[crossposted: http://kirstynmcdermott.com/2011/06/22/the-writer-and-the-critic-episode-8/]

The latest episode of our podcast is now available for direct download and streaming from our brand new Podbean website or via subscription from iTunes.

Due to ongoing technical problems at Posterous, we decided to move over to Podbean which is designed for ( Read more... )

[crossposted: http://kirstynmcdermott.com/2011/06/14/continuum-quilts-and-chronos-awards/]

I had a fantastic and satisfyingly exhausting time at Continuum 7 over the long weekend. The panels I saw were entertaining and engaging and Catherynne M. Valente was one of the most gracious and erudite and downright fun-to-be-around Guests of Honour a ( Read more... )

[crossposted: http://kirstynmcdermott.com/2011/06/08/in-melbourne-this-weekend-continuum-7/]

I’m spending the long weekend at Continuum 7, Melbourne’s own Speculative Fiction and Pop Culture Convention. If you haven’t yet purchased your membership, you’re most welcome to come along on the Friday night - it’s free! You’ll have a great time and you ( Read more... )

[crossposted: http://kirstynmcdermott.com/2011/05/25/galactic-chats-zombie-signings-and-emerging-writers/]

While I was over in Perth at SwanCon, Alisa Krasnostein interviewed me for Galactic Chat, the sister podcast of Galactic Suburbia. The Chat podcast is an ongoing series of lengthy interviews with Australian authors and it’s well worth ( Read more... )

[crossposted: http://kirstynmcdermott.com/2011/05/23/aurealis-awards-2010/]


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[crossposted: http://kirstynmcdermott.com/2011/05/19/dont-scare-the-children/]

Last week I finished a short story which proved very different from anything else I’ve done.  It was written for a children’s anthology of ghosts stories with the target reader age range of 10-13 years. It was the first time I’ve ever written for such a young age group ( Read more... )

[crossposted: http://kirstynmcdermott.com/2011/05/15/against-professionalism-craft-and-story/]

Over at Booklife, author and editor Nick Mamatas has written a thought-provoking series of three posts concerning certain aspects of writing (or being a writer) that tend to get bandied around a lot these days. Since I’ve got no time to make words of my ( Read more... )

[crossposted: http://kirstynmcdermott.com/2011/05/12/not-so-much-walking-as-talking/]

So I read this article about the “SlutWalk” phenomenon today in the Sydney Morning Herald. I wasn’t going to blog about the whole SlutWalk thing, because my ( Read more... )

[crossposted: http://kirstynmcdermott.com/2011/05/07/photobombs-1915-style/]

My husband is currently compiling a book about his great-great-grandfather, Konrad Nahrung, who emigrated to Australia from Germany back in the 19th Century. Most of the book consists of an annotated transcription of Konrad’s memoirs, along with whatever supporting ( Read more... )

[crossposted: http://kirstynmcdermott.com/2011/05/05/the-writer-and-the-critic-episode-7/]

The latest episode of our podcast is now available for direct download and streaming from the website or via subscription from iTunes. Feedback is most welcome!

Here are the show notes:

This month’s episode of The Writer and the Critic sees your hosts, Kirstyn ( Read more... )