It is time for me to sweep away the negativity and sweariness from the front page of my blog, and talk about something positive. I’ve had a few batches of new students in the past couple of weeks: a new Year of the Novel group, a new Year of the Edit group, and two new [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Bump!
Posted in The teaching life, Work/Life Balance on July 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Postscript, or, Some Journalists can’t be Trusted*
Posted in Necessary Vent, gaaaaah! on July 27, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Those of you who recall my angry, swear-filled post on PIRs may remember that I was interviewed for The Australian that week, then the interview wasn’t used. Interesting, then, to see this piece in The Weekend Australian by the very same journalist:
But one of the most depressing moments in the past few weeks was supplied [...]
The science of editing
Posted in The writing life on July 25, 2009 | 13 Comments »
I’ve just finished my first edit of “Field of Clouds” and the whole process went really well. Now it’ll go off to my agent, who may have more to add, and then to my publishers, who will no doubt have much for me to fix.
For those of you embarking on a self-edit, the most important [...]
Really, really angry (be warned: swears)
Posted in Necessary Vent, future of art on July 15, 2009 | 43 Comments »
I am so fucking pissed off right now, and I’ve spent the last couple of days writing polite and considered letters, so here is my chance to say what I really think.
Yesterday, the productivity commission, in its infinite bullheaded ignorance, recommended lifting the restrictions on parallel importation that protect the Australian publishing industry. What does [...]
Winter wonderland
Posted in Kimberley Freeman, The writing life, research on July 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Just back today from Tasmania, where I finalised my research for “Field of Clouds”. I’ve been to Tassie half a dozen times now, but have never seen it so green (and so cold! sub-zero nights and mornings!) I must confess to having developed a much greater appreciation of the Australian landscape through writing this book. [...]
A first scene
Posted in The writing life, fantasy fiction, favourite things, writing tool box on July 2, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I’ve written a prologue and a first scene for my new book, an intimate epic fantasy called “The Garden of the Mad King.” I’ve been fiddling with a few ideas for a while, and have mapped out the first couple of chapters vaguely. But books are made of more than vague ideas, they are made [...]
