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Bluegrass Symphony has been Bibliophile Stalked!

Today has been awesome! Finished writing another chapter of The Familiar, and then when I bemoaned my lack of pancakes on Twitter this morning (it seems like *everyone* eats and then tweets about pancakes on Sunday!) the lovely Charles Tan offered me something MUCH sweeter: a link to the fabulous review he wrote of Bluegrass…… Continue reading Bluegrass Symphony has been Bibliophile Stalked!

The Unsettling Portraits of Oleg Dou

It’s been a little while since I’ve gushed about exciting art on this website, so let me break the drought by drawing your attention to the fascinating photo/Photoshopped portraits of Oleg Dou. Oleg Dou is a multi award-winning photo artist based in Moscow, who received the Professional Photographer of the Year in Fine Art award at the International Photography Awards in 2008.…… Continue reading The Unsettling Portraits of Oleg Dou

Business cards: Or, On How I am Spoiled Rotten

I’ve reached that stage in my writing career where business cards come in handy. Going to cons, sending contracts, mailing in hard copies of subs — these are but a few of the opportunities we have to share our professional details. So I put some together a few months ago, simple things that were meant…… Continue reading Business cards: Or, On How I am Spoiled Rotten

Tuesday Therapy: Letting Stubborn Stories Breathe

Today’s therapy comes from Theodora Goss, whose writing is simply exquisite. Her first collection, In the Forest of Forgetting (2006) contains some of the most finely crafted fantasy stories you will ever have the pleasure of reading. Think Hope Mirrlees and John Crowley and Virginia Woolf and Delia Sherman — and even then you’re only…… Continue reading Tuesday Therapy: Letting Stubborn Stories Breathe

Speaking of awesome short stories…

…and excellent speculative fiction in general, have you recently taken a look at the list of works eligible for this year’s Aurealis Awards? OMG THERE IS SO MUCH INCREDIBLE WRITING IN AUSTRALIA AND SO MANY AMAZING AUTHORS. Honestly, this year’s list is so impressive. I want to read everything on it, in every category. Having…… Continue reading Speaking of awesome short stories…

On Applying for Grants: Part Three

There’s been a bit of a lull between Part Two and this final post in the ‘applying for grants’ series. Sorry about the delay – I’ve been putting my Arts SA funding to use, and have been working on the opening to The Familiar since the New Year (and, might I add, ARRRGH. I could…… Continue reading On Applying for Grants: Part Three

China Miéville: First in the Lair!

Greetings and welcome, one and all, to the inaugural Lair of the Evil Drs Brain, where we “invite” (i.e. conduct virtual kidnappings of) other writers and artists for a chat (which occurs right after they stop demanding to be released and saying ‘Who are you and why I am in a comfy wingback chair?’and ‘These are not…… Continue reading China Miéville: First in the Lair!

Tuesday Therapy: A Word to Remember

A new year has dawned, which has inevitably led to a deluge of resolutions being bandied about the internetz: this year I will write X; I will publish Y; I will conquer the publishing world… Many resolutions focus on the end result, which tends to overlook all the hard work that goes into reaching that…… Continue reading Tuesday Therapy: A Word to Remember

Here’s looking at you, 2011

Last day of the year… so like many of you I’m feeling the urge to commit a bit of retrospective bloggery. 2011 sucked. Then it was awesome. Then it sucked again. Then it got better than ever… And so on. This was the rollercoaster year to beat all others, and it often felt like I…… Continue reading Here’s looking at you, 2011

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