| 10 May, 2008 |
May Hal Spacejock winners
Congratulations to a fresh batch of winners! This month, six lucky contestants will take home a signed copy of Hal [...]
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| 09 May, 2008 |
Rosalie Writers Festival
I'll be attending the Rosalie Writers Festival (20-22 May) as a guest author next week.
The Rosalie Writers Festival was [...]
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| 06 May, 2008 |
Hal 4 review
I had a lot of fun writing this book, even though it involved months of very hard work. So, it's [...]
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| 06 May, 2008 |
New Fridge Magnets
A batch of the new Hal Spacejock fridge magnets are on the way, and should be here in a week [...]
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| 01 May, 2008 |
Specusphere reviews Hal 4
Simon Haynes shows us again that he is a master of humorous speculative fiction.
Praise like that has me cringing, [...]
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| 30 April, 2008 |
Hal 4 Book Launch
The books are ready, the date and time has been set, and I'm hyped up for the big signing session. [...]
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| 17 April, 2008 |
New Chapter One flyers
I've just uploaded a set of four flyers, one for each Hal book. Each contains a full first chapter plus [...]
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| 14 April, 2008 |
First Hal 4 review
Unfortunately, you can't get your hands on a copy until June, but review copies are circulating and that means early [...]
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| 10 April, 2008 |
Hal 1 review
Hal 2 yesterday, Hal 1 today. Different reviewer, different take on the book.
This is one of the funniest books [...]
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| 09 April, 2008 |
Book Review - Hal Spacejock: Second Course
I recently met up with Guy Salvidge after he joined Stromatolights (the Western Australian SF/F mailing list). We got chatting [...]
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| April 3, 2008 |
Hal 1 a bestseller ... again!
Fantastic Planet just posted their bestseller list for the month of March 2008, and what should appear in eighth spot [...]
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| March 24, 2008 |
Hal 3 wins a Tin Duck
News from the Australian National Science Fiction convention: Hal Spacejock: Just Desserts scored a Tin Duck for Best WA Professional [...]
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| March 24, 2008 |
Hal 4 cover
I've just put the cover of Hal Spacejock No Free Lunch online for your viewing pleasure.
In related news, a [...]
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| March 12, 2008 |
Hal 4 review copies
According to the publicist, review copies of Hal Spacejock 4 are on their way. I'm also sending her a list [...]
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| March 9, 2008 |
Review of Hal 2
aussiereviews.com posted this review of Hal Spacejock Second Course late last year, and my usually-reliable Hal senses completely missed it. [...]
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| March 9, 2008 |
Review of Hal 3
aussiereviews.com posted this nice review of Hal Spacejock Just Desserts late last year.
Money shot: Author Simon Haynes has found [...]
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| February 13 2008 |
Feb Hal Spacejock winners
Congratulations to a fresh batch of winners! This month, six lucky contestants will take home a signed copy of Hal [...]
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| February 7 2008 |
Hal 4 Release Date
Hal 4 is now confirmed to hit shops across Australia and New Zealand on the 2nd of June, 2008. Keep [...]
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| January 2 2008 |
2007 Bestsellers
Pinched from their blog:
1...Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
2...The Court of the Air, by Stephen Hunt
3...Temeraire, by [...]
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| November 29 2007 |
November Hal Winners
Congratulations to a fresh batch of winners! This month, three lucky contestants will take home a signed copy of Hal [...]
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| October 23, 2007 |
Hal 5 and NaNoWriMo
National Novel Writing Month is rushing towards us, and I've already decided what to work on: Hal Spacejock book five! [...]
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| October 18 2007 |
WA Fiction Focus Review
A WA school librarian just forwarded me a copy of the Hal 3 review from the latest Fiction Focus*, and [...]
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| October 15, 2007 |
Hal Spacejock October Winners
Welcome to October 2007, and congratulations to a fresh batch of winners. This month, five lucky contestants will take home [...]
