Author: lisahannett

The book launch was lovely, and the food was plentiful (*delicious* goat’s cheese tarts with pesto, mini quiche tarts (that were so buttery, but soooo good), asparagus spear finger sandwiches, and cheese! Glorious cheese…) So the glass of bubbly went down a treat, and despite the heels I decided to wear, there were no stumbles…… Continue reading Untitled

I’ve decided that green tea does something to my metabolism that makes me SO HUNGRY by the end of the day… Not quite sure exactly what it does, but it does something (especially if you have two cups in one day, which I frequently do). On top of this tea-induced hunger, I have definitely not…… Continue reading Green tea and The Book Launch

‘Singing Breath’ is now 834 words lighter, largely thanks to tallaudrey’s excellent critique (thank you!) I got all inspired working on it last night, and couldn’t stop until it was all tweaked. Then I was all wound up so I ended up reading until 2am. I feel a bit fuzzy-headed this morning, but I’ve just…… Continue reading Chop!

It’s stuff like this that makes reading Old Norse literature so freakin’ fantastic:"Hákon jarl ruled twenty winters after the death of Haraldr gráfeldr at Háls in Limafjörðr. He ruled imperiously, and, as time passed, grew more and more unpopular, particularly because—and this led to his death—he considered all women whom he desired equally available to…… Continue reading Untitled

My clock committed suicide last night. I think I was freaking it out by staring at it so frequently, and so at some point between 3 and 5am it decided to remove itself from this life. So I’ve had a rotten sleep and am now down one clock.And I’m supposed to be reading Ágrip af…… Continue reading So hard to concentrate…

Pinched from tallaudrey Bold those you’ve read.Italicise those you intend to read. 1 Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen 2 The Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien3 Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte4 Harry Potter series – JK Rowling5 To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee6 The Bible7 Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte8 Nineteen Eighty Four…… Continue reading Untitled

…warmer tomorrow.Weather for Adelaide SA32°CCurrent: ClearWind: SW 16 km/hHumidity: 11%Tue32°C | 21°CWed35°C | 24°CI have carried the fan up to my room, and it is happily blasting me with dusty air as I type this. Ahhh the "joys" of summer weather (says the Canadian.)Time for a cool something liquid, then a long writing session in…… Continue reading Warm today…

And just flipped the calendar on my desk to today’s date, and the quote for the day says, "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind — Rudyard Kipling."Too true, Kip.That’s why I’m going to keep on writing, despite the disappointment of reading rejection emails first thing on a Monday morning (before…… Continue reading Untitled

And just realised that now I am feeling even more nervous about Clarion than ever…

My short story was rejected for the New Ceres anthology — it was "not quite what [they] are looking for at this time". So bummed.