Good-weekend lit-lovelies, Check out the crowd in the reading room! You can view some more pictures from The Death Mook launch here. This was absolutely the highlight of my week. I had to have a few wines before reading to deal with the nerves, damn them, and because there was such a big crowd! Dion and Lisa … Continue reading Let's Have a Conversation
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I've Joined the Twits, the Dead (or Undead) and More Festivals!
I'm spending my Saturday making bookmarks for the blog to give out at the Format Festival next month (as it's a DIY festival, I thought crafty-collage-style bookmarks would be apt). They'll be on different colour cardboards with words, little images I like, and gel-pen artwork! It's so much fun - I haven't done craft for … Continue reading I've Joined the Twits, the Dead (or Undead) and More Festivals!
Love, Literature and Evolution – Writers at the Convent
On Saturday the 14th I attended a couple of sessions at Writers at the Convent, a mini writers' festival run by Reader's Feast Bookstore, at the gorgeous Abbotsford Convent. Unfortunately, the 'Australian Fiction' session with Peter Goldsworthy, Robert Drewe, and Steven Carroll was cancelled, but I skipped the other big sessions and decided to spend … Continue reading Love, Literature and Evolution – Writers at the Convent
I Do it For Love
Let me start out by saying I have a terrible headache, but I blog because I love you. Happy Valentines Day, readers. I hope you didn't get too commercial. I hope you wrote a heartfelt poem or song, no matter how shoddy. I spent the day with Charles Darwin, but more on that later in … Continue reading I Do it For Love
Round 'em Up
A wealth of literary-minded titbits (yes, that is the proper Australian spelling) to share with you this week: * Only one week until Writers at the Convent. I don't have a lot of dough at the moment (read: broke) but I can't miss the Australian Fiction session at 8pm on the Saturday. It'll be my … Continue reading Round 'em Up
I am Sam, a Horse Guest, Music, and Reminiscent
* I have a friend called Sam. He's really rad. A few months ago I told him that Vignette Press were looking for art to accompany the text in The Death Mook. His paintings and drawings are often on the macabre side, as his main artistic influences are horror cinema, and surrealist art (and Playboy, perhaps?). … Continue reading I am Sam, a Horse Guest, Music, and Reminiscent
Twenty-four and There's So Much More…
F**k. I just wrote a whole post and it completely disappeared. Yes I was saving as I went. I blame the Establishment. Anyhoo. I had an energetic, positive week with a few sharp downcurves, followed by quick recoveries. Here's a small summary. Monday - work, die hair, yoga. Tuesday - lunch w/ Krissy Kneen (yum!), … Continue reading Twenty-four and There's So Much More…
Smells, Snugglepot, Springsteen Vibes, Sleepers and Stuff
Ah, to write. To do it for the joy alone. I am addicted to creating and recording. I am also addicted to discovery. How does that writer do it? How did they come up with that? How did they capture just how that feels, or what it would feel like, or how it would feel to be … Continue reading Smells, Snugglepot, Springsteen Vibes, Sleepers and Stuff
I might be related to Stephenie Meyer
I keep seeing my name around lately. One thing I'm glad of is that Stephenie pronounces it the same way as me. Not Mayer, but Mier. I haven't read the books yet. Maybe I will someday. I don't mind the odd bit of Undead sexual tension here and there. Sure, hype can often be a turn-off. … Continue reading I might be related to Stephenie Meyer
The Swing, Bad Seeds, Mook Launch, and the Crunch
Getting back into the swing of things has been slow. Work has been busy, but reading and writing has slowed-up a little at the moment. '90s novel' is taking its time. I'm working on it a bit this weekend, but I have a few other focuses too. Working on some very cool things for the … Continue reading The Swing, Bad Seeds, Mook Launch, and the Crunch
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