http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm Good Reading Magazine Blog en-us Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:08:40 --1100 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:58:00 --1100 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2010/1/19/Reading-Time The Slightly Skewed Life of Toby Chrysler was one of those long-term projects that authors sometimes embark upon. They’re not meant to be long term – they just become that way. Authors get asked what they do when they encounter writers&rs... Guest Blogger-Paul Collins Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:58:00 --1100 http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2010/1/19/Reading-Time http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/16/Juliet-Marillier Juliet Marillier was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, a town with strong Scottish roots. She graduated from Otago University with degrees in arts and music, and has had a varied career which includes teaching and performing music as well as working in g... General Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:59:00 --1100 http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/16/Juliet-Marillier http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/2/Meet-Michelle-Lovric Michelle Lovric is the Australian-born author of several books for adults, but her latest novel, The Undrowned Child, is for younger readers. It's a wonderful tale of Venice, monsters and mermaids with unladylike tongues. Michelle's website is www.mi... General Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:46:00 --1100 http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/2/Meet-Michelle-Lovric http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2009/11/2/Gabrielle-Lord 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-s... 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Website Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:30:00 --1100 http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2009/8/23/Lucy-Christopher-talks-about-Stolen http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/27/New-Dan-Brown-Going-for-a-Song Australian Online bookseller Seekbooks.com.au has announced it will offer Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol for a staggering 60%+ off the AUD$49.95 recommended retail price, at AUD$18.99. Seekbooks says that it believed the price was the lowest ... General Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:19:00 --1100 http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/27/New-Dan-Brown-Going-for-a-Song http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/6/Advertising-in-your-Books Slashdot.org has reported 'Three Amazon inventors set out to correct what they felt was a real problem - i.e., that "out-of-print or rare books ... typically do not include advertisements ... the content is fixed and, therefore, has no... General Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:23:00 --1100 http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/6/Advertising-in-your-Books http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2009/6/25/Q--A-with-Sam-Fisher-author-of-State-of-Emergency Sam Fisher is the pseudonym for an international bestselling author who has written over 30 books, has a degree in chemistry, has lectured in Science at d’Overbroeck’s College, Oxford and been the science editor of GQ magazine in the UK. ... Website Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:44:00 --1100 http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2009/6/25/Q--A-with-Sam-Fisher-author-of-State-of-Emergency http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2007/10/1/The-Name-Game-1 Names are a real challenge for a writer. Get the name of a character wrong, and you risk losing your reader quick smart. The ex-Gulf War veteran with a drinking problem, a broken family and a debt of honour he can only repay by selling his services t... Guest Blogger-Michael Pryor Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:58:00 --1100 http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2007/10/1/The-Name-Game-1 http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2007/9/27/Around-and-About I've been in Sydney for the past few days, with the wonderful - and hard-working - people from Random House. We spent quite some time visiting bookshops, which is a labour of love, really. Bookshops are one of my three favourite retail outlets (the... Guest Blogger-Michael Pryor Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:45:00 --1100 http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2007/9/27/Around-and-About http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2007/9/27/John-Wentley-Takes-Charge-3 I know, I know, you're all on the edge of your seats, wondering where JFC Westerman is going to take us next in his bold, uncompromising look at fraternal relationships in a time that land forgot. Or something. Hold onto your hats. “Whateve... Guest Blogger-Michael Pryor Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:26:00 --1100 http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2007/9/27/John-Wentley-Takes-Charge-3 http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2007/9/20/Language-Stuff--Neologisms I'm taking a few moments out from working on the sequel to 'Heart of Gold' to consider neologisms. Like most writers, I love words. Playing with them, stretching them, substituting them, it's all intriguing fun. I love a good new word, too. My favo... Guest Blogger-Michael Pryor Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:43:00 --1100 http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2007/9/20/Language-Stuff--Neologisms http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2007/9/18/John-Wentley-Takes-Charge-2 More on JFC Westerman! His father was the even more prolific Percy F Westerman, who published 174 books for young people before he passed away in 1959. Both wrote two-fisted, action-packed adventure stories for boys. JFC specialised in air adventures... Guest Blogger-Michael Pryor Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:16:00 --1100 http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2007/9/18/John-Wentley-Takes-Charge-2 http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2007/9/14/John-Wentley-Takes-Charge-1 John Wentley Takes Charge is a book I found at a school fete last year. As soon as I saw its hardback cover, replete with embossed cricket bats, tennis racquets, tents, books and soccer balls, I knew it for what it was - a classic example of a YA boo... Guest Blogger-Michael Pryor Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:50:00 --1100 http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2007/9/14/John-Wentley-Takes-Charge-1