I've spent the better part of the weekend working my way through Book 3. Frontier Resistance (Book 2 in the Frontier Series) is on its way towards publication, and after completing the first draft of Book 3, I put it away for a rest. I picked it up again this weekend to re-read and begin … Continue reading Thoughts on Editing
Month: July 2014
Tomorrow
Tomorrow That stupid song from Annie. It’s been going around and around inside my head since my writers group decided on the theme. I liked the idea of ‘Tomorrow’ when we talked about it last month. Initial thoughts of spaceships and super-cool technology flashed past my eyes when I first heard it, because, hey, I … Continue reading Tomorrow
The Bravery of Ian Thorpe
As I write, I'm watching Ian Thorpe's interview with Michael Parkinson. I've always loved to watch swimming. I swam competitively myself, not at a particularly high level, but high enough to understand what he meant when he talked about 'having a relationship' with the water. Our kids swam, and the swimming is the one bit … Continue reading The Bravery of Ian Thorpe
Ethics and the Internet
I've been pondering ethics today. Ethics and truth, to be precise. There's a bit in the Bible I rather like, which says 'let your yes be yes, and your no be no' - it's in a bit where Jesus is talking about oaths - or 'swearing by something.' I like it, because it is about … Continue reading Ethics and the Internet
Leonie Rogers 