Category Archives: I get paid for this

News about “Choices That Matter” story app.

Eep, I really haven’t written for a while. In my defence, I am in a whirlwind of writing as I finish “Choices: And Their Souls Were Eaten”, write the sequel to “Heart of Brass” (it’ll be a trilogy by the end of next year), and research and write [redacted] for [redacted], which is terribly exciting.Continue reading “News about “Choices That Matter” story app.”

Procrastination Technique #452: Reviews

I’ve written about reviews before, and I’m always fascinated, whether the review is positive or. . . not so much. The Tin Man Games app “Choices: And The Sun Went Out” (including the second story, my steampunk fantasy, “Choices: And Their Souls Were Eaten”) has just under a hundred reviews (mostly just stars) on itunesContinue reading “Procrastination Technique #452: Reviews”

Getting into the reader’s mind

NB There are structural spoilers ahead for “Choices: And Their Souls Were Eaten”, and more mid-level spoilers in the comments. Regular readers will know that I live and breathe “Choices: And The Sun Went Out”, a serial interactive story produced by Tin Man Games. (It’s a massive story app available on Android or itunes, withContinue reading “Getting into the reader’s mind”

Choices: And Their Souls Were Eaten

I’ve been working very hard on this story app for Tin Man Games all this year, and I’m incredibly proud of it. The beginning is free, and the rest costs a few dollars (or a LOT of ads if you choose that option on Android). It’s a subscription story that releases a new section eachContinue reading “Choices: And Their Souls Were Eaten”

Dancing, Duelling, Delicious: The official book launch for HEART OF BRASS

You know what’s cool? Nurofen tablets are sugar coated. * HEART OF BRASS had her official Book Launch yesterday as part of the inaugural Canberra Writers Festival, an absolutely huge event. I was written about (with a cover image) in Canberra Weekly magazine (96,000 readers!) and in the Canberra Times, as well as various otherContinue reading “Dancing, Duelling, Delicious: The official book launch for HEART OF BRASS”

Happy Birthday, Heart of Brass

You may have heard a rumour that books take a while to get published. This is what I looked like around the time I finished the first draft of HEART OF BRASS: This is what I looked like when the finished book was shortlisted in the Text Publishing Prize (editing takes a while too):  Continue reading “Happy Birthday, Heart of Brass”

HEART OF BRASS cover reveal

Here it is… On the publisher’s website it has an official release date less than a week away! If you’re in Canberra and you want your copy signed, email me at fellissimo@hotmail.com and I’ll see what I can do. I’ll also be at certain conferences this year, including: Brimbank Writers and Readers Festival 1-11 SeptemberContinue reading “HEART OF BRASS cover reveal”

Draft Book Trailer

Well, we’re 20 minutes into June here and the novel HEART OF BRASS isn’t out yet. TRY NOT TO PANIC. I’ve known for a little while that it was unlikely to be finished in May (as previously announced). Stuff happened. Non-fatal stuff, which is my favourite kind of stuff (especially when it comes to gettingContinue reading “Draft Book Trailer”

ARR ME HEARTIES!!!

The long weeks at sea have dragged by as the scuttlebutt is whispered from captain to cabin boy… there’s going to be a post-comp release of SCARLET SAILS… it’s twice as long… there are new chapters… there are even more chances to stab, shoot, or magically murder people that annoy you… It turns out that (justContinue reading “ARR ME HEARTIES!!!”

Pirates Tag

You’re it! Arr! In celebration of the post-comp SCARLET SAILS being juuuuuuuussssssst about released into the world, I’ll be adding a “pirates” category to this blog. I am SO SORRY there wasn’t one already. Very irresponsible of me. The post-comp SCARLET SAILS app is twice as long as the (finished, and rather well-received) original, and it branchesContinue reading “Pirates Tag”

“Scarlet Sails” covers, redux

I wrote about designing the cover for SCARLET SAILS (aka my interactive pirate book….probably coming out within two months, yay!) over here. The cover has to come in several versions, with very specific dimensions. So here’s what I have now:   All of the above (which I now realise should have borders so you canContinue reading ““Scarlet Sails” covers, redux”

HEART OF BRASS novel to be published May 2016

Today I finally signed the contract for HEART OF BRASS with Odyssey Books. This is the first of allll my steampunk Australia books (I wrote it before Louisette was born). It’s a (non-interactive) novel that has a tentative release date of MAY 2016!!! It will be released in both print and digital formats, and is likelyContinue reading “HEART OF BRASS novel to be published May 2016”

“Worst one I’ve played”: Reviewing the Reviewers

It’s finally happened: my first interactive (that is, Choose Your Own Adventure-ish) Australian steampunk novel is wandering unsupervised in the great big world, gathering reviews near and far (and scaring its mother half to death). My very first review was the hilarious comment “Worst one I’ve played”, accompanied by one star. I’m genuinely delighted by such aContinue reading ““Worst one I’ve played”: Reviewing the Reviewers”

Do Pirates Squee?

This one does. Fifteen – yes, fifteen – years ago I invented a fantasy world called Rahana based on Indonesia (I was sitting on a folding chair in a concreted Indonesian room attempting to listen to a sermon at the time). My idea was that if I had a rich and complicated world I could base aContinue reading “Do Pirates Squee?”

Heart of Brass

I wrote a book called HEART OF BRASS, which was shortlisted (under the pen-name ‘Louise Curtis’ – which I no longer use) in the Text Publishing Prize. It is linked to another project of mine, ATTACK OF THE CLOCKWORK SOLDIER, which is likely to be available later this year, so this blog entry is designed to helpContinue reading “Heart of Brass”

Best Playgrounds in Canberra

Earlier this year (and adding to previous experience) I set out to become the world expert on Canberra playgrounds. I think I succeeded, and I have the travel articles to prove it. First, a not-very-plausible Tour of Canberra (seriously, all of it) through playgrounds. It really does work for seeing all Canberra’s best bits inContinue reading “Best Playgrounds in Canberra”

Cockington Green

If you grew up in Canberra, you would have been to Cockington Green at least once. I’ve spoken before about how much I love Questacon and Telstra Tower, but I’d forgotten entirely about Cockington Green. It’s nestled in amongst a score of other touristy places in Gungahlin, and worth a visit for anyone over twoContinue reading “Cockington Green”