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Worldbuilding, First Drafts and Fishing...
Last week I finally got my hands on a physical copy of my latest book, Heartstone. Once again, it was a strange and exhilarating feeling. Up until that moment, even though Book Two had existed as an ebook since December and my family overseas had sent photos of their paperback...
Living in a Fantasy World: Writing in New Zealand
I was not at all surprised to discover that Amazon Studios is following Peter Jackson's lead by filming its new Lord of the Rings series in New Zealand. As a teenage reader, I imagined Tolkien's Middle Earth being just like New Zealand, and I still do. But it is not just Middl...
Reader Reviews: The Writer's Cheerleaders.
The modern world seems to revolve around reviews these days, and very helpful that is too — especially when booking a hotel in a place you’ve never been. If you are in luck, someone exactly like you has left a concise and insightful review of the place you were hoping to s...
Chuck your Undies at some Indies: Supporting Independent Creatives
I’ve always associated the enthusiastic act of tossing underwear with rockstars and the 1970s: colourful and smelly festivals come to mind, with besotted, wild-eyed youngsters doing the flinging. To my absolute delight, I discovered recently that the bizarre phenomenon act...
Needs More Tui: New Daily Routines
Becoming a full-time writer and publisher means developing a whole new way of working, and different routines - ones specifically designed to help me reach my creative goals. Over the years I’ve learned (the hard way) that my somewhat scatty creative brain works much better wh...