Sep 24

Debris is ALIVE!

I did something very, very exciting today. I travelled to Galaxy Bookshop in Sydney and signed copies of Debris!

That’s right folks, Debris is alive! It’s a real book. On the shelves! I touched it! And held it. And patted it. And signed several!

Debris on the shelves

Galaxy Bookshop has been my favourite place since Dad introduced it to me a looong time ago. Every time I’ve wandered down those aisles I’ve dreamed of the day I’d see my own books there. And now it’s come true.

The rest of today was spent giddy and bouncy and hyperactive. I might have scared a few people. But it’s all for a good cause.

Sep 19

Dictionary fun

Beta-Reader n

1. An awesome, amazing person who gives freely of their time, energy and expertise to read anything from a short story to a novel (sometimes more than once) and give valuable feedback

2. An awesome, amazing person who raises tricky, interesting questions to which I currently have no answers (but I’m sure we’ll find some together)

3. Someone who is brutally honest, but kind enough to qualify their honesty with appropriately placed smiley faces

4. You know who you are. I just hope you know how thankful I am for your help!

Sep 18

The Angry Robot Hour at Conflux 7!

Angry Robot Hour

Everyone is invited! Just let me know if you wanna come!

Sep 08

Debris sample chapters

Angry Robot Books have put some sample chapters up from Debris! You can check them out by clicking on this funky-looking gadget…

Aug 20

It’s not you, it’s me

Dear the Internet,

It’s time we take a break from each other. Not a large and earth-shattering one, just a small break. Two weeks would be enough, how does that sound? Two weeks without each other, it won’t be that hard.

Coincidently I’m going on holidays today for two weeks. That’s convenient, isn’t it. And yes, I suppose I could catch up with you while I’m away. But, you know, I don’t think I will. I really don’t want to rush from, say, Anuradhapura to an internet cafe just to tell you all about it. I’d rather enjoy the experience, soak up the atmosphere, be in the moment… all that jazz. Sound reasonable to you?

Don’t worry, I’ll bring you photos.

Be good while I’m away.

Jo (disconnected)