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| September 18 2007 |
SFNovelists
At some point in 2005 or 2006 I joined sfnovelists, a gathering of published SF, Fantasy and Horror writers put [...]
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| August 28 2007 |
Hal 4 handed in
This morning I handed in the 101,000 word draft of Hal 4 (Hal Spacejock: No Free Lunch.)
I plotted this [...]
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| August 28 2007 |
Writer's review of Hal Spacejock
Wordvixen just posted a review of the Hal Spacejock series from the point of view of a writer. Some good [...]
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| August 10 2007 |
Obtaining Review Copies
I've just added a page detailing the procedure for obtaining review copies of the Hal Spacejock novels. You'll find the [...]
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| August 4 2007 |
ASiF reviews Hal 2
Australian Speculative Fiction in Focus has not one, but two reviews of Hal Spacejock Second Course.
From the first review: [...]
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| August 4 2007 |
EM Sky reviews Hal 2
As if two new reviews weren't enough, here's another. EM Sky of the Mind Unbound newsletter just posted a review [...]
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| August 4 2007 |
Fiction Focus reviews Hal 3
Fiction Focus is a reviewing journal published three times a year by the Western Australian Education Department. It's a selection [...]
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| August 4 2007 |
Fantastic Planet bestselling author
I missed reporting this here, but it's great news. Fantastic Planet bookstore love their stats, and they recently published a [...]
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| August 3 2007 |
Hal Spacejock August Draw
Welcome to August 2007, and congratulations to a fresh batch of winners. This month, five lucky contestants will take home [...]
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| July 24 2007 |
Five chapters online!
With my publisher's permission I've put the first five chapters (53 pages) of Hal Spacejock online. There are 32 chapters [...]
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| July 20 2007 |
Hal 1 review
"I couldn't possibly count the number of times I laughed out loud."
Review here - thanks, EM Sky [...]
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| July 20 2007 |
Hal 3 reviewed in Swan Magazine
My publisher just forwarded me a hard copy of a Hal 3 review from Western Australia's Swan Magazine, a regional [...]
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| July 19 2007 |
Hal 1 & 2 bestsellers
Just saw a blog post by Fantastic Planet containing their all-time bestsellers list dating back to when they opened their [...]
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| July 3 2007 |
Hal 4 release date
Hal Spacejock No Free Lunch (book four in the series) had a provisional release date of January 2008, but after [...]
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| July 3 2007 |
Hal Draw July 2007
Welcome to July 2007, and congratulations to a fresh batch of winners. This month, six lucky contestants will take home [...]
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| July 1 2007 |
Wet Ink...
EM Sky's 'Wet Ink...' newsletter for July 2007 is online, and includes several Hal mentions along with a link to [...]
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| July 1 2007 |
HeARTlines pics
I finally managed to visit the heARTlines expo at the Mundaring Art Gallery. Amongst many excellent exhibits were the original [...]
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| June 17 2007 |
Hal Spacejock June Winners
Welcome to June 2007, and congratulations to a fresh batch of Hal Spacejock winners. I'm a little behind schedule this [...]
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| June 12 2007 |
Getting unstuck
I posted this article to my blog recently, but I thought it was worth sharing here on my website as [...]
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| May 28 2007 |
Hal 3 Chapter One online!
I've just put the first chapter of Hal Spacejock Just Desserts online. Enjoy the continuing adventures of Hal and Clunk [...]
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| May 25 2007 |
Pick Six Interview
I recently did an interview where I had to pick out six questions from a batch, and answer only those [...]
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| May 3 2007 |
Hal Spacejock May 2007 winners
Welcome to May 2007, and congratulations to a fresh batch of Hal Spacejock winners.
Everyone in the draw has received [...]
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| April 24 2007 |
Hal 4 update
I just heard from my publisher, and I can now reveal that we're planning a January 2008 release date for [...]
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| April 4 2007 |
Swancon panel
I'm attending Swancon (Perth, Western Australia) again this year, and I thought I'd mention where I'll be during the con: [...]
