ZILLAH I fought a bear, once. That’s how my nose broke and I got the scar. I was only 16, still an apprentice, when my master and I got too close to her cubs. Our fault completely. The mother charged and disembowelled my master before I even knew what was happening. She turned to me, … Continue reading D&D Chronicles: Zillah takes the unknown path (and has a good day)
Today I'd like to welcome UK author, Rewan Tremethick, to celebrate the impending launch of his debut novel, FALLEN ON GOOD TIMES, which is released in paperback and on kindle on 31 May via Paddy's Daddy Publishing. Book blurb Fairy tales are warnings. Legend is history. Monsters are real. Paranormal detective Laslo Kane learned this … Continue reading Book release: Fallen on good times by Rewan Tremethick
Today I learned that Mary Stewart has died. Given she was 97, it shouldn't really be a shock, but emotion surged within me and I found I could not think about anything else. The hours and hours of reading pleasure... The influence of her novels on my travels... The letters we once exchanged... The numerous … Continue reading Tribute to Mary Stewart
Today I am on the move... Via train, tram, bus and of course foot! Destination wedding -- hence the fancy coat. Following the wedding at the very pretty Abbotsford Convent, I might even walk the 3.7km to the reception. These boots are made for walking, baby! I also figured a post from my phone app … Continue reading On the move
Every so often I read a book that really makes me stop and think about how stories are told. There's a lot of theory out there stating the 'rules'. But, at the end of the day, anything goes as long as it works... As long as a reader engages with it. It's really good to … Continue reading What if the main character dies in chapter 2?
After discovering author Harper Fox in March, I spent April working my way through a chunk of her backlist. Seriously, I haven't been able to get enough of her books. It's been a revelation, because the male/male romance genre is not one I usually read in, or indeed expected to like. Were it not for … Continue reading April reading: The Salisbury Key and more Harper Fox
The title of this post might give it away... Yep, another of my Dungeons and Dragons characters has bitten the dust. In fact, three of our party didn't make it through our mega D&D sleepover this past weekend. We're churning through the lower level characters at the moment and it's getting tedious. Meanwhile our level … Continue reading D&D Chronicles: Zillah arrives and explores a citadel
I've been writing steadily over the past two weeks. That is, I've been putting in a couple of hours most days, mostly in cafes. I've been treating 'creative endeavours' (including 'cafe writing') as another client in this new freelance/self-employed life of mine; another client with its own timesheet category. Not only does this log the … Continue reading Sunday journal ~ the other client
Today is ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand -- a National Holiday when we honour those who have fought and died for our country. Many families have stories to tell about grandfathers, uncles, fathers, brothers who have served in our armed forces, voluntarily or otherwise. Some who returned; some who did not. So in … Continue reading Harry’s WWII memoir: Capture and the cattle truck
One of the things I've always loved about fantasy is the JOURNEY. Journey: an act of travelling from one place to another. This can be literal -- epic fantasy is full of tremendous and inspiring journeys from A to B. None is more iconic of course than the journey of Frodo and his companions in … Continue reading A-Z of fantasy: J is for Journey
Ellen Gregory 