Went away 2 weeks ago on a light aircraft to spend a day in the remote southwest of Tasmania in a world heritage area.
Please understand the term ‘remote’ – 6 days walking to get to civilisation through rugged and dangerous mountains and bushland. Or by boat, sailing in inhospitable waters. And please also understand that I HATE flying and suffer from claustrophobia causing acute anxiety!
This arrived today!
I am over the moon… Nugget would love my current state.
I love the cover.
I love that it’s a slip cover.
I love the image of the wombat and those with whom he interacts.
I love the little paw print at the end of the story and underneath the publisher’s name on the last page.
With husband O/S somewhere in the South Pacific and not due back till dinnertime tonight, this was how I filled the hours of solitude…
A.M…
Towel…
Folded headrest frame welded by a favourite person. (based on a similar design of Mum’s from the 1930’s)…
When I was under the editorial direction of Cornerstones at the beginning of The Stumpwork Robe’s life, I read a small power-packed book called How To Write A Blockbuster, by Helen Corner and Lee Weatherly. One of the very helpful details in the book was a little sheet: effectively a character profile sheet. I scanned off a number for the book I was writing at the time and spent profitable hours filling in the detail.
I thought I’d have a hero/anti-hero moment and show you the men in my stories as I have seen them through my writing.
Liam (TSR)
Phelim (TLS)
Jasper (TSR, TLS, ATGF)
Finnian (ATGF, TSC)
Nicholas (TSC)
FREE weekend of reading coming up.
LOAD YOUR KINDLES!
Read it now whilst it’s free for a short time…
Gisborne: Book of Pawns 22/02/2013-26/02/2013
The unearthing of Richard III’s remains has redefined how we all view history. To think that the body, hastily thrown in a grave 600 years ago, was unearthed at a time when forensic study can offer so much detail reminds me of the phrase ‘let there be light!’.
I went below!
Apropos of the last post on Notorious, the caravel…
We attended the Wooden Boat Festival and I went aboard this amazing replica.
Lack of space is the most intense sensation – I had thought caravels were so much bigger.
At the marina the other day, in the little coastal village of Triabunna, looked up and saw rigging that seemed so anachronistic.
Being drawn to all things medieval, had to blink twice thinking mind was slipping as I write Gisborne: Book of Knights.
Today’s the day we announce the winners of the Australia Day Blog Hop
I decided because we are on holiday in tiny House by the Sea, with none of the frills and spills of the city, that we would draw the winners the old-fashioned way. So I wrote the names down, placed them in my straw Akubra, shook it and shook it some more and then had my OH drew them out.
