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First draft of the cover on the left, final version on the right. Click on the image to see Ashton’s Instagram reveal.   November Update New cover Ashton’s first draft of the cover is on the left, and the final version is on the right. Click on the image to see...

I always love seeing the Xianxia costumes, check out my Instagram for more fabulous cosplayers at Brisbane and Sydney Comic-Cons! October Update Thank you Brisbane and Sydney for a couple of terrific comic-Cons. I really enjoyed myself and had the opportunity to hang...

I'm on for both shows! Brisbane this weekend (14-15) and Sydney next weekend (21-22). Oz Comic-Con Brisbane and Sydney   I'll be at table number GA07 in Artist's Alley for Brisbane, next to QUEENIE! You can get your copies of Small Shen signed by both of us if...

Queensland winter: the wind is chilly and goes straight through me, but the sun is bright and the sky is an intense, crystalline blue.  August Update   Oz Comic-Con is Go!   We finally have the communications issues sorted (they were very apologetic) and I...

Winter is here, and every time I settle onto the couch to play one of my games on the Playstation, Pixie nestles under my arm and puts her paw on the controller to help.  July Update 'Serpent Princess' Thanks to everyone who's been waiting so patiently for the update...

Five minutes earlier, the prismatic cloud had the full range of colours. As it was sunset, it showed mostly the red end of the spectrum. Winter at the Gold Coast has special moments like these. June Update Sincerest apologies to both Adelaide and Melbourne now (as...

Cooler weather means steamboat! Also called hotpot. BEST winter warmer and the Thai 'Sukiyaki' dipping sauce I found at the local Asian Grocery is wonderful. So tasty! May Update Oz Comic-Con Sincerest apologies to my Perth fans, due to a mixup at Oz Comic-Con I was...

Pink sunset with a storm on the horizon, and a rainbow fragment in the middle of it. Autumn is brilliant!   April Update I delayed updating the blog because I was waiting for confirmation from Oz Comic-Con about the possibility of doing their Perth con in May,...

Easterly winds have brought a mass of bluebottles (Portuguese men'o'war) onto the beach. To the far right of the shot is an upside-down Glaucus - a sea swallow - that is a predator that eats bluebottles - and stings as well! I have to be very careful when doing my...

Sometimes the Gold Coast isn't the fine, clear and 'blue-sky'-ed as the postcards represent. But even so, the sea has its own special beauty. February Update   2024 is here, and I already have bookings for a variety of workshops, presentations, and appearances....