Writing and reviews with an environmental, science fiction, and fantasy touch
I’m delighted to tell you that normal service is resumed! I have started writing again! Ronel, Deniz, Pat Garcia,Olga Godim, and Cathrina Constantine Normal Service equals writing a book! I’m not sure why it happened. I started thinking about maybe writing a chapter a
Paradisio was born on 14th June 2013. And it’s got a lot to answer for. It was a Chuck Wendig mashup prompt, of movies in noir and sci-fi, and I stole a lot from my favourite movie. I’m still stealing
I’ve been planning another anthology of short stories to add to my five Unexpected Twisty Tales. But I seem to have a mixture of flash fiction and short nature writing to include in it. Can I mix them? Diedre Knight, Lisa
Smashwords’ annual July Sale hits the web at 12.01 am Pacific Time Saturday 1st July. That means late night in Australia. It’s 8 am Saturday London time. The sale ends 11.59 pm Pacific Time 31st July, so Australians, Asians, Africans
Voice of the Violin is early in the Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri, and I’m wondering how I’ve managed to get to V without doing more than mention the series under M. Featured Book: The Voice of the Violin (Montalbano
Book covers: what do you see in them? A passing comment in a review of someone else’s book made me wonder (since I rather liked the ‘look’). And, happily, book covers are the theme of this month’s Insecure Writers Support
I was beginning to run low on bookmarks for my stall at the craft fairs. It acts as my business card, and judging by my online sales, it does have some effect. I wouldn’t say they have shot up, but
It’s publication day for Zanzibar’s Rings. The final episode of the Viridian System series hits your kindle or iPad or other reader – or your bookshelf if you’ve ordered the paperback. Today I’ve got an exclusive excerpt for you. An
A Cover Reveal is a funny thing. I’m not sure whether it really does help marketing your new book, but I do it anyway. It’s all supposed to build hype leading up to the book launch. Well, I’ve chosen to
July brings Book Bargains from me, courtesy of the Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale. Why both seasons? Well, if you’re in Australia it’s winter. Where I am it’s (allegedly) summer. So the annual month long sale is now on. Jemima’s Ridiculous Bargains-
Drafting, and specifically going back to your first draft and redrafting. That’s today’s subject, and I confess I never think of any of them as a ‘draft’! I’m writing and editing, although I might call it a draft until it
Rise Up is my thought for the illustration in the badge – Freedom Morning by Claude Clarke. It’s a tricky one, because I’m combining the WEP flash fiction challenge with the A to Z Challenge where we’ve reached R. Rise
Book bargains for your eReader, whether you got one for Christmas or you’ve been carrying it around for years. Smashwords End of Year Sale is now on. All my fiction books priced more than 99c are ON SALE with 25%
G’Nauss is a planet in my Viridian System series world. In 2016 I took world-building as my theme for the A2Z. This year I’m celebrating the tenth anniversary of the A to Z Challenge by featuring posts from my previous
Curved Space to Corsair is all safely installed in the online stores, so whatever your preference in ereader, you can go ahead and pre-order with confidence! Please help with the launch Even if you don’t want to read it yet