I am very proud, pleased as punch and extremely excited to be able to attend the inaugural National Book Bloggers Forum next week. It’s sponsored by Penguin Random House and I’m travelling to Sydney not just for that day but I’m staying with my cousin and she’s pressing me to stay ...
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." C.S. Lewis
Est. 2009
I’m sure there are festivals for writers throughout the world but I’m only focussing on four of them today. The one I’ve been trying to get to every year since I first heard of it is the Melbourne Writer’s Festival. Running from 21st August to the 31st August you’ve still got time ...
History shows us that unless we make a marked effort to save a culture then it will be lost. You can look at Aboriginal Australia for an example, since white man took over a large number of the Aboriginal languages have been lost. Or look at other cultures such as ...
So, here I am behind a table at the MSFC Mini Con for 2013 waiting to pounce on unsuspecting persons to talk to them about Pratchett and Discworld. Well, not entirely unsuspecting as I’d already had to make a presentation at the opening ceremony. The Melbourne Science Fiction ...
At Armageddon this year I was privileged to see some very exciting groups. The 501st Legion were there raising money as normal but I also found the Mandalorian Mercs who told me they’d attended in previous years, I don’t know how I missed them. Here’s a photo: I could ...
I’ve been looking for a place like Fitted for Work for some time now as I have some clothes in my cupboard which are good for interviews but I’ll never wear again, now I have an address I’ll be able to pop them in the post. I love how they ...
It’s the end of the world as we know it. It’s the end of the world as we know it. It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine…fine… R.E.M. Armageddon is THE convention to attend if you’re interested in meeting stars from TV and ...
Yesterday was Sir Terry Pratchett’s birthday. This year he is 65 and we celebrate every year he is still alive and compos. I thought it would be appropriate to take a few minutes to dwell on what Pterry means to me. Books Pratchett has written about 40 books about Discworld, ...
At time of writing there are currently over 500 photos on the Nullus Anxietas IV Flickr stream. Feel free to pop over and spend some time checking out the fun and games. I’m sharing a handful of photos here, I’d love to share some videos with you but they haven’t ...
I was going to do a Nullus post with photos and links to videos but I didn’t take any so I’m relying on Hex who took lots and commissioned lots more, unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your point of view as you haven’t seen me singing) Hex has a day ...
I think today’s Tuesday but I’m willing to be proven wrong on that point. It was an amazing weekend and I had no time to even consider thinking about Mondayitis, a big pity as I had plenty of people to talk to about it and either get them to answer ...
I’ll be on my way to madness or enjoyment whichever you prefer. The Fourth Australian Discworld Convention starts at midday and there’s a lot to do to get set up. I’ve done lots of auction type stuff, lots of merchandise selling and have created a you-beaut costume. After it’s been ...
Aren’t they gorgeous!! I’m not sure which is more eye catching, the models or the tshirts. You can find the tshirts for sale here while you can meet the models by attending the Fourth Australian Discworld Convention, details of the fun and games as well as registration can be found here. ...
Just a few words about book type things I’ve found this week. I’m running late and I’m sure you’re expecting a really good oval up because of it but you’ll be wrong. If you haven’t read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins then on no account pick it up as ...
The Pizzards Wicnic was a resounding success. Some of us met at Belgrave and travelled together on Puffing Billy, for those people who’d never been on Puffing Billy before it was a wonderful experience. Others went straight to Emerald Lakeside ready to set up tables and BBQ for the food, ...