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Down Under Dunder: The Patience of a Writer

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Saturday, November 27, 2010. The Patience of a Writer. I'm sure that'll replace the original, at some point in the future. Patience is a virtue, some say. It's also an absolute 'must have' for a writer. And so is persistence. I remember when I was just starting out - I thought, quite honestly, that it'd take me a few months to establish myself. That's why I admire guys like Peter Watt. To be read. (See how he puts so much of himself. I know some people who’d be livid, but I understand these things ...

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Down Under Dunder: A Thousand Cuts

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Monday, February 7, 2011. Each cut that's announced by Government may seem like a small cut, but a thousand of them will kill the nation eventually. Recent research by the UK's Labour Party suggests that as many as 10,190 front-line police officers will see their jobs disappear by the end of 2012. Not only will those problems manifest themselves in double quick time, but the UK's national security will be placed at risk - or does the government expect each police authority to maintain the current level o...

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Down Under Dunder: August 2010

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Monday, August 23, 2010. There’s been a heck of a lot of press coverage about the release last year from a Scottish prison of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, “the Lockerbie Bomber”. And quite rightly so. It seems everybody has an informed opinion, one way or the other, on the wisdom of setting this convicted murderer free, and it’s comforting to know there are still some people out there who are capable of rational argument. The pictures we saw were horrendous. Flames. Twisted metal. Demolished ho...The enorm...

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Down Under Dunder: March 2011

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Thursday, March 10, 2011. CAL Scribe Fiction Prize 2011. Scribe Publications announced the winner of the 2011 CAL Scribe Fiction Prize last week. No luck for me this year. Maybe in 2012. Lesley Jørgensen, ‘Cat and Fiddle’ (SA). Sally Bothroyd, ‘A Cocoa Jackson Mystery’ (NT). Courtney Collins, ‘The Burial’ (NSW). Congratulations, Lesley, and best of luck with 'Cat and Fiddle' when it's published in early 2012. Links to this post. Labels: CAL Scribe Fiction Prize. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Just about eve...

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Down Under Dunder: A Tragedy Down Under

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Friday, January 14, 2011. A Tragedy Down Under. My name is Kazza and today, I am posting on Jack Ramsay’s blog. Jack and his family are at the epicenter of the devastating floods in Queensland. What follows is a posting I made to my own blog a couple of days ago. Jack and Ali- and those many others who have been or are in harm’s way- are in my heart and on my mind. I have many dear friends in Australia. Pete and Naomi, Ali g and KK, and Dozy in New South Wales. Jack and Ali and Larry in Queensland. I can...

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Down Under Dunder: Friends in Dry Places

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Monday, January 10, 2011. Friends in Dry Places. It's at times like this I'm glad I have friends. I wanted to blog about writing today, but the weather's had its say and I have more pressing (and far less pleasant) tasks to see to. Instead, I thought I'd link back to a review. Of an excellent novel written by a good friend of mine, Corinne Van Houten. Though Corinne lives on the west coast of America and I'm here in soggy Queensland (the "sunshine state". pah! Labels: A Feast of Small Surprises. Greta kn...

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Down Under Dunder: Shortlist for the HarperCollins Varuna Awards 2010

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Thursday, February 10, 2011. Shortlist for the HarperCollins Varuna Awards 2010. According to Varuna there were over 200 entries for the 2010 HarperCollins Varuna manuscript development award. The program provides five new or emerging writers each year with the experience of working closely with a senior in-house editor from HarperCollins Publishers to develop a book-length manuscript. Congratulations to all on the shortlist. THE SHORTLIST FOR THE HARPER COLLINS AWARDS 2010. Bill Collopy: "The Hope".

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Down Under Dunder: January 2011

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Maine-based writer Karen Bessey Pease has posted a review of my crime thriller Brogan's Crossing. On her blog. I'm tickled pink that Karen, a respected American writer, holds my novel in such high regard. It's the stuff that keeps us writers writing. Thank you, Karen. I mentioned in a blog post. A few weeks ago that. Is on the longlist for this year's CAL Scribe fiction prize. Blanche Clark, Books Editor at the Herald Sun newspaper. And Mark Rubbo, CEO of Readings bookstores.

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Down Under Dunder: CAL Scribe Fiction Prize 2011

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Thursday, March 10, 2011. CAL Scribe Fiction Prize 2011. Scribe Publications announced the winner of the 2011 CAL Scribe Fiction Prize last week. No luck for me this year. Maybe in 2012. Lesley Jørgensen, ‘Cat and Fiddle’ (SA). Sally Bothroyd, ‘A Cocoa Jackson Mystery’ (NT). Courtney Collins, ‘The Burial’ (NSW). Congratulations, Lesley, and best of luck with 'Cat and Fiddle' when it's published in early 2012. Labels: CAL Scribe Fiction Prize. March 11, 2011 at 12:58 PM. Och, Boy. next year, for sure!