About a year ago, a reader asked me if I would be interested in taking their ideas/words and publishing them under my own name. Their reasons for this were that they: wanted to remain anonymous thought that using my audience (aka. you) would boost their reach. Here’s my response. Thanks for the question. It’s a … Read more
Woohoo!!! I’m excited. Are you excited? Early reviews have been fabulous, and I’m really stoked that I’ve managed to (pleasantly) surprise people. In the words of one reviewer: Whatever you expected, whatever you thought might happen to Kuma forget it all. Iffet Burton, Goodreads.com Read below for a sneak peek. Chapter 1 I don’t know … Read more
On August 8 2019 at 9:30am, I launched my first Kickstarter. It wasn’t perfect and I wasn’t ready for it, but I hit that big green button anyway. I wouldn’t have said it was a rollercoaster, it was more like a slow climb up an emotional slippery-dip, as you will discover below. My aim with … Read more
There should be a mug that reads “so many books, such a small piggybank”. Trying to feed a dragon-sized book habit can be expensive and no matter how many books you buy, there are a thousand more you just have to have. If this is you, you’ve probably been tempted by the lure of downloading … Read more
Books are expensive and our wallets aren’t always deep enough to satisfy our dragon-sized appetites. So what do you do when you just have to have that book but can’t wait until your next paycheck? Hopefully, you don’t hit up a pirate site, because that’d make me all frowny-face. Here are 4 alternatives to browsing … Read more
Laura E. Goodin is the author of After the Bloodwood Staff, an Australian fantasy about a quest that doesn’t go quite how it’s supposed to. BELINDA: Tell us about Sybil, one of the two main protagonists in After the Bloodwood Staff: what makes her strong? LAURA: In a way, it’s her weaknesses and pessimism that make … Read more
Hero’s at OzComicCon this weekend and I’ve been awed by all the awesome cosplayers! Here’s a great photo of Kynan Waterford and his partner, dressed as mercenaries from his books Jupiter and Pluto. Check out my Facebook page for more photos as I take them!
Dragons can fly because they’re magic… But what if you want to create a fantastical creature that’s a bit more plausible? Find out how on Fantasy Faction.
‘Superman, as long as I have you here, just answer one thing for me: Why tights? Why a cape? You’re a grown man. Don’t you feel ridiculous?’
‘My mother made it for me.’
