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Serious Sas and Messy Magda

Serious Sas and Messy Magda

I am absolutely thrilled to announce that my first picture book is being released by UK based publisher Books To Treasure this year. Most of you probably aren't even aware that I have a number of children's publications to my name. Indeed, writing for primary school children was my first love. ...

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Knock Knock … anyone home?

Knock Knock ... anyone home?

My apologies for radio silence. I've been travelling for three weeks and had full intention of posting regulalry while I was away. I found that my tablet wasn't really up to the task, and that anyway, I was getting so little time to upload that it wasn't happening! Some of you ...

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MDP ON TV: Surviving Evil

MDP ON TV: Surviving Evil

There's something very compelling about survivor stories. Probably because we all have moments when we wonder what we would do if ... any number of things happened to us. In this new series hosted by Charisma Carpenter, we get to hear  stories from women who've survived violent attacks. The series begins with ...

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Review: One Small Step edited by Tehani Wessely

Review: One Small Step edited by Tehani Wessely

Reviewed by Joelene Pynnonen One Small Step is the perfect title for this anthology of stories by some very prominent Australian speculative fiction authors. It offers hope for the future and suggests the possibility of things that mere years ago seemed impossible. When taken in context of the famous quote ‘One ...

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Spotlight On: David Mickey Evans

Spotlight On: David Mickey Evans

Thanks to October Coast, we had the chance to interview american filmmaker and writer David Mickey Evans, best known as the director of the iconic "The Sandlot" movies, as part of the celebration of the first film's 20th Anniversary. In addition, Mr Evans is also promoting his book "The King of ...

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Are you a Maintenance Woman?

Are you a Maintenance Woman?

You know how I love flair when it comes to marketing and PR. It is it's own legitimate creative endeavour. When you couple that with a concrete, scientifically critical mind and great people skills, you come up with the kind of person who can move mountains. I want you all ...

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Spotlight On: Todd Farmer (Screenwriter)

Spotlight On: Todd Farmer (Screenwriter)

Todd interviewed by Bec Stafford.   1. Todd, you're running a 2-day writing master class at the Gold Coast Film Festival. Who were your writing role models, and what would be the #1 tip you'd give an aspiring screenwriter? Role model was without hesitation Stephen King.  Granted my influence was with his prose ...

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MDP Joins Keith Keller’s Global Social Media Coaching

MDP Joins Keith Keller's Global Social Media Coaching

As you know I love me a bit of Social Media! So this week I launched a social media coaching consultancy called (surprise, surprise MDPWeb Consultancy!). This is an exciting step for me, and I'm looking forward to working with some of you in the future. Good fortune has brought me into ...

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Dark Space Review

Dark Space Review

Good reviews are like pasta for a writer. We get enormous energy and sustenance from them. For me, I try and use the good ones as a motivation to keep going, and with the horrible ones, I tell myself everyone is entitled to their opinion - that's what makes the ...

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Night Creatures International Release Covers

Night Creatures International Release Covers

It's my great pleasure to show you the new international covers for the Night Creatures series. Artist Jarek Kubicki has worked with us so that we could bring you his amazing work. These covers use the same images but have different titling and text. Look for the great blogger quotes from Brodie, ...

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We’ve sat on this for a long while deciding what to do and are now opening up to submissions for a replacement artist on the PEACEMAKER comic (Brigitte done got a full time job!). If you think that might be you, please email Marianne though the contact page.

Once she has replied, you can sub a sample of your work. Ideally it would be a sketch of the character Virgin Jackson but we’d love to look at your general portfolio as well. This is a paid contract but the fee needs to be negotiable. You will be required to INK and COLOUR as well.

Look forward to hearing from you!

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So where’s the comic gone!

Well it’s time I filled you guys in on what’s been happening. After the first issue was published, I began talks with a comic publisher. They seemed interested and asked that I hold off on issue 2 while they decided. That took several months and in the end they came back with a no thank you.

Just as I was about to ask Brigitte to get going on the illustrations, another publisher showed interest. Thankfully, they made their mind up quickly (but also declined in the end). THEN it was nearly Xmas. I sent the issue to Brigitte to get cracking on, but after the Xmas break she told me that she now has full time work and simply doesn’t have the time to do issue 2. Naturally I’m delighted that as an artist, she has the job, but I am totally devastated that Peacemaker has been hamstrung.

I’m really not sure what to do now. Should I fold and chalk it up to experience? Should I try and find another illustrator? Brigitte created such a wonderful individual look in her work, I don’t know how anyone would go about replicating it. In fact I don’t think that’s possible. Which would mean re-imagining a whole new aesthetic.

I admit, I’m floundering now. What should I do? Issue 2 was 20 pages, double the size of issue 1. It’s written but may never see the light of day.

Someone talk sense to me one way of the other please!

 

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