I wrote a bit this year, but nowhere near enough. My Fiction Writing. I began the year by finally finishing the first draft of my 215,000 word epic, Jack Logan: Astronaut. I then spent a lot of time redrafting an
Last year would have to be my worst book-reading year for a long time. I reckon I would have to go back to well before I arrived in Wang, about 15 years ago, to a year when I read less.
Many science fiction movies were released this year. Here’s what I thought of some of them. The Very Good. 1) Interstellar. A voyage of discovery. Written and directed by a master of science fiction, Christopher Nolan (Inception, Rise of the Planet of
Even though I no longer buy books or ebooks from Amazon, I am still interested in their prices and potential impact on the publishing industry. So, I have decided to continue my periodic survey of the prices of the top
I watched a lot of science fiction on television this year. Much of what I watched were short series, which I appreciate because there is less padding. Some of the science fiction was very good, some inconsistent, and some pretty
After reading about all the awards Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice had accumulated, I just had to read it. It won the 2014 Nebula, Hugo and Arthur C. Clarke awards for best science fiction novel. I was also intrigued by it
My latest novel manuscript is off to a flying start thanks to National Novel Writing Month. I am 50,963 words in, about halfway through. I really enjoy the story I am writing, although my characters are not. The five of
I have been too busy writing to blog lately. I am currently doing National Novel Writing Month. The aim is to write 50,000 words for the month. As of a few moments ago, I have written 1826 words for the
This is my first blog post in over two weeks. I have been too busy writing fiction to blog. I am doing National Novel Writing Month and have written 18,544 words for a new novel over the past 12 days.
I have decided to do National Novel Writing Month once more. I successfully completed it in 2011 and 2012. The aim of NaNoWriMo is for a writer to write a 50,000-word novel in November. My main reason for doing NaNoWriMo
Maddaddam is the third book in a Margaret Atwood apocalyptic science fiction trilogy that began with Oryx and Crake, followed by a prequel, The Year of the Flood. Maddaddam is a sequel to both of the earlier books. The novels are set in a future
Gobsmacked! Yesterday, I was astounded three times by new information about elements of books and publishing. There are How Many Self-publishers in Australia? The first piece of astounding information occurred when reading Jane Sullivan’s Book Marks column in The Age.
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