by Mel | May 25, 2009 | Cool stuff, Life
I don’t get to do a lot of non-writing related travel due to time and budget constraints. But this weekend I zoomed off to Adelaide (the capital of South Australia for the non-Aussies) to visit my brother and sister in law and the furry niece dog. It was a...
by Mel | Oct 31, 2008 | Cool stuff
Also known as you never know who knows who on the internet…or six degrees of techno-geekery perhaps. Today I was reading blogs on Google Reader (I am a convert to the blog aggregator concept) and saw that Elizabeth Bear had an interview on Adventures in Sci-Fi...
by Mel | May 11, 2008 | Cool stuff
1. The concept of a nailpolish called “I’m not really a waitress” makes her have hysterics for five minutes. 2. She can commentate the bird wars occurring in her vegie patch due to the bread she put out there. 3. She sends me text messages asking if...
by Mel | Jan 9, 2008 | Writing
I made the final five of Karin Tabke’s first line comp, so I get to send ten pages to Hilary Teeman at St Martin’s Press. After some revising. It was a very interesting comp, you post one line each week if you’re not eliminated. I managed to tighten...
by Mel | May 13, 2007 | Random thoughts
1. She likes birdwatching, cheese and having approximately four gazillion tops in each colour. 2. She makes a great roast lamb. 3. She’s got a retail therapy habit. 4. She taught me (and lots of other kids) how to read. 5. Her hair won’t perm. 6. She lets...
