Oh, my poor neglected website. I promise to do better. Not this week, but hopefully before the year is out. I’m just waiting for the planets to align and for flares to come back in. Inbetween Days is my new YA novel. It’s coming out in September with Text Publishing, and here’s the sublime cover […]
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Terrible Titles Blog Hop…
I’ve been tagged to contribute to the Terrible Titles Blog Hop by the lovely Kirsty Eagar, word-whisperer and surf-siren (check out Kirsty’s terrible titles here). Eight times, you scroll through a work in progress and let your cursor land on a random sentence, then use part of that sentence as a title. (Disclosure: to maintain a […]
100 Ghosts…
SPOILER ALERT: I’ve omitted many specific details but, if you intend to experience Old Tailem Town for yourself, please don’t read on. There are thirteen of us, crammed into three cars. We’ve eaten schnitzels at the Riverside Hotel, Tailem Bend, and now we’re going ghost-hunting. We were warned not to have too many drinks before […]
The Writing Process Blog Hop
I’ve been tagged by Dianne Touchell (Creepy and Maud 2012), one of the most authentic authors writing for young adults today. Di will be publishing her new YA novel with Allen & Unwin in 2015 and you can read about her writing process here. I’ve also been tagged by Rosanne Hawke (Marrying Ameera, Shahana, Mountain […]
On book angels…
A couple of days ago I posted a vague tweet about ‘book angels’ and promised to follow up. I’m always interested in the stories behind stories, so here’s some insight into mine. I’ve been lucky with the people I’ve met on my writing journey—either that, or the YA/children’s writing and publishing community is populated by […]
Rant: ain’t nobody’s business…
It’s not often I get filthy-mad after watching current affairs programs. I don’t watch a lot of TV. 60 Minutes is the exception, mostly because Sunday night is my night off and it has a good mix of human-triumph stories and the hard-hitting stuff, plus the odd prod to my social conscience. Last night’s combination […]
Young writers, strap on your boots…
Young writers aged between 14-17, check out the SA Writers’ Centre Teen Bootcamp being held during the October school holidays. You’ll find the program here and below is a quick overview of my session on Wednesday, 2nd October. Registrations are closing soon! Plotter, pantser, necromancer One of the questions most commonly asked of a […]
Sing it back…
So, the biennial, immersive, memorable Reading Matters 2013 conference is over. This is not a comprehensive, professional recap (see Danielle Binks’ posts here and Zac Harding’s here for that)—this is more a view from the trenches with tasteful photography. Ahem. I prepared the shit out of this event (that’s what I have to do to […]
In which I namedrop…
It’s Reading Matters 2013 next week! Imagine the little bumblebee-girl in Blind Melon’s ‘No Rain’ video clip (you’re lost, you dance to a different beat, nobody understands you) then, by chance (or by purchasing a ticket), you stumble into a field (or the RMIT building) and discover your people. It’s a pretty awesome lineup […]
Lautrec’s Ghost…
It helps Zachary to make deals with himself. If the knock-off bell goes on time, he’ll do something about the dog, maybe call the animal shelter. If it’s late, he’ll walk out without looking. If the bell goes early — and it was never early — he’ll pick it up and take it home. It […]