It was a great night at the Aurealis Awards – I was on the return trip from two weeks travelling north doing Song of the Slums school visits, but even my dead brain revivified in the buzz of it all. … Continue reading
It’s been a busy week and I’ve only just gotten around to updating the ROR blog after the national SF Con, Conflux. Donna and Nicole and the team did a wonderful job of organising the convention. Saturday night was Awards night…. … Continue reading
Margo and I are doing the ‘Happy Dance’. Our books have both been shortlisted for the Hemming Award. ‘The Norma K. Hemming Award marks excellence in the exploration of themes of race, gender, sexuality, class and disability’. The judges had some lovely things … Continue reading
Me again! Sorry, but I just have to share this – I’m head over heels in love with it! It’s the trailer for SONG OF THE SLUMS, now up on YouTube. See Queen Victoria headbanging! Be shocked and outraged as … Continue reading
My new steampunk/gaslight romance novel comes out in May, and we’ve arranged an advance launch at Conflux on Saturday April 27th. Conflux is the National Scence Fiction and Fantasy Convention in Canberra. The top part of the invitation looks like … Continue reading
Via the Queensland Writers Centre: This is an excellent opportunity for writers of any genre, fiction or non-fiction, to get feedback on their manuscript from Industry Professionals in a wonderful setting on a writers retreat. QWC/Hachette Manuscript Development Program Queensland Writers Centre … Continue reading
We’re having a little Squee Day over here at ROR. First there’s Tansy and the Galactic Suburbia team who have been nominated for a Hugo for the second time. (You can see their interview after last year’s nomination here). Alisa, … Continue reading
Nicole Murphy shares with us her experiences and insights while editing In Fabula-divino. I love editing. I’d not edited for a number of years (since The Outcast and Issue 25 of Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, … Continue reading
There has been some comment on onerous contracts on the blogosphere this week. Scalzi talks about Hydra (and breaks down why this is not a good contract for authors) and he also talks about Alibi (both imprints of Random House) Writers … Continue reading
By George, I think we’ve got it! And a devilish fine cover it is too! You can see Astor and Verrol running down a wet alleyway in a Victorian era city (could be London, could be Brummingham – … Continue reading