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2013

Suddenly, New Zealand can’t be mistaken for a Kardashianoriginal ↗
3 Aug 2013
Write it now, part 29: the fictions of historyoriginal ↗
2 Aug 2013
Cover reveal: my ‘Illustrated History of New Zealand’original ↗
31 Jul 2013
A glimpse of The Hobbit on its last dayoriginal ↗
28 Jul 2013
Write it now, part 28: how much does research count?original ↗
27 Jul 2013
Sixty second writing tips: writing is writingoriginal ↗
26 Jul 2013
Author Interview: Peter King and the Changels seriesoriginal ↗
25 Jul 2013
A few quick glimpses of the Wellington quakeoriginal ↗
22 Jul 2013
Wellington quakes: how do you react in a crisis?original ↗
21 Jul 2013
It’s earthquake season in New Zealandoriginal ↗
20 Jul 2013
Write it now, part 27: when badder is betteroriginal ↗
19 Jul 2013
Sixty second writing tips: does being known sell books?original ↗
18 Jul 2013
J K Rowling and the writer’s dilemna – discoveryoriginal ↗
17 Jul 2013
Is there life on Mars – again?original ↗
15 Jul 2013
The science of the inevitable Taupo apocalypseoriginal ↗
13 Jul 2013
Write It Now Part 26: writers aren’t one-trick poniesoriginal ↗
12 Jul 2013
Sixty second writing tips: it’s what you don’t write that countsoriginal ↗
12 Jul 2013
A tribute to New Zealand’s clean, green and mighty engineeringoriginal ↗
10 Jul 2013
The funny side of having a popular name…original ↗
8 Jul 2013
Anyone for a PINT? What I dislike about psychometricsoriginal ↗
6 Jul 2013
Write it now, part 25: high literature versus plot driven novelsoriginal ↗
5 Jul 2013
Sixty second writing tips: close enough for jazz?original ↗
5 Jul 2013
Don’t complain about reported US internet surveillance. Use it to sell beer.original ↗
4 Jul 2013
Penguin Random House and meoriginal ↗
2 Jul 2013
Forget Star Wars – here’s the real-life Death Staroriginal ↗
1 Jul 2013
A lament to moronic entertainment magazinesoriginal ↗
29 Jun 2013
Write it now, part 24: creating people not characters in your noveloriginal ↗
28 Jun 2013
Sixty second writing tips: why we writeoriginal ↗
28 Jun 2013
The de-evolution of the drum machineoriginal ↗
27 Jun 2013
Why are we told blondes are dumb?original ↗
25 Jun 2013
Why a supermoon is just, so, well, superoriginal ↗
24 Jun 2013
The morality of selling door-to-door during the worst storm in 45 yearsoriginal ↗
22 Jun 2013
Write It Now, Part 23: Speed + quality = can be doneoriginal ↗
21 Jun 2013
Sixty second writing tips: spinning the writing pyramidoriginal ↗
20 Jun 2013
Lamenting the loss of anticipation in our instant worldoriginal ↗
19 Jun 2013
Cover art by a professionaloriginal ↗
18 Jun 2013
Why it’s cool to wait for Betelgeuse to blow…original ↗
17 Jun 2013
The geeky bluetooth miniature dog adventureoriginal ↗
15 Jun 2013
Write it now, part 22: don’t let the words get between you and the readeroriginal ↗
14 Jun 2013
Sixty second writing tip: covers do sell booksoriginal ↗
14 Jun 2013
Not so smug about Smaugoriginal ↗
12 Jun 2013
I’m glad I’m not Gregoire Delacourt – and can you name real people in your novel?original ↗
11 Jun 2013
Son of return of the wandering apostrophe, part 486original ↗
10 Jun 2013
A final farewell to an old and faithful friendoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2013
Write it now, part 21: changing the frame of your story structureoriginal ↗
8 Jun 2013
Sixty second writing tips: five things writers should always dooriginal ↗
7 Jun 2013
Sneaking a peek at a character from the second Hobbit movieoriginal ↗
6 Jun 2013
Frank Zappa was my “Elvis”. Was he yours?original ↗
5 Jun 2013
Hey Google, get a load of my boring lifeoriginal ↗
3 Jun 2013
A close encounter with cyber Katherine Mansfield and her poodle hairoriginal ↗
2 Jun 2013
Write It Now, part 20: keeping the fun in writingoriginal ↗
31 May 2013
