Proust for skedaddlers

It would take more than a ten-hour flight to Hawaii to get me started on Proust, the French writer best known for his humongous work, A la recherche du temps perdu. But thanks to Simone Howell at Inside a dog, I’ve found a way to invoke Proust, while skedaddling out of the country, and without [...]

The Versatile Blogger Award

Many thanks to the lovely Lynn Priestley of Zenquill for passing on The Versatile Blogger Award to me. And thanks to all who find the time to drop by. I’m being good for once and trying to follow… The Rules: 1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award: 2. Share [...]

Manners – too quaint for cyberspace?

When I started writing fiction I was asked if I intended to publish under a pseudonym. I hadn’t considered the question before, but didn’t take long to decide that I wanted to publish under my own name. I wanted to own what I wrote… I figured it would keep me honest and force me to [...]

Henry Hoey Hobson – Brisbane launch

Ack, it’s almost upon us. The Brisbane launch of Henry Hoey Hobson. There will be drinks and me and the fabulous Marj Kirkland, illustrious grand poobah of the Childrens Book Council of Australia. Also my esteemed publisher, Leonie Tyle, waving the Woolshed Press/Random House Australia banner. Click here to check it out on Coaldrake’s Author [...]

Knocking myself out at BWF

The gods are rubbing their hands and giggling with wicked delight. Only days after publicly revealing my fear of ever again sharing a signing table with Morris Gleitzman, they’ve conspired to put us on the same bill for this year’s Word Play at the Brisbane Writers Festival. For those who missed it the first time, [...]

Literati 2010 – the full shebang