitable Jeff VanderMeer blogs about the final stages of editing Steampunk Reloaded — and, in the process, compares Angela and I to the tomatoes and shallots in a recipe… Yum! On another note: I fully intend to wax poetic about my time at WorldCon before the event is a distant memory. Honest. It might…… Continue reading In which I am either a shallot or a tomato

At dinner the other night, Chad made the wild boast that I have a magic ability. Not something cool like turning back time, or reading minds, or casting glamours that make everyone mistake me for Cate Blanchett, or even something as banal as turning water into wine or apples into gold. No, nothing exciting as…… Continue reading It all started with Sean Williams’ fez…

Locus has announced the nominees for the World Fantasy Awards, and I’ve no idea how they’re going to narrow it down to one winner for each category! The judges have a tough job ahead of them. So many excellent pieces, so many hard-working people. And without further ado, ze list:   Novel  Blood of Ambrose, James…… Continue reading World Fantasy Awards 2010

I’m reading Kirstyn McDermott’s excellent Madigan Mine in time for her Adelaide launch on Tuesday (at Dymocks, Rundle Mall: 12-1. In case you were wondering.) It arrived on my doorstep Friday afternoon, and I’m now only a hop, skip and a jump away from finishing it. And now it has struck me that there is something…… Continue reading Problem of success…

Head on over to Jeff VanderMeer’s blog for a sneak peek at Steampunk Reloaded’s gorgeous interior artwork. For those of you who can’t wait even that long, here’s a sneak sneak peek: And, because I’m excited to have contributed to this section, a pic of the Secret History of Steampunk appendix: Meanwhile, in the same…… Continue reading A post full of pretty

It’s not often that I randomly pick a book off the shelves and immediately fall in love with it. In general, I tend not to read back-cover blurbs: I go straight to the first page and start reading. If the writing grabs me, if the concepts are intriguing, if the style is strong and the…… Continue reading The unrequited love in Galore

Take Avatar, for instance. Perhaps an icon in the world of CG animation (read: pretty, pretty, pretty 3D computer aliens) but boasting what has to be the worst (mass-produced, over-used, stereotypical) storyline ever written, not to mention the complete absence of original characters or character development… But I digress. Today, let’s talk about Kubrick’s horror film, The Shining. I’ve come to realise…… Continue reading Iconic films are not always good. Just saying.

…make me realise just how hard a beating my credit card is going to take at Worldcon in September. If you’ve read Horn you’re going to want to read this one (and if you haven’t read Horn, what are you waiting for? Unicorns in Wrong Town, and an indelible image of glowing maggots — what…… Continue reading Books like this…

Forget urban fantasy: suburban fantasy is where it’s at these days. What’s more, Australian suburban fantasy is clearly the at where it is. Wondering where you might get your hands on some of this sought-after fiction? Look no further than Twelfth Planet Press’s latest anthology Sprawl, which is now available for pre-order. Le blurb from TPP’s website, for your…… Continue reading Pure pimpage