My baby
A colleague at work asked about my baby the other day.
Without missing a beat I asked: You mean my manuscript?
Blog
Jul 8
Authors online!
I recently updated my website — with the help of a graphic designer friend! — and in the process I checked out a thousand author websites.
Below are a few of the high tech sites that are worth a visit:
Authors need thick skins
Apparently authors used to need fifty layers of skin instead of forty-nine. This fantastic article by Flavorwire covers the thirty harshest author on author insults in history.
Sick as a dog
This is my fifth day of the flu. I have literally been lying on the couch for the past four days – except for this morning when I went on the Million Paws Walk to raise money for the RSPCA. And to dog watch. I saw the cutest whippet wearing a black turtleneck.
The REAL royal society of authors
As I write this I am getting ready for the royal wedding. Not literally. My invite got lost in the post. But I have my glass of wine and a couple of friends coming to celebrate. The first guests have now arrived at Westminster Abbey, but apparently they have about three hours to kill, which was how long I stood around for a glimpse of Prince Frederik and Princess Mary when they came to Canberra in 2005. It was SO worth it. Read more
