Podcast Episode 6
Episode 6 of the World Below the War in the Heavens podcast explores Kenlill 1, the second monarch of Anaquist. Kenlill Anaquist had large footsteps to fill and she had to compete against her siblings to show that she was the best person to succeed to the throne. How...
A Podcast to Delight
I’ve finally made public a two minute sneak preview of a project I’ve been working on for some time: I’m writing a fantasy epic and complementing it with a podcast that explores the world I’ve created. The podcast will delve into the history, the geography, the culture, the politics,...
Ghost Town Ghost Walk!
For the spooky Halloween season, I’m holding a Ghost Town Ghost Walk, where I’ll take participants to some of the locations featured in Gap Year in Ghost Town and the sequel, Graveyard Shift in Ghost Town. It will be an amiable night time amble over an hour or so...
Graveyard Shift in Ghost Town Cutting Room Floor 3
Yes, good stuff gets left out of any final version of a novel – and for many good reasons. Still, that’s no reason they can’t see the light of day, right? But do you know how hard it is to ignore ghosts, when you’re supposed to be a dedicated...
Graveyard Shift in Ghost Town Cutting Room Floor 2
While revising and editing, some good stuff gets cut and ends up on the cutting room floor. This is another example, where Anton does some musing. Because life wasn’t all about hunting ghosts and dealing with murderous cults, I hoped Dad was going to have a bumper bookselling day...
For I Will Consider My Cat Jeoffry
Christopher Smart (1722-1771) is most often described as a mystic and a visionary. That’s when it’s not pointed out that he was ‘confined for insanity’ at St Luke’s Hospital in London. While he was there, he produced 1200 lines of verse most often titled Jubilate Agno (‘rejoice in the...
Cover Reveal, Graveyard Shift in Ghost Town
Graveyard Shift in Ghost Town, the eagerly anticipated sequel to Gap Year in Ghost Town, is coming soon. But we have a cover! Many thanks to the phenomenally talented Craig Phillips for his stylish work! Look for it in July, from Allen and Unwin!...
Graveyard Shift in Ghost Town Teaser 1
With Graveyard Shift in Ghost Town (the sequel to the Aurealis Award Shortlisted Gap Year in Ghost Town) to be released in July, I’m deep in the last stages of editing. Thanks to the good people at Allen and Unwin, the story is getting tighter and pacier, coming together...
Gap Year in Ghost Town – The Sequel
Hey, everyone! We now have a title for Gap Year 2 – ‘Graveyard Shift in Ghost Town’! More spooky, fun adventures, more Anton, Rani and Bec, more ghosts, more everything! Coming, July 2019 from Allen and Unwin. ...
Fantasy and SF Sentences to Savour
I keep a compendium of sentences that I like both for inspiration and for the sheer pleasure of reading them again and again. What gets a sentence onto my list? A number of reasons. A neat turn of phrase. An unusual construction. An arresting use of punctuation. A thousand...