Just quickly...

Anyone interested in the symbols used in the Books of the Cataclysm will find a list of explanations here, now updated to include the last three books. (No spoilers, unless you're psychic.)

Also, I've just discovered that three of my earliest stories have been archived on the web, along with the fanzines in which they were first published. The Mentor was good to me, providing a place for new writers to air their work and receive feedback. The stories are were published in issues 75, 76 and 77 and have been archived in PDF form by efanzine.com. The links attached to each title will take you to the relevant issue: "Heartbreak Hotel", "Looking Forward, Looking Back", "Goddess of Stone".

I forgot to mention in my last entry the opening of "Imagine... A Display On Speculative Fiction" at The University of Queensland and the launch of the Fryer Library's collection project, "Unreal Collections". Kim Wilkins and I both spoke at the launch, and both feature in the display. It's truly amazing.

If you're an Australian speculative fiction writer, I urge you to consider donating your notes, papers, drafts etc, to the collection. It's got to go somewhere, right? Allowing a facility like the this to preserve them will ensure that a valuable piece of our culture won't disappear forever. I guarantee that it'll be well looked after.

Mind you, it's a bit terrifying to know that anyone can wander in and take a look at stuff I would never dream of publishing. But I guess that's part of the thrill, which is why I haven't asked the library to restrict access. Being a writer is all about vulnerability. The day I start feeling comfortable, I know I'll start writing crap. Or maybe I'm just a dreadful show-off. :-)