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| April 4 2007 |
FTL radio interview
I just completed a rollicking taped interview for Faster Than Light, Grant Stone's radio show broadcast here in Perth and [...]
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| April 3 2007 |
Plotting Hal 4
I know I've been quiet lately, but that's because I've been trying to pull all the plot threads in Hal [...]
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| March 15 2007 |
New bookmarks!
Hal Spacejock Bookmarks
These stunning double-sided bookmarks complement the Dion Hamill covers perfectly. To receive yours, post a self-addressed DL [...]
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| March 11 2007 |
New Hal 2 Review
Blue Tyson just posted a review of Hal Spacejock Second Course, along with another of his dotty limericks.
The Spacejock [...]
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| March 11 2007 |
Another Hal 3 review
/dev/random has posted an incredibly good review of Hal 3 here. I particularly like the way their enthusiasm has lifted [...]
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| March 4 2007 |
Hal Spacejock March 2007 winners
Welcome to March 2007! Yes, it's time to pick another batch of Hal Spacejock winners.
Everyone in the draw has [...]
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| March 4 2007 |
TV Appearance
Last week I was interviewed about Hal Spacejock for the local TV show, 'The Couch'. It was an interesting experience [...]
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| March 2 2007 |
CBCWA 'Night with our Stars'
Last night (March 1st) was the Childrens' Book Council of Australia (WA) 'night with our stars' event, hosted by Westbooks. [...]
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| February 20 2007 |
Hal 3 reviewed at Not-free SF
Blue Tyson just posted a review of Hal Spacejock Just Desserts, and even started it off with a limerick. (None [...]
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| February 13 2007 |
Not Free SF Reader reviews Hal 1
"... a very entertaining romp. Straight comedy SF is pretty rare, so it is very pleasing to come across this [...]
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| February 12 2007 |
Jim C. Hines reviews Hal 3
Jim C. Hines, author of Goblin Quest, recently posted a review of Hal 3 to his blog.
You'll find that [...]
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| February 11 2007 |
Hal 3 listed at Powell's Books
I've just discovered that Powell's Books has listed Hal Spacejock Just Desserts in their catalogue, with an estimated delivery time [...]
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| February 9 2007 |
Hal 3 Launched!
The Hal Spacejock Just Desserts launch took place at Dymocks Carousel, Friday the 9th February. Lots of people in attendance, [...]
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| February 7 2007 |
Hal 2 nominated for WAYRBA
Hal Spacejock Second Course has been nominated in the West Australian Young Readers Book Award. According to my publisher, this [...]
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| February 5 2007 |
Clunk Interviewed!
The Specusphere just interviewed Clunk as part of the 'Hey, let's talk to Hal and Clunk instead of the [...]
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| February 5 2007 |
February Hal Spacejock Winners
It's February 2007, which means it's time to pick another batch of Hal Spacejock winners. To date I've given away [...]
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| February 3 2007 |
Hal Spacejock Interviewed!
The Specusphere has put their Hal Spacejock interview online.
What's life like in your time?
I could use a [...]
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| February 3 2007 |
Reviewed: Hal Spacejock Second Course
/dev/random blog reviews Hal Second Course:
Anyone who has ever had a frustrating run-in with a computer, or had [...]
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| February 2 2007 |
Your invitation to a book launch
Arrangements have been made, the dust has settled and we're happy to announce the Hal Spacejock Just Desserts Book Launch [...]
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| February 2 2007 |
Pre-order Harry Potter
When book six came around I picked it up mid-morning on the day of release and finished it by night [...]
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| February 1 2007 |
Working with an editor
Last July I posted a blog about working with my editor, in an attempt to illustrate the amount of work [...]
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| January 31 2007 |
Hal 3 a bestseller!
