Happy New Year! To everyone who has visited following my overusing the word “thing” on RNZ, welcome.
Category: Thoughts
Taking myself seriously for a moment
When it comes to taking myself and my writing seriously, I both do, and don't. Like a cat bringing you a mouse. I'm leaving words on the doorstep of the internet, and then when you stumble across it, I'm sitting six feet away conspicuously washing my paws.
Wanna come listen to me read things? Course you do
Of the many things which have been royally stuffed up by covid, the ones that I hadn’t actually anticipated were Book Events. Mostly because prior to covid, Book Events had not been a huge part of my life, except for when I went along to the Auckland Writers Festival. This year was set to mark … Continue reading Wanna come listen to me read things? Course you do
A pretty good month
To say that I am bad at promoting my work is a massive understatement. I always feel incredibly awkward whenever I try to talk about what I write, and where it's been published. Of course, at the same time I am still a writer and thus crave attention and feedback and validation all the time. … Continue reading A pretty good month
Let’s call the whole thing off
So, the year 2020 continues to disappoint. Lockdown the second occurred the day before I was scheduled to do a reading of my piece in Ko Aotearoa Tātou, which I was looking forward to. I was also supposed to be having a job interview, and to be part of the sideline team for the Blues … Continue reading Let’s call the whole thing off
The months I might have stolen
There’s a line that is currently in one of my stories which is going to be removed from that story because it doesn’t fit. But I still like the line, so I’ll put it here instead. Gaps gilded in the magic of the hours I stole with you. That’s how I feel today. I’m waiting … Continue reading The months I might have stolen
Shock! A post about my writing
Over the weekend, along with a stonking great migraine I got the news that a short story I wrote, Work and Income Gothic is a finalist for a Sir Julius Vogel Award, which is run by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand. I'd known someone nominated me for a while, but I … Continue reading Shock! A post about my writing
Lockdown Day Who Knows: When ‘Interesting Times’ Aren’t That Interesting
I started this blog with the best of intentions, and it’s been… five entries in a bit over a month? Well, it’s about par with all my other attempts at running a blog to be fair. The thing I pretty much knew in my mind, but not quite in my soul, is that a lot … Continue reading Lockdown Day Who Knows: When ‘Interesting Times’ Aren’t That Interesting
Lockdown Day 14: On The Beach
So I finally got tired of refreshing my twitter feed and/or getting angry at my university and decided to read a book. The books in my bubble are… somewhat dated, but there is among them the complete works of Nevil Shute. My mother told me she had read said complete works as a teenager during … Continue reading Lockdown Day 14: On The Beach
Lockdown Day 7: 2020 is Cancelled
A couple of days ago, we got the news that the Bingham Cup, a huge and exciting rugby tournament has been cancelled for this year. Given someone else paid for my ticket to Canada, I’m hoping Air New Zealand will still actually be around in 2022, and also that they’ll postpone my ticket. Since my … Continue reading Lockdown Day 7: 2020 is Cancelled