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Happy New Year Do you have your goals all lined up? I'd love to hear them. Art (and books) to create? Books to read? Special jobs. Exciting new opportunities? Let me know in the comments. So my big goals for 2026 🥁🥁🥁 It's a long list, but much is partly completed, I just have to …
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I've almost always sworn off New Year's resolutions. If I want to do something why wait until the New Year? But a New Year is a chance to revisit goals. And this year was all about writing. Two books—when I can usually manage only one a year! But before I tell all, did you make …
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Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete ki a koe I hope you're looking forward to a lovely break over Christmas. And if you are, think of me, I'm going to be flat out on three projects! Convening New Zealand’s Premier Judged Speculative Fiction Award. Te Pae Tawhiti. NZ authors be warned, entries close January 9th 2026! …
Hey, sorry there've been so few posts this year. One of the reasons is my involvement with the Te Pae Tawhiti Awards. (The other is I'm flat out finishing two interconnected series) But I just had to stop by and say I'm so excited to be part of its inaugural year as we celebrate the …
Many new authors struggle with paragraphs, even when they are know the accepted rules. So, let's start with the fun bit, the art and magic, before running through the do's and don'ts Oh but, wait, one of the reasons I love paragraphs is that there are no official do's and don'ts—so using them is not …
I've had this cover half-designed for years, so I'm ecstatic to finally got it together and put it onto a paperback. And the reason I like it, opposed to the old pinky, purply cover with a lightning bolt, is because it looks childlike and has a nod to science with the science bug, making it a far better representation …