January's bestsellers at Fantastic Planet Bookstore
1...Hal Spacejock: Just Desserts...Simon Haynes
2...Peace and War...Joe Haldeman
3...The Arrival...Shaun Tan
4...Galactic North...Alastair [...]
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| January 29 2007 |
Hal 4 Progress
Now that Hal Spacejock books 1-3 are all in the shops, I've turned my attention back to Hal Spacejock 4. [...]
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| January 27 2007 |
Australia Day 2007
Very hot weather, but beautiful skies for the evening fireworks display. One of the launch barges had a 'wardrobe malfunction', [...]
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| January 25 2007 |
How to get an agent and how to get published
These are the links I share regularly on the subject of finding an agent and getting published.
First, three blogs [...]
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| January 23 2007 |
Article in Canning Times
I just spotted my ugly mug in the Canning Times alongside an article about the Hal Spacejock series. Then I [...]
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| January 22 2007 |
New Hal Spacejock review
It's always nice to see book reviews in odd places, especially tech & open source blogs. And any review containing [...]
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| January 21 2007 |
Comet McNaught photos
Clear skies, beautiful sunsets and a wonderful display from comet McNaught - that's Perth, Western Australia this past week. Who'd [...]
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| January 11 2007 |
Winners in the latest draw for free signed copies
Every few weeks I draw a batch of names from a digital hat and send those lucky folk a signed [...]
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| January 8 2007 |
First Hal 3 review
Satima Flavell, reviewer for Specusphere, just emailed to let me know that her review of Hal Spacejock Just Desserts is [...]
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| January 7 2007 |
Hal Spacejock Just Desserts Released!
It's official - Hal Spacejock Just Desserts, book 3 in the series, hits shops across Australia and New Zealand from [...]
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| January 6 2007 |
Winners of the second chance comp
Just before Christmas I drew several copies of Hal Spacejock as prizes in my regular giveaway. I always feel guilty [...]
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| January 5 2007 |
Website updated
I've included a news column down the right hand side, with links to the latest info in reverse date order. [...]
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| January 4 2007 |
News on the upcoming Hal 3 Launch
Discussions are under way between Dymocks, Fremantle Arts and myself. We're planning the date and time and I've been messing [...]
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| January 4 2007 |
Hal Spacejock RSS Feed
If you're running Firefox there should be a square orange icon in the address bar ... much like this:
[...]
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| January 2007 |
Myspace profile
If you have a Myspace profile, feel free to look me up and send a friend request. I'm quite active [...]
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| January 1 2007 |
Spacejock Squidoo
Never heard of Squidoo? I hadn't either, but there's now an entry for the Hal Spacejock [...]
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| Jan 2007 |
Hal Spacejock Second Course a 2006 Bestseller
Fantastic Planet just published their top 50 list of bestselling titles for 2006 and I'm happy to report Hal Spacejock [...]
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| Jan 2007 |
2006 Bestselling author
These are the 2006 bestselling authors from the Fantastic Planet bookstore. I made the list at #44.
1...Mercedes Lackey
2...Terry [...]
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| January 2007 |
All Saints' Kids' Lit Festival
I've been invited to the 2007 All Saints' Kids' Lit festival, to be held in April. The format will be [...]
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| January 2007 |
Swancon 32
Swancon 32 will be held in April 2007 here in Perth Western Australia. Check out the guests for this [...]
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| December 2006 |
Amazon friends?
If you have a profile on Amazon you can find me here. Why not send me a friend [...]
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| December 2006 |
Hal 3 listed on Amazon.com
You'll find it right here and available for [...]
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| December 2006 |
LibraryThing
I joined LibraryThing recently and proceeded to add almost all my books - all 2000+ of them. Catch my profile [...]
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| December 1, 2006 |
NanoWrimo winner
This was my second attempt at NanoWrimo, having already won in 2005. I managed the 50,000 words several days early, [...]
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| November 2006 |
ASIF forum guest
I was the author in the gunsight on the ASif forums during the last fortnight in November. Pop over and [...]
