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Another May celebration

June 1, 2011

May 2009- sold the Book of the Order series to Ace Books May 2010- sold the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series to Harper Collins.   Pretty good average for May. I joked to someone around Christmas “what could possibly happen in May 2011?” Be very careful what you wish for. It is with considerable delight [...]

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Writers lend a hand

April 1, 2011

In the first few months of 2011 many parts of the world were struck by devastation; my home country New Zealand, and then Japan. Both of these places are hotspots of seismic activity, and both nations have sent support to the other. The images on the news have tapered off, but there are still thousands [...]

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So long and thanks for all the fish 2010

January 3, 2011

Seldom has a year been so much of a roller coaster. At various times in the past twelve months I have felt like I am on a bronco that is alternatively trying to buck me off and lick my face. I made some professional and personal jumps this year that I would never have imagined [...]

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Another first- Special Guest

December 14, 2010

Yes, more news I have been sitting on for weeks (It’s dang uncomfortable I can tell you!) I will be New Media Special Guest as Balticon – May 27-30 2011! It’s my first big Guest role, and I plan to bring the A game to town. I’ll be reading from Spectyr- Geist’s sequel not out [...]

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The first Geist review…and it’s a Harriet!

September 28, 2010

This is a bit of a nerve wracking time for me. My first big New York City book, and I am gearing up for the reviews. So when my Google Alert told me that someone had reviewed Geist, I was excited and nervous… and then I found out it was from Harriet Klausner The key [...]

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We’re still here

September 6, 2010

An email from a concerned fan, made me realise that I have not addressed the large earthquake in New Zealand that happened on the weekend. I was in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday morning, attending WorldCon. To put it in perspective, that’s almost the distance from LA to New York- so I didn’t feel it. However [...]

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Joining the Ministry

June 4, 2010

The big news- the news we announced at Balticon- is now out there. Coming in summer 2011 the project Tee Morris and I wrote and talked about many, many times whose working title is Books and Braun, will be published by Eos Books. Diana Gil will be working with us to whip this steampunk romp [...]

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The endless list

May 6, 2010

Week Two of professional writer and gentle reader, I do hope you have stuck with me. [CAUTION; this blogpost contains more than its fair share of brackets...see I already I am knee deep in them] Here’s what I have been up to. Dropped into LA, and this was the first time I have actually been [...]

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Professional writer: Day 1

April 21, 2010

Today is indeed the first day of the rest of my life- well hopefully. I said good-bye to the library world yesterday. It was tough because I have spent 13 years in the corporate library world working with some fabulous people. I had a wonderful morning tea, talked a lot, then packed up my things, [...]

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Diversity is king

March 27, 2010

If I haven’t said it explicitly I’ll say it here: I have officially handed in my notice at the corporate library. I will be a freewheeling writer and podcaster for the next 8 months or so at least. If things go well this may be a permanent lifestyle change, if not… well I will go [...]

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Bard on your internet radio dial

February 19, 2010

Erotica a la carte has been lots of fun on Radio Dentata- and so it was lovely to be approached by Sean Owens of IRFT Celtic Radio about bringing Chasing the Bard to their station. My celtic roots run deep with ancestors both Scottish and Irish. My two trips to Scotland were some of the [...]

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Visionaries

February 5, 2010

Podioracket has been doing great work to promote and help podiobook authors. How Heather, Rhonda and the gang do it all I don’t know. So when I was invited to be part of their first Anthology series I was very flattered. This series aims to expose listeners to a range of authors work, but rather [...]

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Sound and fury

January 21, 2010

This month has sped by, but I wanted to touch base with you all. Firstly I want to say thank you, thank you so much to all who have contributed to the ChipIn fund for Tee and Sonic Boom. In just over two weeks we have raised $20,000. That’s an amazing feat, and has renewed [...]

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My friend Mary Ann

October 10, 2009

In the next week I will be flying to the States. I do this every year at least once, because of one person- someone that I now consider family. My friend Mary Ann. She and her family have hosted me every year since 2006- and every year I feel safe, happy and part of their [...]

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Celebrate good times!

April 15, 2009

It’s been a long time coming, and it’s something I will have to get used to- but it has happened. After ebooks, small presses, and riding the wave of podcasting- I can finally tell you all. I have reached that thing that I have been dreaming of for over a decade of active writing. Yes, [...]

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Loves to be loved

January 30, 2009

It feels a little strange to say this… but I have a fan page. On Facebook. Someone sent me a message asking, I tweeted how weird and cool it was that someone asked, and next thing you know the lovely Scott Roche had created one.  Anyway it has photos, discussion boards and I will post [...]

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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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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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