- I worry about… ghosts
- What’s shakin’? – July, August and September 2018
- What’s shakin’? – June 2018
- Rewatching DS9 – Season 2
- Rewatching DS9 – Season 1
- Finishing Discworld
- The Peppa Pig dilemma
- Happy holidays
- Monthly roundup culture consumed – November 2016
- In which I am offline for a couple of weeks
- In which birthdays and small press are discussed
- Monthly roundup culture consumed – September 2016
- Monthly roundup culture consumed – August 2016
- In which a random sampling of topics is covered
- Monthly roundup culture consumed – July 2016
- Continued general ramblings
- Monthly roundup culture consumed – June 2016
- General ramblings – Part 4
- General ramblings – Part 3
- General ramblings – Part 2
- General ramblings – Part 1
- Writing update – April 2016
- How to Market Your Book Online by Nicola Hardy – a promotion
- Antipodean SF
- Some things I liked in 2014 that didn’t make the Ditmar ballot
- Australian Women Writers Challenge 2014 – wrap up
- Rabbits, turtles and binge TV watching
- Continuum 10 – There and Back Again
- Writing update
- Time management and the art of maintaining a blog
- Getting to “The End” – novel first draft finished
- My new writing process – 2 months in
- Reading stats for 2013
- Tea – the Australian way
- Writing – a 2013 recap and 2014 plan
- 2014 Australian Women Writers’ Reading Challenge
- What is the sound of one hand writing? Or is it typing?
- Submitting stories – going against wise counsel
- Day jobs and writing
- Zombie flash fiction competition entry – intrigued?
- Reviewing process (Subtitle: no I don’t get a lot of free books)
- A place to write…
- 2012 Wrap Up / 2013 Preview – Writing
- 2012 Wrap Up / 2013 Preview – Reading
- Scrivener to Smashwords
- Podcast listing update
- In which I become less impressed with my AWWC achievements
- Looking for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Speculative Fiction to Read
- The Dreaded Kindle To Be Read List
- The value of a detailed critique
- Speculative star spotting in Sydney
- Neil Gaiman at the Wheeler Centre
- Paul Haines – author
- Gender & cultural analysis paralysis
- I come from a funny family
- My reading complacency zone
- Kindle magazine subscriptions
- Writing process – getting started
I worry about… ghosts
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I worry about ghosts. I know that doesn’t make me unique. A lot of people worry about ghosts.
What’s shakin’? – July, August and September 2018
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What have you been looking at lately?
TV
What’s shakin’? – June 2018
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So, what have I been up to in June, culture consumed wise?
Rewatching DS9 – Season 2
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Rewatching DS9 – Season 1
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We all have our favourite Star Trek series, and for me that series was Deep Space 9. I noticed a few months back that all the Star Trek series were available on Netflix. Of course, I have them on DVD, but DVD is so last decade. My laziness has hit a new 21st century high when I feel like the act of changing discs and the effort involved in remembering which disc you are up to has apparently become too much for me.
Finishing Discworld
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I’ve been a big fan of Terry Pratchett’s work for more years than I care to remember. I still remember coming across The Colour of Magic when I was at high school. It was a revelation – screwball comedy in fantasy done in a way I’d never encountered before. I laughed harder than I felt that a nerd with a taste for the fantastica had any right to. At that point only a few of Pratchett’s Discworld novels had come out, but I was hooked.
The Peppa Pig dilemma
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Let me ask you two questions:
1. Are you a parent with children that were young in the last decade?
Happy holidays
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Hi all,
Whether you’re celebrating a significant event in the existence of your particular brand of all-powerful-sky-dwelling-wish-granter or worshiping at the slightly more secular prawns-and-presents-with-family-and-friends alter, or even participating in the insidious scheme codenamed “Get Them Hooked On Presents and a Jolly Bowl Full Of Jelly Facade Before Taking Over The World” (I’m looking at you Elf 9683), I hope you all have a relaxing and safe holiday break.
Monthly roundup culture consumed – November 2016
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Hope everyone has had a great November, and you’re not freaking out about how close Christmas is all of a sudden.
In which I am offline for a couple of weeks
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Hi all.
A very boring post this time around, just to say that I’ll be offline for a couple of weeks. Small family holiday (huzzah!) will mean that I’m not accessing computers enough to compose sensible length blog posts.
In which birthdays and small press are discussed
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It’s not really speculative fiction related, but the NSW Writers Centre turned 25 recently and had their birthday party today. I don’t go along to as many Writer Centre events as I should – I’m hoping when the kids are a bit older there might be more opportunities. But I have been to some excellent functions there over the years, and I’m a fully paid up member, so it would seem churlish not to spruik their birthday and encourage any NSW readers to join up!
Monthly roundup culture consumed – September 2016
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I hope September treated everyone with dignity and respect. I’m afraid my culture consumption has been a little light on this month – too many work events and family obligations preventing a good read!
Monthly roundup culture consumed – August 2016
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In which a random sampling of topics is covered
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Monthly roundup culture consumed – July 2016
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Continued general ramblings
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Monthly roundup culture consumed – June 2016
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General ramblings – Part 4
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General ramblings – Part 3
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General ramblings – Part 2
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General ramblings – Part 1
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Writing update – April 2016
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How to Market Your Book Online by Nicola Hardy – a promotion
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Antipodean SF
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Some things I liked in 2014 that didn’t make the Ditmar ballot
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Australian Women Writers Challenge 2014 – wrap up
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Rabbits, turtles and binge TV watching
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Continuum 10 – There and Back Again
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Writing update
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Time management and the art of maintaining a blog
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Getting to “The End” – novel first draft finished
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My new writing process – 2 months in
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Reading stats for 2013
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Tea – the Australian way
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Writing – a 2013 recap and 2014 plan
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2014 Australian Women Writers’ Reading Challenge
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What is the sound of one hand writing? Or is it typing?
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Submitting stories – going against wise counsel
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Day jobs and writing
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Zombie flash fiction competition entry – intrigued?
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Reviewing process (Subtitle: no I don’t get a lot of free books)
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A place to write…
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2012 Wrap Up / 2013 Preview – Writing
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2012 Wrap Up / 2013 Preview – Reading
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Scrivener to Smashwords
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Podcast listing update
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In which I become less impressed with my AWWC achievements
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Looking for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Speculative Fiction to Read
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The Dreaded Kindle To Be Read List
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The value of a detailed critique
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Speculative star spotting in Sydney
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Neil Gaiman at the Wheeler Centre
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Paul Haines – author
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Gender & cultural analysis paralysis
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I come from a funny family
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My reading complacency zone
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Kindle magazine subscriptions
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Writing process – getting started
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