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Stars Uncharted. Character-oriented space opera. A chase through space. All Nika and Josune want to do is survive, but the Company is after them, and in this universe, the Company always wins.
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Can you tell these characters apart?
Here Melbourne winter is coming into spring. It’s warming up, or it should be, and in general the weather is getting better, but I have to say it’s been so cold lately that instead of sitting at my desk to write I’ve taken the little Go (Microsoft Surface) into the kitchen and sat at the... Read more →
Deep fakes and other technology
Last week I spent two days at UX Australia, a conference that talks about user experience. (I work in UX.) This year there was lots of fodder for science fiction ideas as well, along with some old terms that seem to be making a comeback. People grokked things. So much so that I felt like... Read more →
Electronic money
It’s traditional, at work that when someone leaves you sign their card and put in a couple of dollars into the envelope for a going-away present. The other day, as I signed a card for a workmate who’s leaving, I realised I had no money. No money as in no coins (or notes). I hadn’t... Read more →
ARCs for Stars Beyond
Friday night we arrived home to find these on our doorstep. Advanced reader copies (ARCs) for Stars Beyond. Aren’t they beautiful? It’s a funny thing with writing books, but by the time the book comes out you’ve been working on another story for months, so it’s like something from the distant past coming back to... Read more →
Biometrics–minority report is here
I went to the Romance Writers of Australia conference this weekend. A great conference, with lots of interesting talks. There were too many good presenters and interesting topics to mention, although I do have to mention Amy Andews’ closing talk. It’s a hard place to be but Amy gave an entertaining talk to a packed... Read more →