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| November 2006 |
The NEW Hal Spacejock cover
And here it is, the brand spanking new cover for Hal 1. By the way, if you live in North [...]
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| November 2006 |
Hal Spacejock Just Desserts - the cover!
And here it is, the cover for Hal 3. By the way, if you live in North America you can [...]
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| November 2006 |
Hal 3 press release
Press Release for Hal 3 now online [...]
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| October 2006 |
Hal 3 listings
Just two months until the launch of Hal 3 and listings have already started appearing. The US distributor, Penguin, Collins [...]
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| September 2006 |
Signed with an agent!
I've been signed by the John Jarrold Literary agency. A press release regarding this can be found here. Obviously this [...]
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| September 2006 |
Hal 3 cover and Hal 1 to be reprinted
I received a mockup of the Hal 3 cover (now online), Hal 1 is definitely going to be reprinted AND [...]
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| September 2006 |
Hal Spacejock to undergo second printing
I just heard that Hal 1 will be reprinted at the same time Hal 3 is rolling off the presses. [...]
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| September 2006 |
Tom Holt likes Hal 3
Tom Holt emailed to say he'd enjoyed the advance copy of Hal 3. He regards it as the best yet, [...]
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| September 2006 |
Hal 3 listed with Penguin
Hal Spacejock Just Desserts has appeared in the Penguin Online Catalogue. The book now has an ISBN, and publication date [...]
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| September 2006 |
Hal 3 cover rough.
Received a mockup of the Hal 3 cover, with art by Dion Hamill. (It's a pencil sketch, looks great, but [...]
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| August 2006 |
Join the Hal Spacejock Support Crew
Started the Hal Spacejock Support Crew. Join now for free Spacejock [...]
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| August 2006 |
Editor happy!
Editor loved the book - we might be on a winner [...]
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| August 2006 |
Hal 3 pre-release review
Got an advance review from Satima Neist at The Specusphere. All looking [...]
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| July, 2006 |
Hal Spacejock Frisbees!
Win a Hal Spacejock frisbee! See the draw for [...]
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| July, 2006 |
Fantastic Planet bestselling author
What do Garth Nix, Robert J. Sawyer, Sara Douglass, Jasper Fforde, Harry Turtledove, R. A. Salvatore, Iain M. Banks, Larry [...]
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| July 2006 |
Fantastic Planet top 20 year's bestselling titles
Hal Spacejock made equal #17 on the Fantastic Planet top 20 year's bestselling titles
(Based on sales from July 2005 [...]
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| July 2006 |
Final draft of Hal 3 complete
Handed in the final draft. Now awaiting my editor's [...]
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| July 2006 |
Planet Fantastic best-selling authors 7/2005 - 7/2006
Fantastic Planet published their list of bestselling authors for the past 12 months (July 2005 to July 2006). I'm somewhat [...]
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| June 2006 |
Last five chapters of Hal 3 ... Gone!
Tossed out the last five chapters and wrote new [...]
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| May, 2006 |
West Australian reviews Hal 2
The West Australian ran a great review of Hal Spacejock Second Course. I've put a couple of snippets on the [...]
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| April, 2006 |
New recommended hardware page
I'm a bit of a tech-head, and have now put a recommended hardware page online with a list of PC [...]
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| April 2006 |
Hal 2 a bestseller
Hal 2 appears on the Fantastic Planet bestsellers list for the month of March:
1...Through Soft Air, by Lee Battersby [...]
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| April 2006 |
Chapter 1 of Hal 3 ... gone!
Just tossed out the first chapter and wrote a new one. Fear not, bits and pieces previously tossed will be [...]
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| March 2006 |
Locus Online lists Hal 2
Hal 2 scored a listing in the Locus Online new releases catalogue.
There was also a writeup and photo in [...]
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| Feb 4, 2006 |
Hal 2 Launch coming soon
Preparations for the Hal 2 launch are well under way, and I'll have specific details very soon now. We're planning [...]
