Book of Elizabeth Up For Pre-Order

My first novel The Book Of Elizabeth is up for pre-order at Amazon. Check it out!

Yeah, That's Sarah Blasko

Check out this really fun video of a the only band bigger (in members) than Arcade Fire, featuring a very Bowie-ish Sarah on background vocals.

Things You Google When Writing A Story

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Yes She Did

Time Travel Already Exists - In Fiction

Don't you know.

I like the talk about time as space in fiction - I've come to think of it that way too, especially in my own work. The Book of Elizabeth deals quite a bit with time. All the characters more or less come from different eras, none of which exist any longer, but of course still do; they occupy a space accessible only now by the reader.

I Spy...

NASA’s Kepler Telescope Finds What May Be an Earth-Size Planet - NYTimes.com

Alienating Readers :Apex Book Company

Interesting article about when things may get too political. I don't think you can ever leave politics completely out of anything - particularly writing - since you are after all, who you are.

Ultra-tiny frogs discovered living like faeries inside pitcher plants

Tiny frogs will have their day.