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Did I ever mention that my father is a journalist? Well, he is. He has his own radio program, on which he has interviewed some very prestigious guests, and he writes a regular newspaper column. He also, at the moment, is busy organising a discussion panel for Science Week. He’s a science enthusiast, and puts… {read more}
To celebrate finishing book thirteen, I treated myself to a little weekend getaway in Sydney – where it rained almost nonstop. I did, however, discover a fantastic cider and rum bar in Manly, and took the opportunity to catch up with my friend Kylie Chan as well – and told her something that made her… {read more}
Kids don’t have amazing imaginations. Having worked in an after school care program for about six years, I of course learned quite a bit about children – and not just how to supervise them (it’s almost impossible). A common myth about kids is that they’re imaginative. Yep, when you’re a kid it’s all magical fairies… {read more}
Today I adopted a second rat to be Puzzle’s cagemate. He’s also a male, of course, and where Puzzle is a teenager by rat standards, the new guy is just a baby. The size difference between them is pretty striking, which is why I’ve been referring to them as “the Fach and the Fawr”, which… {read more}
I have now started book thirteen and am getting through it at an alarming rate. In the meantime, the publisher is currently looking at trilogy number three so there should be some news on that front within the next month or so. Here is a picture of me aged five, playing with a snake. I… {read more}
Today I adopted a new rat, who I have named Puzzle. Here is a picture of him looking nervous in his new cage. On a related note, this is my current backdrop. Most people would probably find this picture horrifying, but to me it’s the equivalent of a basket of fuzzy kittens. There’s no accounting… {read more}
Today I finished book twelve, The Serpent’s Bite, which is the final installment of the Eastern Horizon trilogy, aka trilogy number four. I finished it in about two and a half months, which is pretty good by my standards. It clocked in at 120, 618 words and 208 pages, though of course that might change… {read more}
So April is over, and the cons are done with, and I can finally rest – and do some writing again, which is just as well, because the substantive edit for The Shadow’s Heart is due back this month. Three cons. Two Supanovas, and a Conflux/Natcon to follow. How do I sum it all up?… {read more}
So the Adelaide ComicCon is now over, and I’m home recuperating. And I can now happily say that I’ve been to every Australian capital city at least once – and I admit that’s actually why I chose to go to the Adelaide ComicCon; because I’d never been to Adelaide before. I had a really good… {read more}
As a quick glance at the menu bar will show, I have just added a new page to the site which provides a handy-dandy list of all my upcoming public appearances. It should make things a bit easier for people. I have not had a very good day. My shiny new laptop turned out to… {read more}
