I've been watching a few Goodreads threads this week, and also a few threads on Facebook in a couple of group I participate in. They've been about a variety of things, but mostly about sexism and exploitation.I was struck by the variety of reasoning used by the various posters.There were discussions about historical accuracy in … Continue reading Pondering Ethics In The Real World, And The Worlds Of Our Imaginations.
Year: 2014
Barbara Jefferis Award Nomination
Barbara Jefferis was an Australian Writer who was the first female president of the Australian Society of Authors. The Australian Society of Authors describes her thus: 'Barbara Jefferis was a feminist, a founding member of the Australian Society of Authors, its first woman President and, in the words of Thomas Keneally, 'a rare being amongst … Continue reading Barbara Jefferis Award Nomination
Continuum
Well, I'm back. From four days of discussions, panels, cover art pose offs, and lots of fun. Continuum was my very first Science Fiction Convention, and I'm happy to say it most definitely won't be my last.I participated in three panels as a panellist, did a reading of Frontier Incursion, and ran a market stall … Continue reading Continuum
Continuum X – Next Weekend’s activity!
Next weekend I'll be at my very first Science Fiction Convention - Continuum X: Carnival of Lost Souls, in Melbourne. Although I've always loved reading Science Fiction, and now writing it, I've never been to one, as we've always lived in remote, and now rural, Australia.It's really interesting when you tell people that you're going … Continue reading Continuum X – Next Weekend’s activity!
Connecting With Your Characters (Or why some authors cry when they kill off their darlings.)
Today I killed someone. Not a real person, I hasten to add, if you're thinking I'm some kind of closet murderer, but one of the characters that I hold dear. And as I wrote, I cried. As I finished writing, and closed the chapter on this person's life - a life lived only in my imagination … Continue reading Connecting With Your Characters (Or why some authors cry when they kill off their darlings.)
Odyssey House Victoria Writing Competition
Just a quick update.Odyssey House, Victoria has just opened a writing competition.If you'd like to enter, you can find all of the details in this link.There are monetary prizes, and you can be part of helping an excellent organisation. Odyssey House works with drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Check them out at http://www.odyssey.org.au
The Wonderful World of Music
I'm an amateur musician in my spare time. (Some would say very amateur!) I love to sing, and occasionally play the flute. Most of the family is musical, and as I was driving our youngest back to uni this afternoon, we talked about the love of music. Not in a lot of words, but in … Continue reading The Wonderful World of Music
So Much To Write About, And So Little Time To Do It!
I was pondering what to write about when I realised that I was procrastinating about it because I wanted to write something else. Not that I don't want to write a blog post either, it was just because I'm heavily involved in writing the third and final book in the Frontier Trilogy. I've just got to … Continue reading So Much To Write About, And So Little Time To Do It!
Reading Through Life and Death
A few posts ago I wrote about Life and Death and Easter. Since then, I've attended a funeral. It was while I was at the funeral, listening to the beautiful eulogies, that I began to think about the role of a writer in effecting change, and becoming a part of peoples' lives. Why was my attention … Continue reading Reading Through Life and Death
Liebster Award
I was kindly nominated for a Liebster Award by Mariam Tsaturyan.The Rules are as follows:The nominated user must provide a link back to the person who nominated them (Mariam Tsaturyan)Provide 11 facts about yourselfAnswer 11 questions set by the person who nominated youChoose 11 more questions and nominate 11 more people11 Facts About MeI love … Continue reading Liebster Award
Leonie Rogers 