Monthly Archives: April 2010

Today (the day before tomorrow)

Posted on April 30, 2010 by

Tomorrow, I start my Great Crazy Blog Experiment – blogging every day for the entire month of May. That’s 31 days, people! My math skillz amaze me… *g* And how am I preparing for this mammoth task? Am I researching … Continue reading →

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Waiting on Wednesday

Posted on April 28, 2010 by

Okay, so I am not a ‘book blogger’ but… well… I do blog and I do like to talk about books. That means I am totally jumping on the ‘Waiting on Wednesday’ bandwagon today (a popular meme started by Jill … Continue reading →

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The sincerest form of flattery…

Posted on April 27, 2010 by

For lots of very good reasons, Jaclyn Moriarty is going to be blogging every day in May. For absolutely no good reason, I have decided to do the same. No, this isn’t some kind of ‘Blog Every Day…’ type of … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Ghosts

Posted on April 24, 2010 by

So, the revisions I did on my Moth novel-in-progress – Beautiful Ghosts – got the thumbs up from Agent M. This means we will be going out on submission with it very soon… Please wish us well! Can you hear … Continue reading →

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The War of Art

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is one of my favourite books about creativity. It is particularly good for writers, though it has equally important things to say for artists and creative thinkers of all kinds. I first read … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday…

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

…at the Deadline Dames blog. If you’d like to see a tiny snippet of my forthcoming Moth story, ‘The Spirit Jar’, click on the cover of Kiss Me Deadly.

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On Not Writing

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

The scarily talented Margo Lanagan guest-posted at Justine Larbalestier’s blog today on Not Writing and her words of wisdom sparked a lot of thought in me. A lot of thought. So much thought, in fact, that I wrote a comment … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Things Just Don’t Go To Plan

Posted on April 18, 2010 by

© Jose Antonio Sánchez Reyes | Dreamstime.com So, I’m supposed to be staying with my friend Tricia Sullivan for the weekend. Instead, I am recovering from the worst migraine I have ever had. I don’t even have the energy to … Continue reading →

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The State Of The Kaz

Posted on April 15, 2010 by

I keep talking about myself in 3rd-person in these subject headings… Hmm… Okay, so I’ve been busy – as usual – and my writing projects are piling up. Last night I had what I thought was an amazing new idea … Continue reading →

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In Which I Reveal My Book Fairy’s Secret Identity

Posted on April 11, 2010 by

Kaz & Ana Here’s just some of the latest stash from my lovely Book Smuggler Ana *ninja*: I am a lucky girl and I know it. Not just for the books, but for the friendship of one of my favourite … Continue reading →

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