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2015

Writing inspirations found in a photo of a beach scene original ↗

11 May 2015

Why VE Day counted for less than the Marshall Plan original ↗

10 May 2015

3D printed steak chips? It’s enough to make me go all hippy and vegetarian…original ↗

9 May 2015

Essential writing skills: planning, planning, planning original ↗

8 May 2015

When ethics overcome history original ↗

6 May 2015

My sneaky crusade to play “Louie Louie”, and why it failed original ↗

5 May 2015

Writing inspirations – there ain’t room in this town for the Sheriff original ↗

3 May 2015

Time’s no illusion – unlike gravity. Weird but true!original ↗

2 May 2015

Essential writing skills: the importance of structure original ↗

1 May 2015

Oh, what a lovely blog hop!original ↗

30 Apr 2015

Writing inspirations – one of two famous steamships from 1912 original ↗

29 Apr 2015

Writing inspirations – looking back through ages at the violence of nature original ↗

27 Apr 2015

Do Nazi super soldiers have non-Nazi parts?original ↗

26 Apr 2015

Writing inspirations – beyond the Misty Mountains…original ↗

25 Apr 2015

Wrapping up war remembrance with a mystery original ↗

25 Apr 2015

Lest we forget: a moment to remember, in an autumn dawn original ↗

24 Apr 2015

The Gallipoli centenary: we must remember them original ↗

23 Apr 2015

Writing inspirations – In Flanders Fields original ↗

22 Apr 2015

Remembering the whole of New Zealand’s First World War…original ↗

21 Apr 2015

Busting New Zealand’s Gallipoli myths original ↗

20 Apr 2015

Building up to the solemn moment of remembrance original ↗

19 Apr 2015

Why did New Zealand end up landing at Gallipoli?original ↗

18 Apr 2015

Essential writing skills: what editors do, and why it’s essential original ↗

17 Apr 2015

Writing inspirations – working within the limits and getting a result anyway original ↗

16 Apr 2015

Writing inspirations – imagining life for settlers in days gone by original ↗

14 Apr 2015

The new ‘Thunderbirds’ – fab or fail? I know what I think…original ↗

13 Apr 2015

Visions of New Zealand’s great war adventure original ↗

12 Apr 2015

Why does everything taste of chicken, except chicken?original ↗

11 Apr 2015

Essential writing skills: when plain English isn’t – and how to write simply original ↗

10 Apr 2015

Can we sell books with suggestive gibberish?original ↗

9 Apr 2015

So, on whose coat tails should writers hang?original ↗

8 Apr 2015

Writing inspirations – posing answers to the questions left by an abandoned trailer original ↗

