I am writing this at my desk with a glass of wine while I attempt to get things marked off my To Do list. I may, or may not , be in a mild state of panic over how close to June 21 we are (at time of writing 12 weeks, give or take a day or two) . It seems the more I try to get on top of things at the moment, the…
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No, I’m not going to ask you to believe my desk is this aesthetically pleasing – hell, it’s not even this tidy – but it’s nice to tell myself that one day it might be… The word of the day/week/month at the moment for me is catch up. Being unwell has left me in puddle I’m still trying to paddle my way out of. There are thirteen weeks until thesis submission, around six until the…
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It’s a sunny but somewhat cold morning here on the south-east coast of Auckland and coffee is not just sponsoring the good mood today. I’m also updating the website, working on two WiPs, and pretending there are more than 13 weeks until I have to submit my thesis. So with no further ado, let’s get started:
Okay, full disclosure – I know Amy Bellows. Sort of. Amy and I know each other in that way that writers who live on opposite sides of the world and have connected online know each other and I’m a fan. I love her shifter stories – in particular her penguins – and I love dragons so I figured Expensive was going to be good. Every now and then as a writer you read something that…
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Almost anyone who knows me well has heard my story about the first time I heard Springsteen. I was 12 and we lived on a farm in the middle of nowhere and too far from anywhere for a kid to do anything at the weekend except listen to the radio and read. We didn’t have a T.V. so once my chores were done and homework was taken care of, those were my two favorite pastimes:…
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