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
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Warm today…
…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…
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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
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And just realised that now I am feeling even more nervous about Clarion than ever…
Another rejection…
My short story was rejected for the New Ceres anthology — it was "not quite what [they] are looking for at this time". So bummed.
Book Sale!
You can always count on Adelaide to have at least one major second-hand book sale a month. Today there’s one at the Wheaty, and I’ve dug around in all of the couches for spare change, I’ve rolled my pennies, and I’ve saved my allowance so that I can splurge today on some second-hand goodness. Then,…… Continue reading Book Sale!
Why everyone should have different names
Welcome class,As part of our course on "How Not to Embarass Yourself in Social Situations," today’s lesson will focus on Why people should always have different names.Let’s begin:Let’s say you had two friends named Tessa. One Tessa is Australian; the other is Swedish. You are much closer friends with the Swedish Tessa than you are…… Continue reading Why everyone should have different names
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Items being crossed off the November list:1) Finish my ‘nation’ chapter, which will require that I read Ágrip af Nóregskonungasögum; Theodoricus monachus, Historia de Antiquitate regum Norwegiensium; Historia Norwegiae; Adam of Bremen, Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae Pontificum; The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan;Revisit all of the Íslendingasögur. Also, 5) Finish a draft of ‘Singing Breath into…… Continue reading Untitled
Fastest rejection EVER!
Last night I decided to submit a story to Fantasy magazine. It was a long shot, but I think the story’s good so I figured, ‘Meh? Why not.’ Reach for the stars, and all of that.**Fast forward 10 hours**In my inbox this morning, a personalised rejection email from Fantasy magazine waited to be read. Now…… Continue reading Fastest rejection EVER!
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They did it! I can’t believe they actually picked the right candidate! For the first time in my life, I am looking forward to following American politics… I feel even more relieved now than I did when Rudd was elected. I can’t believe they actually got it right. Wow.
Lisa L. Hannett 