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| Feb, 2006 |
Hal 2 Launch Details
The Hal Spacejock Second Course launch will be at Dymocks Carousel on the 21st February at 7pm. RSVP essential, check [...]
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| Feb, 2006 |
Hal 2 Launch Aftermath
The launch went well: over sixty people in attendance, almost two hours of non-stop signing and more than sixty copies [...]
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| Feb, 2006 |
Hal 2 hits stores
Hal 2 is now available from bookstores across Australia.
The book scored a listing in the Locus Online new releases [...]
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| Feb, 2006 |
First rumour of a Hal 1 reprint
Sounds like my publisher could be reprinting Hal Spacejock (book 1). If you spotted a typo in the book, now's [...]
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| Feb, 2006 |
Kids' Lit 2006
I survived Kids' Lit 2006, and wrote a report on the festival to prove [...]
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| Feb, 2006 |
Subiaco Library event
Upcoming Event: Subiaco Library book signing and meet the author. For more details see my appearances [...]
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| Feb 2006 |
New bookmarks going to print
The nifty Hal Spacejock bookmarks will be going to print tomorrow. Penguin are going to distribute thousands of these to [...]
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| Feb 2006 |
Hal 2 Launch
Hal Spacejock Second Course will launch at Dymocks Carousel on the 21st February at 7pm. RSVP essential, check the launch [...]
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| Jan 25, 2006 |
Hal 3 majorly altered
Hal 3 is now a very different book. A major character has been demoted, a minor one promoted to centre [...]
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| Jan 20, 2006 |
Launch junk & Hal 3 revisions
On the way: postcards and bookmarks for the launch of Hal Spacejock Second Course. You can check them out here. [...]
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| January 2006 |
Fantastic Planet Bestseller - December
Hal Spacejock made number seven on the Fantastic Planet December Bestsellers:
1 A Feast For Crows, George R. R. Martin [...]
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| January 2006 |
New Spacejock bookmarks
I just designed bookmarks in preparation for the launch of Hal Spacejock Second Course. You can check them out [...]
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| January 2006 |
Penguin recommends Hal Spacejock
Just spotted this on the new Penguin SF site:
Glad they like it - they're the distributors [...]
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| January 2006 |
Reviewed on AussieReviews.com
Hal Spacejock reviewed on aussiereviews.com
"There is plenty of action, twists and turns aplenty and loads of laughs. Fans of [...]
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| January 2006 |
Publicity for Hal Second Course begins
I just got an email from Nyanda Smith, Marketing and Promotions Manager at Fremantle Press, and publicity for Hal 2 [...]
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| Dec 25, 2005 |
Xmas
Merry Christmas to all, and I hope you have a safe and prosperous new year. Let's hope the human race [...]
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| Dec 21, 2005 |
Hal 3 first draft and SMH sets site aflutter
The site just went ballistic after the Balls Test was mentioned on the SMH.
This morning I handed in the [...]
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| Dec 6, 2005 |
Hal 2 proofing done
Hal 2 absolutely positively finally handed in. Really, this time. (I got the galley proofs, read them over the weekend [...]
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| December 1, 2005 |
Fantastic Planet Bestsellers
Just saw the Fantastic Planet November Bestsellers:
1 Judas Unchained Peter F. Hamilton
2 A Feast for Crows George R. [...]
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| December 2005 |
Fantastic Planet Recommends Hal Spacejock
More from Fantastic Planet bookshop. They just launched their website, and what do I see on their recommended reading list [...]
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| December 2005 |
New Hal Spacejock shops page
I've put up the Hal 2 shops page, since Galaxy and Infinitas are now taking preorders for the [...]
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| December 2005 |
Back to Hal 3
Galleys for Hal 2 proofed, so it's back to reworking Hal 3. Do you get the impression it's a bit [...]
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| November 26, 2005 |
Courier Mail Review
Jason Nahrung's article on Hal Spacejock appeared in the Brisbane Courier Mail. (BAM [...]
