Joanne Anderton

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Jul 21

And we’re back!

By Joanne

The husband and I have just spent most of the past week at my parents’ place, a lovely property about 45mins outside of Tamworth in NSW. I have pictures – some of them involve fire! – and will update soon but at the moment my traditional ‘returning to the horrible dirty crowded city’ let-down has …

Jul 14

Impressions: The Steel Remains

By Joanne

I don’t consider myself qualified to write reviews, as I’m not a critical reader. If I read something, I like it. And this is always true, because if I start something and don’t like it, I stop reading. At any point. Life is too short for bad books. Harsh and judgemental? I don’t think so. …

books, fantasy
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Jul 10

A little short story in a big wide world

By Joanne

Wordwitch has sold to A Fly in Amber, and will be the feature story for their July issue. This story had a rough start to life, so I’m really pleased to see it taking steps into the big wide world out there. Wish it luck, and I’ll let you know when it comes online!

Jul 03

The joy of rewrites

By Joanne

Chapter six is fighting me. I’m not sure what it is but something isn’t quite right. It has new characters, new magic, conflict, mc pushing herself too far, mc making mistakes and not making very many friends. But still, it’s not sitting well. A case of talking-heads syndrome, perhaps? Either way, it’s a job for …

Jun 21

Headaches and a social life

By Joanne

And I’m not implying the two are linked :p I’ve woken up every morning for most of this week with a headache. What’s up with that? Too much sitting in front of the screen? The prescription for my glasses getting old? Back/neck tension? Any thoughts on the curing of said headaches that doesn’t involve the …