December 2008

We’ll drink a cup of kindness yet…

December 31, 2008

Been a tumult this year, but a productive one. I recorded Chasing the Bard and posted it to a better reception that I had anticipated. I started recording Erotica a la Carte and have found it to be a fun and challenging experience I began work on a short story, which became a novella (which [...]

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Money, money, money…

December 13, 2008

OK.. so here’s the deal. I am dipping my toe in the world of professional writing. I have reduced my hours at the library, and have one whole day a week to write. This means I have to make up the money I am not making in the corporate world in the free lance work. [...]

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I bet you think this song is about you…

December 11, 2008

Thank you all! I have been informed and accepted nominations for Chasing the Bard (in Fan Production) and Digital Magic (for Best Novel) for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards. This is New Zealand’s version of the Hugo’s and I am so pleased to be nominated. In fact twice is even better! The awards are designed [...]

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Message in a bottle

December 10, 2008

I find myself short of New Zealand accents for Weather Child, my next novel set in my country. The sad fact is I know more American podcasters, than NZers. So here’s my plea; if you have decent recording equipment, an actor’s soul and the inclination, I could use some help. Please send me an mp3 [...]

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Pussy cat, pussy cat where have you been?

December 7, 2008

  For sixteen years I had my writer’s cat. She was named Sherazad, a teller of stories. She saw me through men, crisis, seven different homes, and triumph. Today she is gone. I took her catnip from the garden, and held her and told her thank you for all those years. And she purred and [...]

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