Want to be anonymous? Now you have a right to be
Australian citizens now have the right to remain anonymous or use a pseudonym when interacting with government agencies, private health service providers, and large organisations under new privacy laws. The … Continue reading
Pentagon admits to running a secret multi-million-dollar psychic espionage program
The Pentagon has admitted that, up until 2012, it was running a long-secret investigation into the application of psychic abilities to their intelligence activities.
Are stars conscious?
Is there any scientific evidence to support the opinion of Olaf Stapledon, a British science-fiction author and philosopher from the 1930’s, that the entire universe is in some sense conscious, … Continue reading
What makes it YA?
Recently reading a 2013 article about The 8 Habits of Highly Successful Young-Adult Fiction Authors and its contents lead me to reflect on my experience of what makes YA. The … Continue reading
The Hidden Messages of Water
From Wikipedia: Masaru Emoto (江本 勝, born July 22, 1943) is a Japanese author and entrepreneur, who claims that human consciousness has an effect on the molecular structure of water. … Continue reading
Sydney Writers’ Festival 2014
The Sydney Writers’ Festival was so much fun last year – stimulating and crowded and wet, and now that I’m wandering down this path – a little frustrating. Am doing … Continue reading
Time to give something back
All anyone needs are 1,000 true fans in order to be able to make a living as an author. As The Technium blog post points out, this is not a … Continue reading
“The scariest moment is . . .
“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Image Source