Cloverfield.
Hi all, I went and saw the new science-fiction/horror flick Cloverfield last weekend and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys monster movies. It contains plenty of thrills and frights, but very little humour. Its gimmick, like the Blair Witch Project, is that it is filmed as if filmed on video by one of the […]
The future of books
Hi all, A number of articles I have read lately have questioned the novel’s future. One article in the Age concerned a report from the National Endowment for the Arts in the US. It said 19% of 17 year-olds and half 18-24 year-olds never read for pleasure. The article did not have figures from previous […]
Dispute with University of Canberra
I have finally pulled together all the communications between the University of Canberra and myself regarding my dispute over the grading of my major assignment in Freelance Writing Project by Professor Jennifer Webb in my Master of Creative Writing. A dispute that wound up with me making a compliant to the ACT Ombudsman. The contents […]
The Ombudsman’s Verdict
Hi all, A letter from the ACT ombudsman arrived today. As I suspected, it found the University of Canberra was not at fault with my dispute with it, but in reality it could only investigate one of several complaints I had about the university. The one complaint it could investigate was why only one assessor […]
Teacher Rating, Master of Creative Writing
Hi all, I completed a Master Of Creative Writing in June this year at the University of Canberra. I very much enjoyed the challenge and my writing improved. Some of the teachers were very good, some not so good, and I rate them below. Belle Alderman (Writing For Young People). Rating Feedback Excellent Communication Excellent […]
Book Sales up in Australia
Hi all, As I desperately try to diminish my stack of newspapers, I came across an article by Jason Steger in the Age on June 16th that said book sales have increased modestly in 2006 in both number and value. The article referred to Nelson BookScan statistics that indicated the value of books sold in […]