Tag Archives: nick earls

Pitching Myself at the Edge of History

Posted on 29/07/2013 by nickearls

A long long time ago, or in fact a few drops of pitch ago, I was a med student at the University of Queensland. Our first-year course included physics – same lecture theatre every time, and that meant repeatedly walking … Continue reading →

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And the winner of the game of tag is …

Posted on 13/04/2013 by nickearls

Okay, it’s been a month since I posted that huge tag-fest to see who might search-engine their way here, and this seems as good a time as any to offer an update. To start with, some of the most popular … Continue reading →

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Tag, You’re It

Posted on 10/03/2013 by nickearls

I’ve been glancing through my blog stats. Actually not glancing – it’s been more purposeful than that. I thought I’d noticed a pattern in the search terms people were using to get here, and it turns out I was right. … Continue reading →

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Three Times the (Almost) Everything: on Writing a Trilogy

Posted on 13/02/2013 by nickearls

I learned today the precise Australian publication date for the second volume of Word Hunters (The Lost Hunters, to accord book two its subtitle). It’s 27 Feb. No idea why it’s a Wednesday, and I’m not planning to ask. But, … Continue reading →

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Ho Ho Ho – ’tis the season to give things away

Posted on 04/12/2012 by nickearls

Around 1700 years ago, Nikolaos, Bishop of Myra, got into the habit of secretly slipping coins into the shoes of people who chose to leave them out in case rumours of his nocturnal good deeds were true. Fast forward a … Continue reading →

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Philby and Frank and the Marathon that Never Was

Posted on 05/11/2012 by nickearls

There are always risks writing stories set in the here and now and, as I’ve learned these past couple of days, even greater risks in placing a safe-looking bet on the near future. Most of the time when I’ve tried … Continue reading →

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I Like Your Old Stuff Better Than Your New Stuff

Posted on 24/09/2012 by nickearls

In late 1997, Brisbane band Regurgitator followed up their debut album Tu-Plang with Unit. Tu-Plang had won them two ARIA awards and a nice shiny platinum disc for their walls, but they’d pushed their sound somewhere a little different – … Continue reading →

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The Premier’s Real Reading Challenge – National Year of Reading Ambassadors Axe State Literacy Program

Posted on 03/09/2012 by nickearls

It’s easy to become an ambassador these days. If you do the right job – model, politician, Olympian, sometimes even writer – or show your face enough, there’s a chance someone’ll ask you to be one. Maybe even lots of … Continue reading →

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Etymology Meets Lord of the Rings – the story behind Word Hunters

Posted on 27/08/2012 by nickearls

Okay, I can’t say Word Hunters is exactly ‘etymology meets Lord of the Rings’ – is anything? – but a while ago that seemed like a great line to open a pitch with. (It is young people on a challenging … Continue reading →

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On Middle-Aged Authors Leaping in Bookshops

Posted on 28/07/2012 by nickearls

Sadly it doesn’t appear to be available online, but those of you out of range of the paper version of today’s Courier-Mail have missed a pic of me I’m unlikely to repeat. It’s a full page, and it appears to … Continue reading →

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