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Chad, my lovely partner (aka Dr Sexington) has had his first book published!Hurray!!! I leapt out of my seat with delight when I came across this entry on Amazon: See larger image Ancestral Narratives (Paperback) by Chad Habel (Author) No customer reviews yet. Be the first. RRP:£54.00 Price:£51.30 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver…… Continue reading Hurray for Chad!!

Earlier this year, I pre-ordered a copy of Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy — I eagerly ripped open the package when it arrived at my doorstep… I read Cat Spark’s ‘Sammarynda Deep’ (which has one of the best opening lines for a short story) and then I placed it on my desk, and promised…… Continue reading Paper Cities

I excised two major characters from one of my stories last night. They were the inspiration for the story in the first place; they were immature; they were mischievous; they set the opening scene of the tale; and now they’ve been chopped.It was painful, cutting every part of the story they appeared in, but now the…… Continue reading I liked them… and now they’re gone.

The skies are doing their best to demolish the university at the moment — their attack is so forceful that I can hardly hear myself typing.I love it when it rains. There’s something wonderfully comforting about sitting in a heated room, looking out the window at the deep grey sky while it disintegrates around your shelter…WEDRain Late.…… Continue reading Rain

Well, if you’re going to receive a rejection letter, you couldn’t ask for a lovelier one than this:Dear Lisa,Thank you for letting us consider “*****” for our “*****” Issue. I regret to say that after much serious consideration we are going to have to let this one go.I want to thank you very kindly for…… Continue reading A lovely rejection

Sean Williams has read my review of The Changeling (published in the July-August edition of the Australian Book Review)……and he likes it! Huzzah! (Actually, he says “I love it!” which deserves a capitalised HUZZAH!)On another exciting (writing) front, I’ve gotten the editor’s feedback on my story for the Canterbury 2100 anthology — some cutting and tweaking need to be…… Continue reading The author writes back…

Six weeks away.Canada (Ottawa), Ireland (Dublin, Galway, and Country Clare), Scotland (Glasgow, Orkney Islands (my FAVOURITE!) and Edinburgh), Wales (Hay-on-Wye (aka the Town of Books)), England (London), and Singapore.Now back in Adelaide, riddled with a cold and in possession of thousands of incredible memories (and the proud owner of about 100 new books, thanks largely…… Continue reading Home… and mighty cold to be here.

Lots has happened, but I haven’t been posting. Life is a blur when it moves so quickly…Celebrated my birthday with a fabulous fingerfood party — a wonderful crowd was there, and we all ate until we turned Humpty-Dumptyish.Have been accepted into the Ad Astra ‘writers of speculative fiction’ group — attended my first session with the group…… Continue reading Past few weeks a blur…