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| Nov 24, 2005 |
Nano Winner
Wrote a mammoth 8,596 words of Hal Spacejock book 4 over a 14 hour session today, which means I just [...]
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| Nov 20, 2005 |
Second Course listed on Penguin website
Penguin's Hal Spacejock Second Course catalogue listing now has the synopsis. Countdown to release has [...]
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| Nov 19, 2005 |
Fandomedia
1) I'm off to Fandomedia in 20 minutes
2) Check out Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview. From the site:
This [...]
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| Nov 18, 2005 |
Nano Progress 3
Hal 4 is now 33,500 words, and it's coming along well. It's laugh-out-loud funny in places, and I'm writing the [...]
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| November 16, 2005 |
Fantastic Queensland SpecFic Library
Hal Spacejock gets a spot on the Fantastic Queensland Speculative Fiction Library promo CD. If you follow the link you'll [...]
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| Nov 15, 2005 |
School visits - Guildford Grammar Prep and Helena College
Visited Guildford Grammar Prep school to talk about SF, writing, getting published and Hal Spacejock. Then zoomed up to Helena [...]
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| Nov 12, 2005 |
More Nano Progress
Hal 4 is aleady 22,000 words after just 12 days. If I keep this pace up the entire 80,000 word [...]
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| November 10, 2005 |
First Hal Spacejock feedback
I continue to receive emails from people who have just finished reading Hal Spacejock, wanting to tell me how much [...]
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| Nov 7, 2005 |
NanoWrimo progress
Participating in NanoWrimo. I've written over 12,000 words of Hal 4 in the past 7 days, and it's coming along [...]
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| November 5, 2005 |
Galaxy Books reviews Hal Spacejock
Nice Hal Spacejock writeup on the Galaxy Books [...]
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| November 2005 |
Fandomedia 2005
I was local guest of honour at Fandomedia 2005. Had a great time with Iron Writer and Interview with an [...]
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| Oct 29, 2005 |
New site online
Redesigned the website. Please let me know if you have any problems navigating the [...]
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| Oct 17, 2005 |
Article in the West Australian
Today's West Australian newspaper had a full-page article on me and the lengthy struggle I had finding a publisher for [...]
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| Oct 17, 2005 |
Review of Hal Spacejock
Satima Flavell just posted a review of Hal Spacejock on The Specusphere. Make sure you check out the rest of [...]
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| Oct 14, 2005 |
Totally unauthorised Hal Spacejock story
While you're waiting for Hal 2 you might like to view this totally unauthorised Hal adventure entitled Hal's New Ship. [...]
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| Oct 12, 2005 |
Invited to Kids' Lit 2006
I've been invited to Kids' Lit 2006 as one of the presenters. Check my Appearances page for [...]
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| Oct 11, 2005 |
NanoWrimo 2005
I've signed up for NaNoWriMo, with the crazy idea of writing the bulk of Hal Spacejock book 4 during the [...]
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| Oct 4, 2005 |
Chapter 1 of Hal Spacejock online
You can now read chapter one of the first Hal Spacejock novel online.
I've also put the blurb for Hal [...]
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| Oct 2, 2005 |
Short fiction online
I put some of my published fiction online. Four stories, including the winner of a 2001 Aurealis Award. The other [...]
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| September 29, 2005 |
Hal beats Harry!
Hal Spacejock moves up to #3 on the Dymocks Scifi bestseller list (week ending 24th September) That's three weeks in [...]
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| September 29, 2005 |
Second Course final final handed in
Hal Spacejock Second Course has officially been handed in to my publisher. Now the ball is in their court - [...]
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| September 21, 2005 |
Dymocks bestseller ... again!
Hal Spacejock moves up to #4 on the Dymocks Scifi bestseller list (week ending 17th September) That's the second week [...]
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| September 12, 2005 |
Hal 1 Dymocks Bestseller!
