Joanne Anderton

So, after a vigorous internal debate I did not rearrange the structure of the beginning quite as drastically as I first thought. No matter what I tried the new structure just threw up a whole set of problems of its own. So instead, I tried to work out what was so wrong with it, why [...]

*SIGH*

So many people have gone to Conflux this year. I hope you’re all having a fantastic time! Post photos! You know you want to.

It’s starting to look like I might be able to afford to go to conventions again next year. I hope so. I miss it.

*SIGH*

The wonderful Rabia Gale has been pestering harassing gently reminding me to post some more gardening photos. So here we are

The garden is coming along. It’s slowed down by my lack of money and dedicated gardening time, but it has turned out to be a wonderful hobby, getting me [...]

I have had a rather bitter post about the Productivity Commission and their recommendation to remove restrictions on the parallel importation of books in Australia sitting in my drafts folder for a while now. Today I deleted it. Because we don’t need bitterness — even if we may feel it — at the moment. We [...]

So, apparently David Eddings has passed away.

This makes me so sad. When I was much (much) younger, had just devoured Tolkien and wanted more, I picked up The Diamond Throne from a shelf in the local library, and became an addict.