Monthly Archives: May 2012

Look what arrived today!

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

My contributor copy of Fablecroft’s Epilogue.  Shiny! Buy a copy of your very own! Today has been, so far, a productive day.  Played with the kidlet for ages this morning, mostly building train tracks for him (holy crap is he … Continue reading →

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Getting organised

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

This week is turning into a week of not much actual writing, and lots of organisation. Today involved the acquisition of some new stationary and filing organisation, and I began the task of truly getting my working area sorted.  The … Continue reading →

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Beginning again

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Jim via Compfight I am spending this week getting organised for the next draft of Never. Today this has translated to going through my character biographies, updating them where needed, and making them fit with things that I discovered during … Continue reading →

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Hugos Challenge 2012: Deadline by Mira Grant

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

Shaun Mason is a man without a mission. Not even running the news organization he built with his sister has the same urgency as it used to. Playing with dead things just doesn’t seem as fun when you’ve lost as … Continue reading →

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Sometimes everything seems okay

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

It’s a Sunday morning.  The kidlet and I have been relaxing in bed with the iPad for a while, and are now up and about.  He’s currently (slowly) eating breakfast and playing with trains, while I am on the computer, … Continue reading →

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A public thanks: Galactic Suburbia

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

I find it vaguely amusing that I’m listening to Emilie Autumn’s newest single, “Fight Like a Girl”, while I’m starting to type this. The husband is away fishing this weekend, so I’m on single parent duty at the moment, which … Continue reading →

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Hugos Challenge 2012: Among Others by Jo Walton

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Startling, unusual, and irresistibly readable, Among Others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy and science fiction, and a spellbinding … Continue reading →

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Long live the draft, the draft is dead

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

And lo, there was great celebration in the land, for the draft of Never was finished. Well, not really.  This is draft 1.5, which is my way of representing that it’s the second draft of the first half of the book … Continue reading →

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What kind of creature shall I be?

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

So, yesterday Spotify launched in Australia.  I pounced joined up and am now happily enjoying streaming music.  Not sure as of yet if it’s going to be worth paying for a subscription.  I don’t mind ads.  We’ll see. Another glorious day … Continue reading →

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Good things

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

There is a Fable Tribe update happening as I speak.  I am happy, for I have been stalking and managed to snag this one:   This has been a strange morning.  I found it very difficult to wake up, but … Continue reading →

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