NaNoWriMo Week 3
Hi all, It’s the end of week three of National Novel Writing Month and I am feeling tired and of need of a break from writing. In the last two days in particular I have felt like just lying on the bed and dozing. Anyway, I forced myself to write past distractions until the writing […]
NaNoWriMo Week 2
Hi all, It’s been a busy week of writing and frustrations about writing and technology. I have wondered if technology would intervene in my attempt to get to 50,000 words for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Although I have had no computer mal-functions so far, trying to solve problems with my email (Bravenet) have taken […]
My NaNoWriMo week.
Hi all, I have just finished the first week of National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo. The idea is to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. This is how I faired: Day one: I started a brand new novel. The ideas for the novel had only been pulled together over the […]
Review of Stephen King’s science fiction epic, Under the Dome
Under the Dome by Stephen King My rating: 4 of 5 stars I finally finished Under the Dome’s 880 pages. What an epic, so much death and destruction, so many arseholes – King certainly enjoys writing about corrupt fools and the fools that follow them. The novel starts with an invisible force field suddenly enclosing […]
Review of Turing Evolved by David Kitson
Turing Evolved by David Kitson My rating: 4 of 5 stars A really good read. Full of fresh ideas about artificial intelligence. The central theme is about attempts to create an artificial entity that has free will and makes its own decisions to the benefit of humanity. The plot revolves around a man who is […]
Review Year’s Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy Vol 4
Year’s Best Australian Science Fiction And Fantasy 4 by Bill Congreve My rating: 3 of 5 stars I had read all three of the previous volumes of The Year’s Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy. Like the previous volumes, volume 4 is an uneven collection with some good stories and some just so so. Unlike […]
Review of Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow My rating: 3 of 5 stars Cory Doctorow was a very enthusiastic panelist at Aussiecon4 last year. He tended to appear on panels about the future of writing and publishing, a subject that interested me, so I found myself attending many of the panel discussions he appeared on. As a […]
Review of The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood My rating: 5 of 5 stars A brilliant book which is perfect for the times we live in. It’s message is that humanity through action or inaction will destroy itself. The book mainly concentrates on genetic engineering but has society slowly decaying from lack of resources in […]
Review of Death Most Definite by Trent Jamieson
Death Most Definite by Trent Jamieson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Set in Brisbane (where I lived for five years so I was familiar with much of the settings), it’s a horror novel with some wit. The reluctant hero Steve is a “pomp”. The souls of the recently departed must pass through a pomp […]
Review of Datura Highway
Datura Highway by Daniel King My rating: 5 of 5 stars Daniel King has written an exciting fantasy/psychological thriller that kept me guessing – and hoping – until the very end. It’s a novel with an original plot, which is hard to do these days. It begins with the main character, Daniel, finding himself in […]