I love having a number of projects to think about at once. I seems to make my pistons fire more efficiently. I’m on the last bit of my Trans Space rewrite and thinking about my new proposals as I work, and about finishing Tara Sharp book 2. It’s like humming a favourite song.

I’ve also been making a new wordpress site for my nephews who I’m, ( Read more... )

Mira Fedor and her friends stand in the eye of the hurricane. Everything is in flux and nothing is as it appears to be.

Mira’s pregnancy seems to be proceeding at an inhuman pace and the sedate acceptance of this state of affairs by her biozoon, Insigna, is as much an irritation as it is comfort. It seems clear that the extropists’ procedures have ( Read more... )

I was devastated to miss out on my Perth trip, and it’s taken me a couple of days to get over missing out. However, I’ve tried to think positively and my reward was pizza and the last two episodes of Fringe season 1. Thank you Small Mercies!

I’m thoroughly delighted to say that Nightshade Books will publish the Sentients of Orion in the US through 2011. That means unique editions with new covers and some small text changes.

Nightshade publish quality SF and F including authors like Kage Baker, Iain Banks, Greg Egan, Neal Asher, Elizabeth Moon, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Walter Jon ( Read more... )

Among the many exciting things happening at WorldCon in September, will be the launch/release of collections by Karen Waaron, Angela Slatter (both Ticonderoga), Cat Sparks (Orb) and myself (Twelfth Planet Press). Way to go girls!

I’m starting to accumulate appearances for the year, including some new signings for Borders and Angus and Robertson and ( Read more... )

I was excited to get reprints of the first three ‘Sentients’ books in the mail this week. DS was reprinted 3 times last year - something I never expected. It’s odd the things that get writers excited. It’s very much a profession bouyed entirely by small wins. Each sale, each bestseller listing (however brief), each positive review, each translation ( Read more... )

Been having an interesting discussion on my Facebook page about the future of Urban Fantasy. Feel free to get over there and add your opinion ( Read more... )

Trent Jamieson (who has a fab new-look blog), Tansy Rayner Roberts, Cory Daniells and Graham Storrs. But there’s a bunch of other new local talent around as well. Check out Rhonda Roberts, Nicole Murphy, Kim Westwood, Kim Falconer - all Aussies.

Also, I will be in Perth for the Perth Writers Festival at the end of February. My list of panels is as ( Read more... )

Well, I’m back in the seat after surgery, quite weak still but had enough of thinking about it for the moment. Loved all the kind messages on Facebook, so THANK YOU to everyone. Got me through a few bad days.

So let’s think about the year instead. Tara Sharp book 2 popping along, and Trans Space will be out in November. Burn Bright rewrite to do as ( Read more... )

Tara Moss is running an interesting feature on Writers’ Desks. You can learn far too much from these pictures! www.taramoss.com

There are many fundraisers going on for Haiti crisis at the moment. I’ve chosen ‘Medecins Sans Frontieres’ for my aid donation. I believe they are effective.

A reminder that my e-books will be available from May 2010.

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