Sixty Second Writing Tips: Dan Brown’s favourite kids book was mine toooriginal ↗
31 May 2013
Going to see the new Trek movie doesn’t make me a Trekkieoriginal ↗
29 May 2013
When nature whispersoriginal ↗
28 May 2013
What’s your hottest Google Gotcha?original ↗
27 May 2013
What’s wrong with progress? Nothing, except the way we think about it.original ↗
25 May 2013
Write It Now Part 19: the secret behind seat of the pants writingoriginal ↗
24 May 2013
Sixty second writing tips: rule-breaking gives your writing style – but avoid swilloriginal ↗
24 May 2013
When one plus one equals three – welcome to online marketersoriginal ↗
22 May 2013
Remember Gandalf? He’s baaack….original ↗
21 May 2013
There’s a Neandertal living on my street…original ↗
19 May 2013
Being a Tolkien fan is all about the reading experienceoriginal ↗
18 May 2013
Write It Now Part 18: Logline, the writer’s best friendoriginal ↗
17 May 2013
Sixty second writing tips: how J K Rowling twisted the tropesoriginal ↗
16 May 2013
OK, so I had a new author photo takenoriginal ↗
15 May 2013
Writing is quality-to-time, not word-countoriginal ↗
14 May 2013
How Microsoft got me on to Google Chrome in one swift updateoriginal ↗
13 May 2013
Why I don’t like the Caveman Dietoriginal ↗
12 May 2013
Write it now, part 17: Tolkien’s lessons about writing a best selleroriginal ↗
11 May 2013
Sixty second writing tips: getting entitledoriginal ↗
10 May 2013
Jack Kerouac, cafe racers, writing and styleoriginal ↗
8 May 2013
We live in a totally awesome universe. I like it. Do you?original ↗
5 May 2013
Write it now, part 16: hurrah for the sensitive new age vampireoriginal ↗
4 May 2013
Sixty second writing tip: melodrama vs real dramaoriginal ↗
3 May 2013
Writing lessons – amps to 11 with Pink Floyd!original ↗
1 May 2013
More Martian dumbness: NASA drew a giant WHAT on the red planet?original ↗
29 Apr 2013
Write it now, part 15: the rise and rise of the genre monsteroriginal ↗
27 Apr 2013
Sixty second writing tips: writing by layersoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2013
A visit to Tyne Cot cemetery and the solemnity of remembranceoriginal ↗
24 Apr 2013
ANZAC Day 2013: remembering why we foughtoriginal ↗
23 Apr 2013
Introducing the Acme Miracle Editorial Version Tracking Processoriginal ↗
22 Apr 2013
A small tribute to the world’s greatest geekoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2013
Write it now, part 14: what a Dickens about novelsoriginal ↗
19 Apr 2013
Sixty second writing tips: writing in the style of…original ↗
19 Apr 2013
Lamenting the lost hopes of a past futureoriginal ↗
17 Apr 2013
The secret footpath protocol scoring gameoriginal ↗
15 Apr 2013
Celtic history conspiracies, anyone? No? Good.original ↗
13 Apr 2013
Write it now, part 13: novels and novelabilityoriginal ↗
12 Apr 2013
Sixty second writing tips: a plan a day keeps the panic awayoriginal ↗
11 Apr 2013
Does Thatcher’s death mean the 80s are really over?original ↗
10 Apr 2013
Top things I have never understood…original ↗
8 Apr 2013
Why go for woo woo when we have science? Checking out New Zealand’s amazing Moeraki Bouldersoriginal ↗
6 Apr 2013
Write it now, part 12: disentangling that idea splurgeoriginal ↗
5 Apr 2013
Sixty second writing tips: being professionaloriginal ↗
5 Apr 2013
Fashion week makes me think laterally about the obsession with skinnyoriginal ↗
4 Apr 2013
Something to share for Easteroriginal ↗
30 Mar 2013
Write it now: part 11, introducing the organising principleoriginal ↗
29 Mar 2013
Sixty second writing tips: I think my writing sucks, and that’s how I like itoriginal ↗
28 Mar 2013
Rain, rain nowhere, and not a drop to drink anyway…original ↗
27 Mar 2013
A big thank you for two blogging awardsoriginal ↗
25 Mar 2013
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