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… and here I am on Twitter
- When my new book comes out in August, I won’t be promoting it. Since I’ve never been one to back away from that kin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4 weeks ago
- @instanterudite The consequence is the government will stare us down until another 15 outrageous things have become… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 month ago
- RT @qldwriters: Suffering from writer's block? @NickEarls' Narrative Toolkit may be just what you need to break through and reinvigorate yo… 1 month ago
- @NewstalkZB Chris, there's a downside. Take a glance across the ditch. 1 month ago
- @ImogenLamport Yes. Over the nose. From the look of some of the footage on TV, that hint could be big news for quite a few people. 1 month ago
… and on Facebook
When I remember to use tags, here’s what I use …
- 24-hour book
- ABC
- adventure stories
- Amazon
- analogue men
- Avid Reader
- back to school
- blogging
- book awards
- book contracts
- book contract territories
- book reviews
- books
- Brisbane fiction
- children's books
- conversations
- doppelgangers
- e-books
- eavesdropping
- ebook
- ebooks
- etymology
- Exciting Press
- family stories
- fiction
- film adaptation
- fine print
- free books
- free ebooks
- free stories
- galaxy rights
- genetics
- getting published
- google alerts
- hairdresser fantasies
- hot chips
- if:book Australia
- inappropriate urination
- independent publishing
- internet doppelgangers
- John Birmingham
- Kevin Rudd naked
- Kindle
- literary awards
- literature
- Mila Kunis naked
- nick earls
- novella
- novellas
- novels
- Perfect Skin
- publishing
- Queensland Premiers' Literary Awards
- rationalisations
- reading
- recycling
- reviewing
- Robert the Bruce
- science
- short stories
- Terry Whidborne
- The Fix
- Titanic
- toothbrushes
- unicorns
- universe rights
- Welcome to Normal
- wine
- Wisdom Tree
- Word Hunters
- world rights
- writing
- writing craft
Tag Archives: Perfect Skin
What We Talk About When We Talk About Books (Part 1)
I’m not a reviewer. Or, to be more precise, since school I have prepared only two pieces that could be called reviews of books, neither of them this century. One of them was of Rosie Scott’s Feral City in 1991. … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, objectivity, Perfect Skin, reading, reviewing
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Two New Lives for Perfect Skin
Perfect Skin was the novel that broke me in America. When I say ‘broke’ I don’t mean it put me on tour for months and bought me my second Lear jet, but it got me a start there. It gave … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen & Unwin, books, ebooks, Exciting Press, nick earls, Perfect Skin
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