Author: deborahb
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Hello world (again)
God breaks the heart again and again and again until it stays open. ― Hazrat Inayat Khan
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Craft shaming during the COVID catastrophe
I would suggest that you try to remember what you used to do when you were around the age of 9 that you really liked doing. I was really, really into drawing, when I was a kid, and then I stopped because other people were better. A lot of people can point to the moment…
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My spam count tells me…
Which is weird, because I really like France and I didn’t figure French people for being big spammers. Heck, I studied French at high school. Not to any particular level of proficiency, mind you. Mainly because I loved the idea of escaping suburban Oz to live in Europe, and France seemed like an excellent place…
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Testing, testing …
Hey, this is me! I’m updating my website after a long absence. If you see broken stuff, please let me know. Unfortunately, one of the the pieces of broken stuff right now is my contact form. Which is why I’m here. …It’s ironic that I’m asking you to contact me and my contact form is…
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SWARM makes the NYT Bestseller List!
SWARM has joined its big sister, ZEROES, on the New York Times bestseller list today, in its FIRST week. Locally, you can find copies of Swarm signed by Margo Lanagan and me at Booktopia, Dymocks and Abbey’s Books. Scott wraps up his solo USA tour tonight at Books of Wonder, New York City.
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Waking in Winter give-away!
To celebrate my guest post on Mary Robinette Kowal‘s My Favorite Bit series AND the recent Kindle eBook launch of Waking in Winter on Amazon, I’ve launched a giveaway! ONE hardcover copy of Waking in Winter will be available *worldwide*. That’s right. You could be anywhere, & I’ll post you a book. I’ll even sign…
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Another Waking in Winter update
In news today, my SF Signal guest post is LIVE! Whereupon I wax lyrical (or not) about the setting for a sorely under-appreciated little telemovie called A Cold Night’s Death–& various other tangentially related thoughts around the topic of icy, remote research stations in fiction. Also today, the first reader review is LIVE! Stephanie Gunn…
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Two quick WiW updates
Two updates for my novella Waking in Winter (WiW, for those in the know): The latest PS Publishing newsletter links to a video interview I did about Waking in Winter. Please admire the warm red wall of my loungeroom! I broke my camera tripod setting this up, so I can’t watch the video without feeling…
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Winter is Coming
Okay, first I steal the title of my new novella, Waking in Winter, from Sylvia Plath. THEN I steal the title of this post from Game of Thrones. Have I no shame*?! Next week I’ll share the opening paragraphs of Waking in Winter on the blog. But first, I wanted to remind you that the…
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Zeroes Blog Tour UK
Soon I will be travelling to–and through–the USA on the Zeroes Book Tour 2015! Twelve cities in fourteen days (see a previous post for where & when). Anyhooo, through the wonders of modern technology, I will simultaneously be online for the UK-organised Zeroes Blog Tour 2015. Here are some details & homepage links (in case…