In a few days I'll be back on a plane (ok, four planes), travelling to the frigid north to experience the 'summer' of my ancestors. Yep, that's right, kids! I'm heading back to England and then Ireland for Dublin2019, the 77th World Science Fiction Convention! I decided not to apply to take part in panels... Continue Reading →
Growing Wings: Launching Blood of Heirs
In all the excitement and jet-lag of travelling to BristolCon in the UK, I completely forgot to post about the launch of Blood of Heirs! I will post about my adventures at BristolCon soon, but for now, here it is! Four years of work, finally in my hands! Kindle eBook - NOW AVAILABLE on Amazon... Continue Reading →
Mapping the World
This week has been huge! I finished the final edits for Blood of Heirs, finalised the map of Coraidin, and the cover for Blood of Heirs was revealed by the wonderful folks over at The Fantasy Hive! Now the map is complete, I can share it with all of you and reveal some of the... Continue Reading →
The Six Circles of Editing Hell
As promised, I have some insights to share about editing Blood of Heirs... The edits hit a pretty big snag last week, and without going into the gruesome details, the up-shot is that I had to cut ties with one editor and employ another to finish the job of the structural edit. Hopefully, this won't have a... Continue Reading →
A New Path: The Publication of The Coraidic Sagas
The last two weeks have thrown up some big changes for me and my little writing Dungeon... One of the biggest is the decision to self publish my first trilogy of fantasy books! Woo! Book babies! Everyone loves book babies! I've decided to run a bit of a commentary on the process as it happens,... Continue Reading →
Menu Memories
When I travel, my memories always attach to food I’ve eaten along the way. I distinctly recall the vast array of dishes I tried on my first trip to the US when I was in primary school, and whenever I see those dishes elsewhere those early travel memories come flooding back. Churros at Disneyland, hush... Continue Reading →
Self-care & Jams
I firmly believe in self love, self-care and taking time to do things for yourself. Writing is something I do for myself, for the love of it, for the intrinsic reward and for how it makes my heart feel. It's a place I can go and be completely comfortable and content, even when the work... Continue Reading →
For Love’s Sake…
It's been two years since I wrote 'All the Colours Of Love'. I wrote it in a moment of euphoria after the majority Catholic nation of Ireland made marriage equality legal, bubbling with hope that it would not be long until our country, Australia, would follow suit. How could we not? How could... Continue Reading →
The Rude Truth
ABC Australia recently published an article about social media, asking if interactions 'in real life' were now ruder as a consequence of online interactions. It got me thinking... What counts as rude, how do we define it? Generally, it's an action or response that goes against the commonly accepted status quo, or etiquette of a... Continue Reading →
Queens of Grim
A quick post this time! I am featured over on Dark Mondays among some amazing women authors! Check it out, buy their books, revel in grim awesomeness! https://darkmondaysblog.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/an-introduction-to-the-writers-of-the-grimdark-group-part-2/
Alicia Wanstall-Burke 