Project Foxfire

o my lord

Kate — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:59:07 +0000

So last night I was happily watching a TV program on the Seven Ages of Rock when a realisation surfaced from the murky subconscious and quirked a brow most wry: of course, Lindeth’s metacharacter is Jareth the Goblin King. And I am so glad he didn’t tell me that earlier. Lindeth, that is, not Jareth. [...]

Doubts Begone!

vbpurcell — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:53:25 +0000

It seems the bane for every writer – rework. You pen a story that seems fantastic at the time. It’s full of your passion and the inner workings of your imagination. You then share it with people who collectively comment on its construction and ways to make it “enjoyable” to others. Most of the comments [...]

Sticky note #762

Kate — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:24:14 +0000

Beware the sticky note, gentle reader… it spawns and devours the ink which marked it as important, leaving a pale ghostly scribble and general confusion: smoke detectors The confusion as per this note relates to how long it’s stayed stuck to the wall, something like ten months. That’s how long its been since my world revolved around [...]

Alone

vbpurcell — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:20:51 +0000

Emma is a woman caught between worlds - her mind and her life.

Saving books…

Kate — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:45:44 +0000

… by Australian authors published in Australia, a situation under threat of Parallel Importation. This act is prohibited by the UK and USA; why would Australia want to change? To paraphrase the circular: While it’s possible that lifting territorial copyright restrictions will bring down book prices, it’s more likely to result in less Australian science fiction, fantasy [...]

Treat: Witching Hour

Kate — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:32:31 +0000

For all those lovely Kindle fans out there, After the Fall: Witching Hour is available early… click the cover for the link. A bit of background: the Mistress of the AtF Universe said a particular alien species did not come in shades of grey, despite our insubordinate attempts to paint our characters that way. Ha! She should have [...]

Nightlights

Kate — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:34:40 +0000

I have a new novel in progress, a crime-fantasy set in the City of Light and thus full of shadows. It’s also full of auxilary characters who are giving me trouble by being coolly named (so I can’t arrest them), lovable (so I can’t kill them off) or in the case of the newest one [...]

WIP: Chasing Storms

J.C. Montgomery — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:04:37 +0000

Swallowing the last of her coffee, she looks out the open window towards a massive shape swirling in the distance, moving slowly across the horizon. As the sirens begin to wail, she re-reads the message, its implications making it clear she needs to act quickly.

Flee, pale mortal…

Kate — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:50:43 +0000

Thanks to a link discovered on the Tor.com site I’m reading Dracula in real-time – well, almost. Have to allow an extra day for the US/Australian time zones. Nineteen days in and I’m very much on The Count’s side although I haven’t quite figured out the significance of his hairy palms (hmmm!). I’d be even [...]

sticky note #389

Kate — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:04:19 +0000

? = baby book Because this vampire is like a toothache; he’s keeping me awake wondering what his name is, drat him. When he first arrived he could get away with being The vampire but now that the story’s grown he needs an actual name. And it can’t be Ben because I already have three of them. [...]