When Is A Story ‘Done’?

This month, I’m interviewing editors of short story collections – both in anthology and magazine format – about the process of selecting and publishing short stories. Those interviews will feature here shortly. In the meantime, I wanted to ask you about your writing process. In particular… when do you feel…

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Swearing In Fiction … is it realistic without?

Last month, I shared a photo on my Facebook stream about the universe. It had stars and mountains and a lot of swearing in it. As soon as she saw it, my mother called. She was surprised I would swear on Facebook. Wasn’t I worried what other people would think?…

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Change is only ever a breath away #CSFG

Winds of Change is an anthology of short stories published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild and it’s awesome – and not just because it’s got one of my sci-fi stories in it!! For the first time since its publication in 2011, it’s now available online (in most formats from…

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