The many streams of an author’s income

Real talk time. This comes up a lot, so I thought I’d post about it. It’s no surprise to anyone that it’s hard as hell to make a living at this gig. Paradoxically, there’s also a well-repeated misconception that always goes something like,...

Learning what I can’t do – my latest newsletter

This just went out via Substack, but I’m also cross-posting it here. Hello fiends Once again, a long time between emails. Sorry about that. Things have been busy. I mentioned last time that I was working on two big projects – a novel set in Wollongong and an...

Sallow Bend and The Fall are Aurealis Awards FInalists

What an absolute blast to discover myself twice on the recently released 2022 Aurealis Awards shortlists! The Aurealis is the premier genre ficiton award in Australia and I’ve been after one my entire career. Last year, I finally won my first, for The Gulp in...