Musings

Random thoughts that don’t exactly fit anywhere else on the site. They are not news, they are not reviews, they are not links – just stuff really.

 

I worry about… ghosts

Created February 23, 2019. Last modified February 23, 2019. 2 comments. Top.

I worry about ghosts. I know that doesn’t make me unique. A lot of people worry about ghosts.

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What’s shakin’? – July, August and September 2018

Created October 8, 2018. Last modified October 10, 2018. 0 comments. Top.

What have you been looking at lately?

TV

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What’s shakin’? – June 2018

Created July 8, 2018. Last modified July 9, 2018. 0 comments. Top.

So, what have I been up to in June, culture consumed wise?

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Rewatching DS9 – Season 2

Created December 10, 2017. Last modified December 10, 2017. 0 comments. Top.

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Rewatching DS9 – Season 1

Created September 4, 2017. Last modified September 4, 2017. 0 comments. Top.

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.

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Finishing Discworld

Created May 21, 2017. Last modified July 9, 2018. 0 comments. Top.

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.

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The Peppa Pig dilemma

Created February 19, 2017. Last modified July 9, 2018. 7 comments. Top.

Let me ask you two questions:

1. Are you a parent with children that were young in the last decade?

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Happy holidays

Created December 24, 2016. Last modified March 4, 2017. 0 comments. Top.

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.

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Monthly roundup culture consumed – November 2016

Created December 4, 2016. Last modified July 9, 2018. 0 comments. Top.

Hope everyone has had a great November, and you’re not freaking out about how close Christmas is all of a sudden.

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In which I am offline for a couple of weeks

Created November 1, 2016. Last modified March 4, 2017. 0 comments. Top.

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.

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In which birthdays and small press are discussed

Created October 16, 2016. Last modified March 4, 2017. 0 comments. Top.

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!

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Monthly roundup culture consumed – September 2016

Created October 2, 2016. Last modified March 4, 2017. 0 comments. Top.

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!

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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

Last modified September 28, 2014. 2 comments. Top.


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

Last modified September 1, 2012. 3 comments. Top.


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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