Hal Spacejock debuts at #7 on the Dymocks Scifi bestseller list (week ending 10th September) Thanks to all who bought [...]
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| September 2005 |
New mailing list
I've set up a Hal Spacejock Announcements List to keep fans informed of news about the series. Just click the [...]
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| September, 2005 |
School Visits
School visits to Rostrata Primary, Guildford Grammar Prep, Helena College and Guildford Grammar [...]
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| August 31, 2005 |
Hal 1 book launch
Book launch at Dymocks Carousel. See this page for details - RSVP [...]
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| August 25, 2005 |
Hal Spacejock Book Launch
Hal Spacejock launch at Dymocks Carousel. 80-100 people attended, I signed books until my hand cramped and a great time [...]
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| August 9, 2005 |
First copy of Hal Spacejock!
Just over three weeks to go, and I now have a @RARE@ !!MINT!! *UNREAD* copy of Hal Spacejock in my [...]
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| August 1, 2005 |
Ten copies of Hal to give away
Great news! I was going to give away a single copy of Hal Spacejock in the free draw. However, my [...]
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| July 31, 2005 |
Various Amazon listings
Hal Spacejock just appeared on amazon.com (USA), amazon.co.uk (UK), amazon.ca (Canada), amazon.fr (France) and even amazon.co.jp (Japan). Just need amazon.de [...]
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| July 27, 2005 |
Hal 2 accepted
I got a nice email from my editor, Janet Blagg, who is very happy with the new version of Hal [...]
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| July 20, 2005 |
Hal 2 submitted
I finished rewriting Hal Spacejock Second Course, and submitted the manuscript to my editor. Started working on Hal Spacejock Just [...]
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| June 25, 2005 |
For early birds
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| May 15, 2005 |
New quiz online
I put another daft quiz online. This one's a 'guess the number of balls' thing: Quiz #2
The summary for [...]
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| April 29, 2005 |
Working on Second Course
Still working on book two, which is coming along nicely after a brainstorm meeting with my editor. I like these [...]
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| April 14, 2005 |
Editing Hal Spacejock Second Course
I got the summary for Hal 2 back, along with extensive notes from the editor. I like working this way [...]
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| April 5, 2005 |
Hal Spacejock listed in Penguin Catalogue
I was fiddling around on the Penguin web site today and found Hal Spacejock listed with an ISBN (1-92073-189-X). That [...]
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| March 31, 2005 |
Hal Spacejock brought forward
The release date for Hal Spacejock has been brought forward to September 2005. The editing was finished two months ahead [...]
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| March 27, 2005 |
Swancon 2005
Attended Swancon, caught up with a load of nice people and helped to sell a swag of Andromeda Spaceways [...]
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| March 24, 2005 |
Hal Spacejock handed in
Ok, first book is done. Great. Now back to book [...]
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| March 22, 2005 |
Hal Spacejock final edit almost done
The final line edit of Hal Spacejock (book one) is that close to being done. It's been going back and [...]
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| March 2005 |
Article in Barebones
My article on the lengthy road to publication went online at myshelf.com yesterday. It's about 1/2 way down the page, [...]
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| March 2005 |
Aust Spec Fic
I found out I'll have an entry in the upcoming publication Australian Speculative Fiction : A Genre Overview which is [...]
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| February 5, 2005 |
New Blog
I've set up a blog for my writing thoughts. Chatting to random electrons is supposed to be good for [...]
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| Feb 2005 |
Fandomedia 2005
Fandomedia 2005: Humour is a Science Fiction and Fantasy convention planned for the 19th and 20th of November 2005. Chuck [...]
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| February 2005 |
Started the Hal Spacejock Second Course rewrite
Started on the rewrite of Hal 2. Estimated release date is March [...]
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| Jan 2005 |
FACP says YES! Hal Spacejock is GO!
This is what every writer dreams about - having their book professionally published. I want to thank Janet Blagg, my [...]
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