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Upcoming author chat at Victoria Point Library
I’ll be chatting about Shadows at the Victoria Point Library on 23 August (6-7pm). This is another of those moments when a few of my worlds will collide… I used to work at Redland City Council (to...
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Talking Shadows and other stuff
Just a quick update on what I’ve been up to – or, more accurately, who I’ve been talking to. Last Thursday morning, I got to hang out with around 100 year sevens at Redland Bay State School as part of...
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UK cover for Shadows
Here it is, the UK cover for Shadows (coming out in the UK in January). A lower res version has actually been posted around the internet in recent weeks (can’t sneak anything past you bloggers, can...
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Conversations at Inside A Dog
Week 1 of being writer in residence over at Inside A Dog (State Library of Victoria) was a lot of fun. Topics covered: ‘New adult’ – do we need that tag Australia? (Discussing the concept of that new...
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This week’s topics at Inside A Dog
What have we been talking about over at Inside A Dog this week? How the cover for Shadows came about (including an earlier draft concept – see below). Word changes in the UK version of Shadows (and...
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Check it out: Haze cover
Today, for my last post over at Inside A Dog, I revealed the stunning cover concept for the Australian and New Zealand edition of Haze (Rephaim #2). (Created by the amazing WH Chong at Text...
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Another reveal – UK cover for Haze
It’s a big week of reveals! After being able to show you the gorgeous Australian/NZ cover for Haze (from Text Publishing), I’ve also been given the nod from the kind folk at Orion/Indigo to reveal the...
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50,000 words in a month – are you joking? (Musings about #NaNo)
You’ve possibly heard there’s a little thing happening around the world in November called National Novel Writing Month (referred to in Twitterverse as #NaNoWriMo or just #NaNo). It’s when writers...
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About those 50,000 words…(@NaNoWriMo)
You might remember I put my hand up to participate in National Novel Writing Month, where the goal was to write 50,000 words during November. I thought it would be a great opportunity to churn out a...
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Shadows is out in the UK today!
Big day for Shadows today. The first book in the Rephaim series is now out in the wild in the UK. To celebrate, here are some early reviews from UK bloggers: - Dark-Readers - The Readers Den - The...
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My Somerset adventure…
I’ve been attending writers festivals as a reader (and unpublished writer) for years, but last week was the first time I stepped through the gates as an author on the program. Whole other ball-game… I...
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New cover for Australian/NZ edition of Haze
With the Australian and New Zealand release of Haze less than two months away, there’s lots of tweaking and polishing going on before the book goes to press next week. As regular readers of this blog...
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And here’s the Haze cover with Text Publishing touches
…and some kind words from the awesome Cath Crowley.
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There’s still time be part of the Haze trailer
If you’re looking forward to Haze and you want to be part of Text Publishing’s upcoming trailer, there’s still time! You can find details on how to be involved here:...
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Haze is out in the wild
As of yesterday, Haze is out in the wild. Publication day is such a strange combination of excitement and nervousness…a sensation that lasts well beyond publication day, actually. (Now that I’ve...
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Haze: official launch
Last night we had the official launch of Haze (The Rephaim #2) – and it was a huge amount of fun. Riverbend Books at Bulimba kindly hosted us again, and the wonderful Marianne de Pierres (who launched...
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North American blogging tour for Shadows – coming soon!
Calling US and Canadian bloggers. Would you like to be part of the blog tour for Shadows (Rephaim #1) in North America? Tundra Books is offering a range of ways to be involved (review, interview, guest...
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Where to find the Rephaim series
So, I made a fascinating discovery this week. (Okay, it wouldn’t have been so fascinating if I’d been paying better attention to my agent when she explained my contracts to me.) As I’ve mentioned...
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Events, fave reads and other stuff
First up, if you’re around Ipswich (Queensland) this Saturday (20th), I’ll be hanging out at Angus & Robertson in Riverlink Shopping Centre from 11am to 12.30pm. Feel free to swing by and say hi....
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Indigo to publish Rephaim books 3 & 4 in the UK
I’m happy (read: grinning) to share this news: Indigo (part of Orion) in the United Kingdom has bought books 3 and 4 in the Rephaim series. That means all four books will be released in the UK (with...
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