Category Archives: On Publishing

Review of Nightmare Issue 7

Nightmare-71Over at Fantasy Literature, Terry Weyma reviews Nightmare seventh issue, which includes “The Coffin-Maker’s Daughter”, Elizabeth Hand’s “The Bacchae”, Marc Laidlaw’s “Bonfires”, and “Gravitas” by Weston Ocshe.

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In which I sneak into Harry’s place, steal the cupcakes and drink all the coffee …

From the exquisite Kirsty Mitchell

From the exquisite Kirsty Mitchell

The lovely Harry has included me in his series on Women in Genre.

I don’t know why, but I have a thing for fairy tales. Despite most female characters in
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Meanwhile, over at Harry’s place

‘The Journey Home” (2013) © Kirsty Mitchell Photography

‘The Journey Home” (2013) © Kirsty Mitchell Photography

… the delightful and talented Haralambi Markov is devoting this month at his blog to posting about the female writers in speculative fiction
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Jo Anderton on Angst

Jo-Anderton-photo-225x300Alan Baxter’s series continues today with Jo Anderton talking about the stuff that makes her angsty and how she beats it up and kicks it to the kerb.

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Over at Alan Baxter’s place …

fainting couchOngoing Angst! Of Successful Writers!

Yes, the successful people get it too – sorry if you thought there was a point where the writerly angst went away!

Alan is running a series with writers answering questions about angst and how they (or
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A.K.A. Livia Day

trifleMulti-award winning Fantasy author, Doctor Who commentator, PhD owner, caster of the pod Galactic Suburbia, and newly minted crime author, Tansy Rayner Roberts is one of the leading voices of the Australian Speculative Fiction Scene. I had a chat
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The Writing Life: A Really Big Echo Chamber

Here’s the thing about being a writer: we’re all terribly insecure to one degree or another. Although we’ve chosen a solitary profession, preferring largely to spend time with imaginary friends rather than flesh and blood ones, we still
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And now, the exciting conclusion to …

… well, my PhD. I shall torture you no more.

Part Four: Conclusion

‘… our memory of a moment is not informed of everything that has happened since. This moment which it has registered endures still, lives still, and
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Locus Review *causing high kicks to be done around the living room*

So, the delightful Faren Miller has reviewed Midnight and Moonshine in the latest Locus (which you should totally go and buy) AND Midnight and Moonshine made the Locus Recommended Reading List.

The things
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When I’m Not Writing

Over at the lovely Stacey H. Lee’s very pretty site, I talk about what I do When I’m Not Writing.

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Betcha can guess.