Category: Books
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Darling Dramas: Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Costume Exhibition at Rippon Lea House
Being a lover of dramatic overdressing and crime, I couldn’t help but fall in love with the TV show that is Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. Based on the book series by Kerry Greenwood, Miss Phryne Fisher, lady detective, seems to always find her well-heeled foot in crime. She investigates with a pearl-handled gun, 1920s convertible,…
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What people are saying about Double Exposure
My debut novella Double Exposure is just about to be launched and I’ve received some fantastic reviews so far.
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Essential creative tools: Wonderbook by Jeff VanderMeer
I’m starting a new section on my blog to discuss some of the tools that help foster creativity in a practical way. The first book I’m featuring is Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction. Written by weird fiction author Jeff VanderMeer (The Southern Reach Trilogy, Finch), Wonderbook is a prolific and thorough overview of the…
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Supanova 2015: In Pictures
Last weekend I attended Supanova in Melbourne, one of the biggest pop-culture conventions in Australia. I’ve been a couple of times before and always enjoy getting to meet authors and artists, as well as cosplay (did I mention I love cosplay?).
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A Year of Good Reading
Each year I choose a classic author to read the entire works of, which I have dubbed my “Year of Good Reading” challenge. In the last year I read my way through the complete works of Jane Austen, although I still have Persuasion to read. But I enjoy being able to say that I’ve read most…
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Publications update: Literary Traveler, Weird Fiction Review and a LOT of book editing
I just wanted to share a few things going on with my writing these days. Literary Traveler has published one of my articles called Jack Kerouac, John Steinbeck and the Californian Coast. It talks about the spiritual aspects of travelling, particularly finding yourself in quiet places. I’m rather proud of it, I put a lot of…