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The Passage of Time (Or, The Novel Has Landed)

Biggest indicator of a lack of research? Starting a sentence with the words “According to Wikipedia”. But! According to Wikipedia (and a bunch of psychologists and stuff) one’s perception of the passage of time is relative to one’s age. In other words, the older you get, the faster it feels like time is passing. ThatContinue reading “The Passage of Time (Or, The Novel Has Landed)”

I’m Not Racist, But…: On Race & Genre Fiction

I have to admit, I was a little hesitant in writing this post. Race is an incredibly sensitive topic and it’s very easy to come across as either self-righteous or horribly misguided…especially when you’re a pasty Australian guy who’s so pale he’s practically blue. But I’ve had this idea brewing in my head for quiteContinue reading “I’m Not Racist, But…: On Race & Genre Fiction”

The Lessons of History

As I was driving to work this morning, I caught a few minutes of a talkback segment discussing the cutting of history classes in the Victorian education system…or at least that’s what I thought it was about. Turned out it had more to do with the teaching of Australian history rather than history in general,Continue reading “The Lessons of History”

Where I’ll Be & What I (Haven’t) Been Doing

With the release of the book getting closer and closer (July 25th! Have I mentioned that lately?) events are starting to lock into place. Kicking things off will be the launch at the Sun Theatre and Bookshop on 1st August, which everyone is more than welcome to attend…just make sure you RSVP! From there, there’llContinue reading “Where I’ll Be & What I (Haven’t) Been Doing”

Got It Covered

Well, here it is! The cover to Goldrush, the first book in the Vanguard Prime series. It feels like the cat’s already out of the bag, given that the cover has been available on the Penguin website for a while now, but I could hardly mention it in every post up until now andContinue reading “Got It Covered”