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Posted by Justine at 5:19, December 26th, 2008 under Fans & readers, How To Ditch Your Fairy, Magic or Madness trilogy, Mangosteens, Praising, Reading, Sport, Young Adult literature | 6 Comments »
I don’t think about it like that, honest . . .
Posted by Justine at 0:00, January 16th, 2008 under Magic or Madness trilogy, Mangosteens, Whingeing, Writing life, Young Adult literature | 14 Comments »
Matter of taste
Someone just told me I'm wrong about Bring It On being the best movie of all time. Excuse me? If I say it is then it is! This is my personal list of the best movies of all time. I cannot be wrong about it. I'm not saying there aren't other best movies of all time. There are! The Princess Bride is one. Rififi is another. Not to mention Out of the Past and Lagaan. I am also not wrong about mangosteens being the best fruit. Or The Wire being the best television. Or Emma and Hellsing and anything by Osamu Tezuka being the best manga. Or zombies being the best monsters. And cricket absolutely is the best sport. So nyer! Though, of course, I reserve the ...Posted by Justine at 17:23, August 1st, 2007 under Food, Mangosteens, Ranting, Reading, Viewing, Zombies | 20 Comments »
Answers about The Ultimate Fairy Book
Thanks so much for all the warm yummy wishes. I'm bubbly and bouncing! I've been getting some questions about my next book. I figured it would be most efficient to answer them all here: Q: Will it be in hardcover or paperback? A: Hardcover first and then later (don't know how much later) paperback. Q: Penni asked: Are you signing a contract for a book you haven't written yet? A: It's like this: Bloomsbury have bought two books from me, the already-written UFB + an unwritten second book. Yes, that means I'll be writing one novel of the contract to deadline. I know I said I wouldn't do that anymore. But the writing-a-book-at-my-own-pace thing (which resulted in the UFB) was an experiment. I ...Posted by Justine at 11:02, June 8th, 2007 under How To Ditch Your Fairy, Mangosteens, Vainglory | 13 Comments »
I am a foreignor
This morning at brunch we were subjected to dread awful music played too loudly. ((How loudly? It was audible. That was too loud.)) A whole CD's worth. "What is this crap?" I asked. "I've never heard it before. I hope never to hear it again." Scott looked at me like I was deranged. "You've never heard this before?" I affirmed that I had not and was grateful that was the case. He continued to doubt me, asserting that the band had been huge in the eighties, and unless I grew up under a rock I could not have avoided hearing them. "What band is it?" I asked. Scott looked blank and waved his hands around. "You know, one of those one-word bands ...Posted by Justine at 13:46, March 25th, 2007 under Listening, Mangosteens, New York City/USA, Sydney/Australia | 40 Comments »
RW2: Jetlag, my favourite fruit, and signing etiquette
Pt wants to know how to cope with jetlag. I have but two pearls of wisdom: 1) Be very very rich and fly first class. On those rare occasions I've been upgraded to business class I've recovered from jetlag many days earlier than when I fly cattle class. I can only imagine how much faster the whole thing would be in first class. Or in your own private jet. Or if you could teleport. I would not say no to a door between Sydney and New York either . . . 2) Don't fly anywhere. You get no jetlag and the environment will thank you. Little Willow asks what my favourite fruits are and gets extra points for being an American and ...Posted by Justine at 0:06, January 25th, 2007 under Bloggery, Cons & Other Gatherings, Food, Frippery, Mangosteens, Ranting, Travelling, Writing life | 5 Comments »
Bangkok
Posted by Justine at 13:38, November 10th, 2006 under Food, How To Ditch Your Fairy, Magic or Madness trilogy, Mangosteens, Scott's books, Travelling, Writing goals & milestones | 6 Comments »
Mangosteen
Marrije asks what a mangosteen is. No words can convey the glory of the mangosteen. Instead I offer you this photograph: which I swiped from dunnowhere ages ago stupidly forgetting to get the photographer's name. Whoever took this: it's © you.Posted by Justine at 18:04, October 25th, 2005 under Food, Mangosteens | 19 Comments »
Just Quickly
We're in Glasgow. It's gorgeous and fun and you just can't get bored by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Trip so far: London: great (though bloody expensive) food (Niki and Lauren & Andrew have been most excellent guides), brilliant markets, cheap clothes (bought the most gorgeous 15 pound skirt). It's not the city I remember, though I did get some awe-inspiring rudeness---so it hasn't completely changed. Best restaurant was David Thompson's Thai one in Soho (I forget the name). Thompson's Australia's guru of Thai food. Was wonderful watching Lauren and Andrew's delight in finally trying decent Thai food. I also gave them their very first mangosteens. Heavenly! Glasgow: gorgeous, love all the Rennie Mackintosh everywhere. Had the most brilliant black ...Posted by Justine at 9:31, August 4th, 2005 under Cons & Other Gatherings, Cricket, Excuses, Food, Liquids, Mangosteens, Sport, Travelling | 1 Comment »
Magic or Madness in Thai
Yup. Magic or Madness just notched up its fifth sale, this time to Amarin Printing and Publishing in Thailand. My foreign rights agent, Whitney Lee, is amazing, having now sold my book in Taiwan, France and Thailand (the other two sales were to the US and Australia). I'm particularly exited because this is the first non-English language sale where I've actually been to the country. I adore Thailand. I love the sound and look of the language (Thai script is just gorgeous), the food (tamarind, mangosteens, steamed salty duck eggs, miang gung, snake beans, fish cakes, green mango salad, banana blossoms, massaman curry, kaffir limes, chilli jam, I could go on and on and on), the ...Posted by Justine at 15:08, June 28th, 2005 under Magic or Madness trilogy, Mangosteens, State of the World, Vainglory | 10 Comments »
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