Our next book
Stars Uncharted will be published on 14 August 2018. It's a space opera, in the same character-oriented with a bit of fun style, but it's not part of the Linesman series.
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Two weeks to deadline
With two weeks to go before we send Stars book two to our editor, I’m sitting back and relaxing while Sherylyn works on final cleaning up of the story. In fact, I’ve started editing another story that Sherylyn had worked on mid-last year while I was working on an earlier draft of Stars book two. ... Read more →
Eurovision 2018
Catherynne M. Valente has introduced a lot of people to the Eurovision this year with her new novel, Space Opera, which is effectively Eurovision in Space. By the time you read this the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 will probably be over. The final will be held Sunday morning, Australian time. Here in Australia we... Read more →
Paper newspapers and magazines help generate stories
I’ve three old, screwed-up paper serviettes in my bag. I can’t throw them out, because I’ve written on them, and because I come home from work and dump my bag and don’t look into it until the next day. As a result these little notes remain until I remember them. After which they stay on... Read more →
Speculate 18
Yesterday I went to the Speculate 18, which is a speculative writers’ festival, held here in Melbourne. It was pretty good. As festivals go, it was small. One stream, five sessions. But they were good sessions. Three in the morning, two in the afternoon. The most fun session was the first one after lunch. Dungeons... Read more →
Japanese versions of Linesman
The Japanese versions of Linesman arrived in the mail the other day. They’re so tiny and cute. Smaller than a paperback and half as thick. Look at the covers. If you put them together, as we have above, they combine to make one long picture. With the help of Google translate and a helpful reader... Read more →