Blog Rules
1. This blog was once completely free of capital letters. But on the ninth of January in the year two thousand and eight I got bored with it. No more is this the land of archy & mehitabel.
2. I’ll write about whatever I want to! So there’ll be discusssion of books, cricket, movies, Elvis, basketball, tv and such. Opinions will be expressed, but rarely substantiated. There will be no lit crit. I was once an academic and my days of footnotes are far behind me. This is a blog! My blog! If I say so then it is so!
3. Feel free to comment, but disagreement will not be brooked, unless, you know, it’s funny, or well written, or in some other way cool and interesting. Hmm, come to think of it the same rules apply to agreement. Have fun.
If your comment disappears in a puff of smoke let me know. Most likely the spam filters ate it.
4. Any comments that diss cricket, Elvis, Sydney, Christine Anu, Australia, Bring it On, Big Bill Broonzy, Georgette Heyer or Dawn Powell will be deleted, unless, they’re funny, or well written, or in some other way cool and interesting.
5. I will strike through comments if they offend me. You have been warned!
6. If you stick more than two links into your comment it will wind up in the to-be-moderated queue, which I always forget to check. If your comment isn’t showing up for an hour or so, ping me—jl AT justinelarbalestier DOT com—and I’ll take a look.
7. To combat bloody spammers I’ve turned comments off on all posts but the most recent.
Blog
- January is writing advice month (sticky post) Updated
[UPDATE: I'll be answering questions about the process of writing only. No questions about publishing. Thanks!]
I am working on organising my writing process posts so that they’re more accessible. In so doing I discovered that there are several different writing posts I’ve promised, but haven’t gotten around to. Someone wanted me to write about …
- An amazing test
- JWAM Reader request no. 4: On getting published
- About those South African cricket quotas
- JWAM reader request no. 3: How to get unstuck
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Archives
Newsletter
Appearances
24 Feb 2009, 6:30PM
Australian launch of How To Ditch Your Fairy
Readings Carlton
309 Lygon St,
Carlton, Victoria
28 Feb-2 March 2009
Perth Writer’s Festival
Perth, Western Australia
Interviews
In which I am IMterviewed by my husband and silliness ensues (December 2008).
Cynthia Leitich Smith updates her 2006 interview with me (October 2008).
Bookpage interview (September 2008).
Mini Bio
I’m a Sydney girl what writes novels, is obsessed with cricket, and travels way too much.
My next novel, How To Ditch Your Fairy, will be out from Bloomsbury Books in September 2008.
For more info about me there’s a whole bunch of interviews here plus my FAQ.
