Accidental autobiography – a thematic reading of my writing career to date
I’m reminded of some advice I read some years back: the book you could write today will not be the book you write tomorrow. It’s so true. I’ve been looking back at some of my major works, and have...
View ArticleThe importance of contacts
One thing that they never told me is that contacts matter. That in a lot of ways, it doesn’t matter what you write, as long as you can sell it. As a kid, I never realised the truth. The value of a good...
View ArticleWriting bucket list – February 2014
Success is one of those things that’s impossible to quantify. If you’d asked me when I was a kid what my definition of success was, it’d probably end up looking something like what I’ve got now: I’m in...
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April 2014 update
Time for another April update. Re-reading this old blog post was, as with last year, a reminder of just how incredibly busy life is. NB: There are a lot of exciting things happening later this month,...
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What I learned from my failed Kickstarter
In April/May of this year, I ran a Kickstarter campaign for a science fiction anthology entitled All The King’s Men. The project aimed to source artwork and writing from creative professionals around...
View ArticleAccidental autobiography – Undad update
A few months ago, I put together a brief analysis of my major creative works, focusing on the way they reflected what was going on in my life at the time. Since then, Undad has appeared rather suddenly...
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Crunching the numbers – the Undad Kickstarter debrief
Earlier this week, my Kickstarter campaign Undad ended, raising more than $5300, which is 40% more than its funding goal of $3750. In this post, I’ll attempt to break down some of the numbers, using...
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Aurealis Awards 2014 finalists announced
Last year, Peaceful Tomorrows (Vol 2) was shortlisted in the Best Graphic Novel category of the 2013 Aurealis Awards. To have been nominated was a profound and exciting experience for me, and even...
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April 2016 update
Somehow, this annual April update skipped a year. It’s April 2016? Really? Are we sure about this? Here we go then. Family When I wrote the last April update, our third child hadn’t yet been born....
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How graphic novels benefit from the “show, don’t tell” principle
One of the most interesting things about images, about using images in conjunction with text, is the effect that it has upon a reader’s brain. One thing that cropped up consistently in the research for...
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