Archive for March, 2009

I have been lucky enough to be able to do some reviewing for Hatchette Australia and have received some books under the Hatchette and Orbit labels.  You will see some reviews appearing here soon, and in ASIM and hopefully Specusphere.

Trudi Canavan’s The Magician’s  Apprentice arrived in the post today, and I can’t wait to start reading it — all that is stopping me is a pile of stories to slush for ASIM, some OWW reviews, and of course the last book in the four part The Gap series by Stephen Donaldson!

Reviews abound, I am pretty content to have this opportunity.

For all those that don’t know, Jason scored an honourable mention (again) from Writers Of The Future.  I am pleased for him.  He was actually a semi-finalist (again) which is a lot better than an honourable mention.  So he lifts the bar higher and I hope he does well in his next submission to them.  He will receive a critique from coordinating judge J.D Wentworth.  Lucky guy.  Way to go Jason.

Check it out at:

http://wotfblog.galaxypress.com/2009/03/1st-quarter-2009-semi-finalists-and.html

I’m often lucky enough to get my stories published by Nuke at AntipodeanSF, but this month I have to lay tribute to two fellow ASIMites: Felicity Dowker and Mark Farrugia.

Felicity as always is a treat to read her oddly gross horror or delightful milder spec fic.  She is good  – did I say she is good? – and I would always encourage anyone to spend the time having a read of her pieces.  Felicity has Say The Word in the  above release.  Unfortuneately I can’t say too much, but only through fear of her story come true… but give it a read – unfortuneately it’s very good!

I have not had the pleasure of reading any stories from Mark Farrugia before, but he too can write and it was enjoyable in a bit of a horror kind of way to have read his High School Hunt piece.  It too is good!  It is a bit gory – maybe not for the faint haerted and squeamish, and I’m glad that I guessed the ending otherwise I would have been very concerned about dealing with Mark in the future.  Give it a read, you’ll find out why.

Mark also hads been been lucky enough to get published in Issue 11 of Borderlands.  Well done Mark.  If you get a chance – hunt it down, by accounts it is a good read.

Here’s the link for the current 10 or so AntipodeanSF stories:

http://www.antisf.com.au/the-stories

Off to go and write something bold and significant!

Current Mood:  bouncy

Okay,

I’ve just set up a doo-hickey (this is a very technical term for the x-poster between dkernot LJ and my DavidKernot.com site.)

Should help keep me in touch with more writing folk.

Reality Is, are  five interconnected 100 word (exactly) stories, and they have been published on-line by Alien Skin Magazine.

Go on and make my day — have a read — and at the same time take at look of some of the other excellent stories there that have been published.

Here is the link:  http://www.alienskinmag.com/flash13.htm

Cheers,

David

Current Mood:  accomplished

The Hal Spacejock Series – Ebooks available now!

British born/Australian national Simon Haynes is the author behind the Hal Spacejock series. Last year his publisher caused a stir by giving away the first book as a free download, and now they’ve followed up by releasing low-cost, DRM-free ebooks of the rest of the series. (Low cost as in A$5 each, which is under US$3.50)

In a hurry? Order the ebooks via Simon’s author page on the Fremantle Press website

(Don’t forget Hal Spacejock book 1 is already available as a free ebook download)

• Hal Spacejock books 2 – 4 released as low-cost, DRM-free ebooks on the 7th March 2009

• Join the Hal Spacejock announcements list to stay up to date with events in Hal and Clunk’s galaxy.

Current Mood:  cheerful