Now that I’ve jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon, I’m noticing a lot of other authors are asking the same ‘what’s this Pinterest thing and why should I sign up?’ questions I asked a few months back. I may be partly to blame because I’ve been talking about it a lot, though with articles containing stats [...]
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July Calendar – Anyi & Lilia
For July I’ve sketched Anyi and Lilia, thanks to the talented and awesome Rachel (winner of two Chronos Awards at Continuum a few weeks back). She posed in her leather jacket and in the novice robes for the reference photos, coping well with me saying helpful things like ‘look at someone standing behind you’: 1920×1080 [...]
The Craftonomicon Post
The weekend after unCONventional we headed off to Continuum 8: Craftonomicon, Australia’s National SF Convention. At most conventions there’s usually a member or three knitting, crocheting, drawing or doing some other form of creative passtime so a theme of craft isn’t as odd as it might sound to non-crafters. You only have to look at [...]
Con Report: unCONventional
There was a time when I’d come home from conventions with a camera full of photos, but a few years ago I developed ‘camnesia’, a condition where you only remember that you were carrying a camera after the event. This is often exacerbated by the difficulties of taking photos when the subject you want to [...]
Why I Love Pinterest
I’ve always been a little bit cautious about social media. Not that I dislike it – the dangers seem to be in liking it too much. I don’t want to get sucked in to the point of losing precious writing time (and typing time, now that I have to be careful to avoid RSI). I [...]
June Calendar – Lorlen
A lovely comment on a previous calendar post reminded me that I need to put up the June calendar before I head off for New Zealand. So here’s Lorlen: 1920×1080 (or 1600×900) 1600×1200 (or 1024×768) 1600×1000 Click on the image to get to a full size version. As before, if you don’t know how to [...]
Two Conventions Over Two Weekends
For the last few weeks I’ve been busy getting ready for coming SF conventions – preparing workshops, taking photos for slideshows, arranging transport, lining up our cat/house sitter, confirming panels, arranging meetings and meals, warping looms and researching weaving techniques… Yeah, that last one seems unrelated to the rest, but it is relevant, as you’ll [...]
Cover of The Traitor Queen
The release date of The Traitor Queen (in August) is slowly and steadily drawing near. I now have a cover to show off: Fabulous, as always. I think this is my favourite cover for this trilogy now. Orbit posted a Cover Reveal last week, with more information, and you can go to the
2011 Aurealis Awards
On Saturday the winners of the Aurealis Awards were announced, in a fabulous ceremony held at the Independent Theatre in Sydney. The awards are always a great opportunity to dress up and hang out with other Aussie sf writers, editors and enthusiasts and celebrate our local talent. It was great to catch up with familiar [...]
In the Mailbox: Brazilian TMG!
I’ve been steadily working away at the early chapters of Thief’s Magic, which is the title this first book of the Millenium’s Rule has decided it wants. I’ve also been dress shopping in preparation for the Aurealis Awards this weekend. (Nothing of mine is up for an award, so I’m going to hang out with [...]
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