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Continuum

The Panellist's LifeContinuum 8, Australia’s National science fiction and fantasy convention commences on 8 June in Melbourne. I’m participating in these panels:Backyard Speculation - Saturday 10:00Independent Publishing And Speculative Fiction - Monday 11:00Everyone...

Copy Copy Copy

Copy Copy Copy

Printed, Shipped, Cleared & Stocked! The Light Heart of Stone on pallets After the galleys were checked, the Hong Kong printing presses rolled and The Light Heart of Stone came into existence as a paperback on the Everbest production line. The books were then...

Darling Little Dyelines

Darling Little Dyelines

The digital proof for the cover of my new fantasy novel, the Light Heart of Stone, arrived from Hong Kong in the middle of January. It didn’t look so very different from the printouts Michele and I used when we were pouring over design options. That’s the point,...

Book Trailer Making

Book Trailer Making

I have been working on a book trailer for my new fantasy novel, The Light Heart of Stone.If you haven’t come across book trailers before, you might like to have a quick look at a few examples:Stunningly beautiful – the New Zealand Book Council’s trailer for Going West...

The Search for the Perfect Book Printer

The Search for the Perfect Book Printer

A surfeit of meOne of the nice things about being published by a mainstream publishing house is that the marketing and publicity department take some of the responsibility for promoting you and your writing. In reality, you still have to do your fair share of...

Marketing, Emerging Writers’ Festival, Publishers, and THE COVER

Marketing, Emerging Writers’ Festival, Publishers, and THE COVER

Marketing Plan #1 Gets Some AdjustmentWhen Velislav Georgiev and I began making public sculpture at the end of the 90s, we got our first break by joining forces with another artist, Annee Miron. Together, we could offer project management (me) and good art (Annee and...