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Article on DiVine
Article on DiVine
When researching an article on the definition of what a
disability is I came across the surprisingly large statistic that one in five
Victorians have a disability. That’s a million Victorians with disabilities. I
did find it hard to believe, but the more research I did the more disabilities I uncovered. My article “What
is a Disability?” went up on the DiVine website yesterday.
disability is I came across the surprisingly large statistic that one in five
Victorians have a disability. That’s a million Victorians with disabilities. I
did find it hard to believe, but the more research I did the more disabilities I uncovered. My article “What
is a Disability?” went up on the DiVine website yesterday.
Critiquing.
I have just finished critiquing a non-fiction book on a
friend’s marathon running feats. It details his journey from an unfit and
unwell person to someone who ran many marathons and then ran up a mountain.
Along the way he raised a lot of money for charity. It is very inspirational
and taught me a lot, especially why marathon runners never look that happy when
running.
friend’s marathon running feats. It details his journey from an unfit and
unwell person to someone who ran many marathons and then ran up a mountain.
Along the way he raised a lot of money for charity. It is very inspirational
and taught me a lot, especially why marathon runners never look that happy when
running.
The book was about 120,000 words and took me a few months
to critique. This is the third full length book I have critiqued. One of them, Datura
Highway, by Daniel King has been published. I am very much hoping
marathon runner Chris Pavey’s book also gets published.
to critique. This is the third full length book I have critiqued. One of them, Datura
Highway, by Daniel King has been published. I am very much hoping
marathon runner Chris Pavey’s book also gets published.
Science
Fiction I Have Been Watching.
Fiction I Have Been Watching.
I just finished watching the last episode of Caprica, which was cancelled after its
first season. What a shame. Caprica was a prequel to Battlestar Galactica and basically tells the story of who developed
the cylons and why they went to war against humanity. The series took some
patience to get into, unlike Battlestar which had the excellent hook of humanity
being all but devastated at its start.
first season. What a shame. Caprica was a prequel to Battlestar Galactica and basically tells the story of who developed
the cylons and why they went to war against humanity. The series took some
patience to get into, unlike Battlestar which had the excellent hook of humanity
being all but devastated at its start.
At the end of the last episode of Caprica it had ten
minutes of what they hoped would occur in the next season. It showed such
things as how and why the “skin jobs” where created and how the cylons became
religious. It looked very interesting and entertaining, but it was not to be. The
series was cancelled and science fiction lost a potential classic.
minutes of what they hoped would occur in the next season. It showed such
things as how and why the “skin jobs” where created and how the cylons became
religious. It looked very interesting and entertaining, but it was not to be. The
series was cancelled and science fiction lost a potential classic.
I have also been watching Regenesis on FX on Foxtel. It’s a low budget Canadian series that
is set in their version of the CDC. It has a continual story line which began
with terrorists releasing an ebola type plague. In episode three, the last
episode I watched, someone claimed to have cloned Jesus Christ. That story line
has all sorts of possibilities. How will churches react? What if the clone
decides to be a Buddhist? I am looking forward to watching more.
is set in their version of the CDC. It has a continual story line which began
with terrorists releasing an ebola type plague. In episode three, the last
episode I watched, someone claimed to have cloned Jesus Christ. That story line
has all sorts of possibilities. How will churches react? What if the clone
decides to be a Buddhist? I am looking forward to watching more.
My
Novel Manuscript.
Novel Manuscript.
I have just started chapter forty-seven of Jack Logan,
Astronaut. I have written 93,450 words and still have another 30,000 words to
go at least. At the moment I am thinking I will be cutting a lot of words from
the earlier chapters. Although they are full of intrigue as the main character
tries to cope with his new surroundings, they lack some of the tension of the
later chapters.
Astronaut. I have written 93,450 words and still have another 30,000 words to
go at least. At the moment I am thinking I will be cutting a lot of words from
the earlier chapters. Although they are full of intrigue as the main character
tries to cope with his new surroundings, they lack some of the tension of the
later chapters.
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Hey Graham, thanks for the plug and once again thanks for all your hard work! I spent all last night working on the edits. Once again it's all comIng together much better. Here's hoping the right pitch to the right publisher will get this out into the world where I believe it belongs…. Will keep u posted!
Good luck Chris, hopefully it lands on the desk of a publisher who runs marathons and has just been fascinated by a documentary on Mount Fuji.
The cloned Jesus angle isn't new. Ever read Dad's Nuke by Marc Laidlaw, in which the Host really was fish-flavoured Body of Christ? Then, there was Honk if you ARE Jesus…
Hi Mark,
I thought there would have been at least a few short stories with a cloned Jesus in them, and at least one novel.
I am surprised the X-files didn't have an episode with someone claiming to have done it.
But I am still curious how Regenesis will handle it. It is one of the continual stories just happening in the background of the show.
Well done Chris and Graham! Let's hope it does get out there. Sounds a little long? Probably a good market for it though. Now the frustration begins.
I liked Caprica. Probably too highbrow for most. Though it's hard to imagine that the network really gave it much of a chance. The girl was a bit annoying though.
Hi Anthony.
I think the reason Caprica was given no chance in Australia was because it was cancelled in the US just when they started screening it here. It is on Foxtel at the moment.
I've been meaning to get back into Caprica. I really only saw the pilot and the follow up episode, but I thought it had lots of potential.
You've enthused me about Regenesis.