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It's getting closer and the crazies will from now on only continue to come out of the proverbial woodwork... Check this out - want to lead the Post 2012 World?

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Anyone seen District 9 yet? I haven't been this psyched about a movie in forever. Though I hear it's a bit gory, I can probably
make myself stand it just because I've been saying for ages that South African SF needs to get its due. And Neil Blomkamp sure seems
to be getting rave reviews for this one.

On the Net for two minutes this morning and already annoyed. Here's why:

The Smoking Post

The first part of the soundtrack for the first book in the Strickland Diaries series has just fallen into place. Music informs how and what I write to a great extent; I still can't really explain it properly, but the two compliment one another in a way that makes the writing complete, what I want it to be.

I'd be curious to know what kind of ( Read more... )

The protag of my novel in progress created her own Twitter feed.

Alex Strickland's Twitter

It's the ABBA song. But what does it really mean?

CLICKO FOR BLOGGO

A response to John Minto's article on Scoop about South Africa becoming a failed state:

Too bad John Minto doesn't have a fact checker - the ANC didn't win a two thirds majority.

I also think terms like "failed state" is a tad harsh for someone to use who has only been in South Africa for 2 weeks in his life-ever-and is in his own words a " ( Read more... )

Will a Goth Nancy undermine the message? You tell me, but I think so...

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The first installment in a series of short interviews I'm doing for Suite101 is now up. The lovely Brenda Cooper gives six answers to six questions about among others favourite books and which fictional character she would like to be for a day.

Six Shooter: Brenda Cooper