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Today I thought I'd talk about one of the most common mistakes made with dialogue. Wait a moment while I dress for the part... All done. Ta da! Academic hat and gown on, pointer stick poised in right hand sdo39thh5... pointer stick lying on desk, glasses perched on...

After encouragement from my blog followers and facebook friends I've decided to gird my loins, lower the visor on my helmet and venture out into the scary world. In other words I got a little more pro-active. I sent off an email to publisher #1 and requested an update...

It's spring here in the Antipodes. The trees are straining to pop out little buds of promise. The blow flies have emerged from their winter hibernation and are now hanging around, rather noisily, near my desk. (I don't know why they think they'll find food here....

As I'm sure you all know, tomorrow is the tenth anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11. I remember watching the first footage of the attack on the World Trade Towers, my hand on my mouth and my eyes nearly popping out of my head. I couldn't believe what I was...

It's Father's Day here in Oz, so I wish all fathers who may read this a very happy day. Father's (and Mother's) Day brings mixed feelings. Both my parents are dead now, so I'm sad they're no longer with us. I find myself looking a little wistfully at those who still...

Had an interesting chat, yesterday, about kindles vs books. My friend, who has spent years teaching reading, said she wondered whether our brains were wired to cope with only reading something off a screen. She did concede she might be influenced by her bias towards...