What are the Ditmars? They’re like the Hugos, but for Aussies. They’re presented at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention, but whenever Australia hosts Worldcon, as we are doing this year (Aussiecon4), we don’t have a Natcon. Instead we have a Dudcon – a mini convention held as part of Worldcon. All that was a [...]
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AussieCon4 – Worldcon in My Home Town!
I’ve been meaning to post about this for a while now. For those who don’t know, there’s a big convention held each year called Worldcon. This year it’s located in Melbourne, Australia. That’s my home town! It will be held over the first weekend of September, for five days. Check out the AussieCon4 site for [...]
Spanish Editions
It’s always exciting to receive foreign editions of my books, especially for new languages. It’s great to reach new readers and always fun to see the cover art. Yesterday these Spanish editions arrived. I’m not sure why, but The Magicians’ Guild wasn’t included in the parcel, just The Novice and The High Lord.
Linky Bits
Check out this 2010 Survey of Book Buying Behavior, especially the section on electronic books and piracy at the end. And this article about electronic books and libraries in the UK is also very interesting.
Which Brings Me To…
My last post could have been a monster, if I’d tried to tackle all the issues relating to eBooks, piracy and the future of books and authors. I was responding to two things, Robert’s post and the two old blokes I met at a party. Robert’s post was in response to the idea that ‘one [...]
The Future of Books and Authors
Like many authors and people interested in the future of books and publishing, I have been reading a lot of articles and blog posts about eBooks, piracy and such lately. I’m the sort who prefers good sturdy statistical facts and predictions grounded in reality by people familiar with the industry, over wishful thinking and doomsday [...]
Final Giveaway – Turkish editions
This week I’m having my last giveaway, and the books that are up for grabs are Turkish editions of the Black Magician Trilogy: I have two sets of to give away. Leave a comment saying you’d like a set. I’ll email you to get your address, then sign the books and send them off. It [...]
Published Or Not Interview
From left to right: Chris, me, Michael and Jan. I had a lovely time at 3CR today. Chris Ritter interviewed me first, and we could easily have filled the whole half hour. But then I’d have missed out on hearing Jan talking with Michael Wagner about his new book for teens – which sounds like [...]
Radio Interview on 3CR
A quick post, because I have vertigo today and typing isn’t helping… Tomorrow I’ll be on the radio! Jan Goldsmith will be interviewing me on her show ‘Published Or Not’, on Melbourne’s 3CR at 11:30 am.
Another Giveaway – Czech editions
Once again, I’m giving away foreign editions in order to make room on my bookshelves. This time they’re Czech editions: I have three sets of The Black Magician Trilogy with bonus copy of Priestess of the White (first book of the Age of the Five trilogy) to give away. All you have to do is [...]
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