7 Apr 2015

Why naming places isn’t always a solemn historical moment original ↗

6 Apr 2015

Quantum physics just might become rainbow gravity original ↗

4 Apr 2015

Essential writing skills: how to invisibly improve your writing original ↗

3 Apr 2015

Writing inspirations – celebrating a moment of dieselpunk original ↗

2 Apr 2015

Alexander Kartveli’s inspiring Juggernaut original ↗

1 Apr 2015

Announcing ‘Western Front – The New Zealand Division 1916-18’original ↗

30 Mar 2015

Anticipating the next trend in book cover styles original ↗

29 Mar 2015

My gripe about the misappropriation of quantum physics by new age woo original ↗

28 Mar 2015

Essential writing skills: editing ain’t simple original ↗

27 Mar 2015

Writing inspirations – walking on the stones of years original ↗

26 Mar 2015

Writing inspirations – the wonder of Packard original ↗

24 Mar 2015

The real difference between editors and authors original ↗

23 Mar 2015

History you can touch – now available in North America original ↗

22 Mar 2015

A chat with Elvis about Nibiru and other woo original ↗

21 Mar 2015

Writers – one-trick ponies or polymaths?original ↗

20 Mar 2015

Writing inspirations – little house I used to live in original ↗

19 Mar 2015

Is vandalism part of the human condition?original ↗

18 Mar 2015

Writing inspirations – the art of the radiator cap original ↗

17 Mar 2015

Aviation dreams: the P-51 Mustang comes alive original ↗

15 Mar 2015

How Stephen Hawking reconciled the irreconcilable original ↗

14 Mar 2015

Essential writing skills: handling the skill transition original ↗

13 Mar 2015

A magical moment from a 1930s deco fantasy original ↗

12 Mar 2015

Can you sell through social media? Not directly…original ↗

10 Mar 2015

Writing inspirations – harking back to a more stylish age original ↗

9 Mar 2015

Standing in awe of the ultimate art deco aircraft original ↗

8 Mar 2015

Getting winked at by a mystery star! Really original ↗

7 Mar 2015

Essential writing skills: making a credible near-future setting original ↗

6 Mar 2015

A few random thoughts on Putney Piddleboms and other classic British cars original ↗

5 Mar 2015

Dreaming of vintage flight in the magical age of aviation original ↗

3 Mar 2015

Essential writing skills: how publishers credit photographs original ↗

2 Mar 2015

Why I think Mars One is a really stupid notion original ↗

28 Feb 2015

Essential writing skills: a few interesting publisher terms original ↗

27 Feb 2015

Writing inspirations – jumping back to 1938 original ↗

26 Feb 2015

What ever became of all the good in the world?original ↗

25 Feb 2015

In which I discover someone’s selling a book of mine for $4896.01 original ↗

23 Feb 2015

Writing inspirations – a small dose of golden age Hollywood magic original ↗

22 Feb 2015

Yes – a Kiwi might go to Mars, but I still wish it was Justin Bieber original ↗

21 Feb 2015

‘Kiwi Air Power’ – out now, and it’s the best launch party e-v-a-h!original ↗

20 Feb 2015

Essential writing skills: why commas count when you write original ↗

19 Feb 2015

Writing inspirations – they that go down to the sea in ships original ↗

18 Feb 2015

Kiwi Air Power: cover reveal and a sneak preview!original ↗

16 Feb 2015

Essential writing skills: stripping out the language original ↗

15 Feb 2015

Making ancient mysteries like Gobekli Tepe go away – with science!original ↗

14 Feb 2015

Essential writing skills: the art of the book review original ↗

13 Feb 2015

My flirtation with the ultimate golden age sci-fi gadget original ↗

12 Feb 2015

Writing inspirations – tantalising glimpses of a summer sea original ↗

11 Feb 2015

Exciting writing news for 2015!original ↗

10 Feb 2015

Writing inspirations – almost a slice of Gotham city original ↗

8 Feb 2015

Where woo woo comes from and why it’s so seductive original ↗

7 Feb 2015

Does what we write define us as writers?original ↗

6 Feb 2015

Waitangi Day: the story behind the Treaty original ↗

5 Feb 2015

If writing’s art, what should we deliver?original ↗

3 Feb 2015

Writing inspirations – the incongruity of standing alone original ↗

1 Feb 2015

The science of being smart – and why we didn’t need alien help original ↗

31 Jan 2015

Essential writing skills: good and bad ways to write a novel series original ↗

30 Jan 2015

Why only nasty people seem to win – and my book about one of them original ↗

29 Jan 2015

How long is the ‘now’ moment we live in?original ↗

27 Jan 2015

Win one of two books here!original ↗

26 Jan 2015

Should we be dispassionate about writing – like Spock?original ↗

25 Jan 2015

New Zealand’s part in the Battle of Dogger Bank original ↗

24 Jan 2015

Essential writing skills: how to avoid losing the plot original ↗

23 Jan 2015

The hazards of my popular name – and my book about someone else who had one original ↗

22 Jan 2015

Do societies re-package their narratives of recent events? And is that ‘history’?original ↗

20 Jan 2015

Summer writing inspirations – layers of blue to a far horizon original ↗

19 Jan 2015

What is it about ‘boy racer’ thrill-seekers?original ↗

18 Jan 2015

Summer writing inspirations – a footbridge with a curious history original ↗

17 Jan 2015

Essential writing skills: how to avoid being ‘derivative’ at all cost original ↗

16 Jan 2015

Piling on the coals with the radical reds, 1890s style original ↗

15 Jan 2015