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Free Speech

Like most people, I was horrified at what happened in the offices of Charlie Hebdo this week. It was almost the perfect act of terrorism in that it struck at the heart of one of the things we hold most...

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Re-Consuming

Well it seems that my improved progress in writing in general has come at a small price, namely this blog. My goal is still write a new post once a week but previously that worked fine as something to...

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January Reviews: Games!

Well, not much reading had been done this month. At least not much recreational reading, after all the academic stuff I’m swamped with. So instead of book reviews this month, it’s going to be game...

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Champions of Asia!

  So last Saturday was the final of the 2015 Asian Cup, the main soccer tournament for the whole continent. As one of the stronger teams, and hosts, but like any sporting event, nothing is guaranteed....

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Adopt a Vine

Wine is big business here in Australia, and no doubt the rest of the world as well. It’s certainly been the drink of choice for me and my friends for many years now. Sadly the days of weekend long wine...

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Fan Mail

So it’s been a while since I’ve done a fan mail  blog so I thought it’s about time. I think it’s important for an author, or anyone in the entertainment business really, to connect with their fans....

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Two steps forward…

So February was a bit of a down month, which is particularly disappointing since I had such a great start to the year in January. In the end I wrote less than half the in Feb than in Jan, which...

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Book Reviews: March

I’m actually being a bit disingenuous calling this post book reviews since I don’t actually have any book to reviews. My recreational reading has been reduced to virtually zero as I enter my last...

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Game Accessorizing

I was going to do a post reviewing one of the many games I’ve played and bought recently but first I thought I’d talk a little about game accessories. I’ve discovered that accessorizing your games is a...

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Back From the Dead

Wow, so looks like my last blog was nearly three months ago. What a crazy, hectic three months it’s been. I’d like to list a whole bunch of things that I’ve accomplished in that time or at least...

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Back in the saddle

Yes, yes. I know I said I was back and then promptly disappeared again. I’d like to say it was because I was so caught up in other projects that I didn’t have time for the blog but that hasn’t been the...

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Boardgame Review: Castles of Mad King Ludwig

So I recently picked up Castles of Mad King Ludwig. I’ll be the first to admit that it was a rather frivolous purchase. It’s by the same designer who did Suburbia (Read my review here) and they have so...

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Introducing: The Regender Project

While I briefly introduced Regender Project in my earlier post,  I thought I might take a moment to introduce it properly and explain what it’s all about. WHAT IS THE REGENDER PROJECT? The Regender...

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The Regender Project: A Study In Scarlet

As promised, here is the first novel I chose to regender, A Study in Scarlet. It’ll be available for free for a short time, so grab it while you can. The original novel marked the first appearance of...

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THE REGENDER PROJECT: Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne’s “Around the World in Eighty Days” is the second regendered novel I’m officially releasing and it’ll be available for free for a short time. It wasn’t actually the second novel I worked on...

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THE REGENDER PROJECT: The Happy Princess and Other Tales

Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince(ss) and Other Tales is the third regendered novel I’m officially releasing , which is available for free for a short time. Unlike the others, it’s a collection of short...

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My Patreon Campaign

Today I’d like to announce the start of my Patreon campaign and I hope you’ll all check it out. What’s Patreon you ask? It’s a new crowd funding service, which is focused on artists and content...

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THE REGENDER PROJECT: Billie Budd

First up, I want to apologise for the delay in officially releasing Billie Budd. I’d originally intended to post this blog last week, but in between gallivanting across New Zealand and unforeseen...

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THE REGENDER PROJECT: THE PRINCESS AND THE PAUPER

Welcome to the official release of The Princess and the Pauper – Regendered. It’s available now for purchase on Amazon! The story follows two young girls in 16th century England, one a princess and...

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THE REGENDER PROJECT: THE SCARLET LETTER

Welcome to this week’s official regendered novel release, The Scarlet Letter, available now for purchase from Amazon. The original novel, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, was one of the first great...

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