As I mentioned in my last post, I was invited to speak to a group of Year 5 & 6 students at Brunswick North Primary last week. I knew I was in good company when it turned out the kids were already well-versed in comic books. Not only did the name tags on their desksContinue reading “Of School Visits, Interviews, and Songbirds…”
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Armageddon Out of Here
This week I’ll be giving a talk at a primary school in Melbourne, where I’ll be discussing the path that brought me to publication, as well as hopefully fielding some questions from the students. I’ve given other talks to support the release of Vanguard Prime: Goldrush, but this’ll be my first school visit. I’m onlyContinue reading “Armageddon Out of Here”
Kick Out The (Vanguard Prime) Jams
After yesterday’s post on the music that inspired Vanguard Prime: Goldrush, it occurred to me that there was not one but two songs that I should have mentioned in my list. Instead of having contributed to the creation of VP, however, they were instead inspired by the book. You see, before Goldrush was published I hadContinue reading “Kick Out The (Vanguard Prime) Jams”
The Ideas Shoppe: In The Groove
One of my biggest sources of inspiration is music; so much so that I gave a presentation at uni on songs that had inspired my writing. It…did not go well. I’d hoped to stimulate conversation amongst my fellow students about what music sparked their imaginations. What I got instead was muted befuddlement. I was eventuallyContinue reading “The Ideas Shoppe: In The Groove”
The Art of the Matter
Another weekend has ended, another week has started, and another event is done and dusted. The signing at Dymocks Southland turned out to be a lot of fun. I had a table set up at the front of the store and got the chance to chat with people as they came in. Quite a few people who’dContinue reading “The Art of the Matter”
Steven Lochran 