Writing News

Books of the Order

May 19, 2010

Just got back from New York- which is a city which both excites and confuses me. I love the energy of it, but it also is the one place in the world where I seem to be always in the wrong spot on the pavement. However it was also the place I got to do [...]

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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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A dream made real

March 9, 2010

Writing is hard- make not bones about that. There’s the long hours, the editing, the rejections.. it’s not something that is for the faint of heart. Yet it can also be tremendously rewarding. Then those are those moments which shine. Today I had one of those moments. It came when I opened an email from [...]

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Goodbye 2009 and welcome in 2010

January 1, 2010

2009 – what a mixed bag of nuts you were. A bunch of personal stuff was dealt with and sorted- which needed to happen. However there were a number of writing and podcasting successes that made up for all that. The highlight has to be the two-book deal with Ace. As I have mentioned in [...]

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Secret Agent… not so secret now

December 11, 2009

My lovely, enthusiastic and successful (hello… Ace deal!) agent Laurie McLean of Larsen Pomada – who now also represents Tee Morris for fiction- spoke to Kimi over at Tale Chasing. She may or may not mention me The podcasting sphere is full of lots of opinion by writers, but getting the thoughts from an agent [...]

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Give the Gift of Lit

November 17, 2009

The Gift of Lit is a collective effort by many of the fine authors from Podiobooks. Together, we would like to share with you our diverse works and invite you to take a look at the nice selection of books we have spent hours, days, months, or years writing. The Gift of Lit: Holiday 2009 [...]

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Why genre is blooming in Aotearoa

September 15, 2009

This is part of the NZ Speculative Fiction Blogging Week- the other entries are well worth checking out Let’s face it not all that long ago, in fact in living memory (mine specifically) , the number of kiwi spec fic writers was tiny. I remember being a kid and excited to find out that Hugh [...]

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Pirate Chapbook

August 26, 2009

I love when authors and podcasters try new things, pushing their stories, and taking the bull by the horns as far as their own carreer goes. Justin Macumber has been doing a lot for his fellow authors with the Dead Robots Society- one of my favourite podcasts for writers. So when Justin bought out his [...]

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Together, holding hands

August 11, 2009

I have tech edited two wonderful books on Twitter by Tee Morris, but this is the first time I have helped choose stories for an anthology. I was very pleased to be invited to help chose from among the submissions for The Kiwi Writers Challenge Collection 2009 Yes that deserves to be in big ole [...]

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This is not an ordinary thing…

July 24, 2009

You know, you work at something for 12 years, plugging along, enjoying what you are doing, but not expecting things to happen. I’ve just kept my head down doing what I love- and lately I’ve had to look up. Ever since my wonderful agent sold the 2 book deal to Ace I have found new [...]

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Personal Effects; Dark Art

June 9, 2009

…and a cast of authors to make you drool- and me. Here’s the kick-arse vlurb for JC Hutchins kick-arse novel Personal Effects; Dark Arts. JC has been using vlurbs to great effect- have a look right here and don’t forget to rush out and buy your copy The cast of characters in the vlurb (excluding [...]

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Mama I’m coming home

June 7, 2009

OK.. confession time. I have always concentrated my efforts on marketing and connecting with Americans, since they are the primary market for my writing. I need to correct that. Hanging out with Tee Morris and going to the Conscription Con, I have made more connections and realised that there are indeed podcast and genre peers [...]

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Talk about it, talk about it….

May 19, 2009

I’ve had plenty of fun this past week, hanging with my peers online. I got to talk with the Dead Robots and Helen Madden, Nick Scipio and Nobilis about writing erotica. It is a subject I am just learning about, but it was a fun time. (WARNING- you may have already guessed, but this is [...]

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The tide is high

January 10, 2009

After a conversation with my agent and various other wonderful creative types in San Francisco a few days ago, I have realised that things are changing in a major way in the publishing business. The negative gear change in the economy is scary, but it is also bringing possibilities. When the old order falls, new [...]

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