December Flash Friday, the First: Micro Fiction
This week I present you with a micro fiction story (less than 100 words) Micro fiction provides an excellent exercise in sparing words and ruthless editing. This was one of my first attempts at this...
View ArticleThe One Where I Confess to Procrastination
This past week has been long and emotional. The muscles in my back and chest are screaming in protest, after coughing fits set off by smoke. I am due back to the doctor next week for a check up. It has...
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NaNoWriMo Wrapup
April Camp NaNoWriMo is coming to an end. My goal for this adventure was to complete as least 15000 words of Doctor Jack (30-35K words). Camp is useful that way – I can write new stories, revise, edit...
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Calm Before the Storm
It is done! Doctor Jack rewrites are finished. Major background changes for two characters and ending are sorted. Fifth edit and spell check are complete. The manuscript is now ready to be proof read...
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I know, I know. It’s Another Book Post: Book Launch Info
But it is all getting exciting! The Adventures of Viola Stewart – Journal #1: Doctor Jack & other Tales is a paperback book, combining two ebooks – three short stories and novella. Steampunk...
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The Law of Murphy
Most of you have probably heard of Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Over the years I have had more than just a passing acquaintance with dear, unrelenting, Murphy. Honestly, I...
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Of Curiosities, Updates and Blurbs
Chapters 11-15 are transcribed, with many edits and rewrites. 23171 words in ten days! Who’d have thunk it? It is a strange thing to read a first draft (scribbled in November’s NaNoWri, last year) and...
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Breaking the Curse
It has been a rough month. The black dog has been biting at my heels. Anxiety has cursed me with migraines. There have been a few highlights, including my talk for Critical Mass but, I must admit, the...
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It’s Camp NaNoWriMo Time!
Regular readers will know I use NaNoWriMo as one of my procrastination busters. It provides a clear goal – with a set word count time and a time limit. Most importantly it is a public...
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Photo Friday: Three More Shorts. Viola’s next set of Adventures.
I’ve been writing like the wind this month. I’m at the tail end of rewrites and edits for the next set of The Adventures of Viola Stewart. The eBook, Three More Shorts, will contain adventures five to...
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Could Henry Really Eat Chocolate Cake?
Here is that “I-was-going-to-do-a-post-on-Chocolate” post pipped from last week. I’ve just finished the seemingly-endless rounds of rewrites and editing for Eye of the Beholder & Other Tales....
View ArticleDinosaurs Alive!
Bonus post: Sharing my finished video of Dinosaurs Alive! at the AdelaideZoo. Dinosaurs Alive! finishes its extended stay this weekend.
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If I have to read that one more time…
Edits. I hates them. But not why you think. Yes, they take for… ever. Hours scribbling on paper, crossing out words, adding others, checking references. My back burns, my eyes ache and that niggly...
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World Chocolate Day – Wed 7th July.
This month is all about chocolate – Wed 7th being World Chocolate Day! And I’m off to Haighs. As you know, I’ve been in research mode as I knuckle down with A Fey Tales rewrites. I’ve just finished...
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Foiled Again! An apology, and an explanation.
I haven’t posted much here over the past months. But I’m back… for a quick post before disappearing down a rabbit hole again. The past year (plus) has been a rough ride; first Covid-19 hit, with...
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Upcoming events – Supanova Dec 2021
Adelaide Supanova has been rescheduled to 11-12th December. I’ll be in Artist Alley again this year, with copies of my latest book, for the first time at any event – A Fey Tale. I’ll also have all my...
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March-April Short Story Reward Has Been Posted
My top tier patrons have received this month’s short story reward, which is much longer than usual. They also received some ‘bonus’ behind the scenes ‘Slow TV’ videos of the editing in process....
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