The Hong Kong Protests: A Quick (and by no means complete) Summary
Written: October 8th, 2019. Potted History, Mostly From Memory and Probably Wildly Inaccurate. I'm going to use a lot of Wikipedia article because Yay! This isn't a scholarly document and so I can. In 1842, the combined forces of the UK, France, and America fought a...
September Update
Me: (Turns on laptop with this photo as wallpaper) Me: Isn't this beautiful? I took this photo. Schoolkids: WHOAAAA Schoolkids: Where is this!!!!???? Me: Kinosakionsen in Western Japan, hot water comes out of the ground. We stayed in an inn that's been run by the...
August Update
It's the middle of winter and I don't have another appearance booked for two weeks, so time to catch up on the website. I'm planning to post an explanatory page about book sizes. Top to bottom: US Mass market paperback Australian 'A' Format (First six books of Dark...
July Update
I've posted a bunch of photos of cosplay on my Instagram, and I won't repeat them here. The middle of winter is a special time at the Gold Coast, the sunsets become intense and the beaches are empty except for enthusiastic Russian tourists swimming in the surf. July...
June Update
I went out to dinner in Brisbane's Little Korea with my son a couple of weeks ago, and the cafe next door had Sakura tea. It's salted and pickled cherry blossoms, steeped in hot water, and the salty-sweet flavour took me straight back to Japan. We were served...
May Update
OooOOOoooHHHhhh This arrived yesterday. It's so pretty! May Update I'm back from Hong Kong and Japan and my feet still hurt. But I don't care - look at this beauty! The cover is (as usual) fabulous and I cannot wait to share this next stage in the journey with all of...
April Update
This is called the 'First Pages'. It's the final version of 'Guardian of Empire', in .PDF form, that will be plugged into the printing machine-type doohickey to make the books. And it is obviously Kitty Dinner Time for Madam Furry Butt. April Update RESEARCH...
March Update
The cyclone has come and gone from the Gold Coast, but the damage it left behind has been extensive. That cliff used to be a gentle slope down to the water. March Update I've spent the last two weeks frantically revising the edits for 'Guardian of Empire', the second...
February Update
These are called Anticrepuscular rays. Many people on the beach stopped and took photos of them, they were striking. February Update Things slow down for me during the summer. I close off unfinished tasks, and spend some time doing jobs that were lower down in the...
January Update
January Update My daughter came up from Sydney and spent much time at the beach. Her cat was extremely pleased to see her, and made sure to remind her exactly what her main role in life should be. I hope everybody had a terrific break! I'm back at work, typing...