Tez Says

Dream for Interpretation

2008-07-04T03:56:31Z

Julie Kenner blurbs A. J. Menden's Phenomenal Girl 5, Jenna Black shares the Before and After cover art for The Devil's Due, and see the cover art for John Levitt's New Tricks. Find out about all of these here. (Non-book people, I've decided to have mercy on you and save the book stuff for my WordPress. My personal faff may be posted both there, and here at LiveJournal.)

The other night I dreamt that Richelle Mead was a literary agent, not an author, and was in Australia to meet me, and possibly sign me up as a client. Originally she wasn't thrilled enough with the manuscript, but her assistant Minnie convinced Richelle to give me another go. Wasn't sure if R had come to Australia just to meet me, though, and the dream ended before a decision had been made whether to sign me or not. If you're into dream interpretation, see what you can make of all this.

Thursday Thirteen & Outlining

2008-07-03T02:36:25Z

Thursday Thirteen
TBR Pile as of Thursday 3rd July 2008 (Edition #3)
1. Tanya Huff's Blood Trail
2. Tanya Huff's Blood Lines
3. Yasmine Galenorn's Darkling
4. Jeanne C. Stein's The Becoming
5. Jackie Kessler's The Road to Hell
6. Jeanne C. Stein's Blood Drive
7. Jeanne C. Stein's The Watcher
8. Mark Del Franco's Unshapely Things
9. Mark Del Franco's Unquiet Dreams
10. Charlaine Harris's Dead As a Doornail
11. Eve Kenin's Driven
12. M. J. Rose's Lying in Bed
13. Liz Maverick's Wired

Outlining was a bit troublesome yesterday: had trouble thinking of a "reversal", so my high point was the "call to adventure". So that's my paragraph for Act 1 finished. Now for Act 2, and a lot of sitting and starting and waiting for ideas to come.

Anyway, good thing I outlined in the afternoon, because the evening was a total failure. Cue the whiny LJ F-locked post I did. Thanks for all your support by the way, everyone - I can has adoration for you.

Happy Birthday, Anya Bast; Outlining & the Genetic Jackpot

2008-07-02T02:46:09Z

It's July 2nd, and Anya Bast's birthday. Give the gift of royalties, by purchasing (or pre-ordering) her novels:

Witch Fire
Witch Blood
The Chosen Sin
Witch Heart

Outlining
My adventures with Holly Lisle's Create a Plot Clinic (the free version) didn't really go well. That said, I'll recommend it because the more types of outlining you try, you'll figure out which works best for you.

So I dug out Kelley Armstrong's Outlining 101. I've used it before, though I haven't finished writing a novel with it (but that's my problem; not the tutorial). Shift was outlined by planning a chapter, then writing the chapter, then planning the next chapter, and so on. Bloodroot started off with a list of characters, then I did dot points of scene ideas, worked the characters in, and adjusted the dots as I wrote (deleting, adding).

I got as far as the "candy bar scenes" with CAP before I stopped. The exercises I'd done with the clinic thus far were making my story seem more socio-political, when I really want it to be bioethical. But when I started O101, my exercises are making my story more of what I want it to be.

And thanks for your voting on my male character's surname. I've picked a winner (and it was leading by one vote the last time I checked), and I'm happy with it.

You Suggest
My Big Baddie Female needs a name. She has a placeholder name for now, but would you like me to immortalise someone you don't like? ;-) Just email me (TezMillerOz at gmail dot com) with a list of suggested female first names and suggested surnames. No questions asked - I won't try to guess who these people are, nor will I ask, and you are under no obligation to tell me. These will be confidential, of course.

My Shoddy Genetics
A third-born child, I was dumped in the shoddy end of the genetic pool. I have physiological problems from my maternal side, and psychological problems from my paternal side. I hit the freaking genetic jackpot.

The red lumpy bumps on my fingers (which I've had since I was 13, but they come and go with the weather) are particularly bad right now. Back in the old days, I thought they were because I was handwriting too much, because mostly they're only on my right fingers, my writing hand. It's uncomfortable when I curl my fingers, and even kind of hurts with my middle finger. Blood tests and biopsies haven't led to the professionals giving me a diagnosis; just that "it might be this", "a bit of that". I assume whatever it is will worsen as I age, and I'm only 21! (22 on July 14th - make your calendar ;-))

Dude, Where's My Plot?

2008-07-01T12:45:47Z

Almost went without blogging today. So instead you're left with the scattered remains of my brain post-10:30PM.

However, I've spent my time away semi-wisely: firing off some interview questions, and even starting to plan a futuristic novel which may never be completed or even written. The important thing is I'm having a go. Admittedly, that's a thing that people-who-don't-win say. I won't deny it.

(I also washed my hair, which is more trouble than it seems. Involves two lots of shampooing, one lot of conditioned, soaping, and continuously finger-combing my hair, and picking loose strands off wherever they stick. It's time-consuming, which is why I only wash my hair every three days, if even that. But it's air-dried nicely, but it'll look worse for wear tomorrow after I sleep on it tonight. [I did warn you about my scattered brain, note why I'm rambling.])

Anyway, instead of using Kelley Armstrong's Outlining 101, I'm trying out for the first-time Holly Lisle's Create a Plot Clinic. We'll see how it goes. But from the brain-dumping, the story will be much more serious and political than I initially thought, due to the plot ideas that suddenly sprung. This is a good thing, because I love [reading] social commentary in fiction. But it's a bad thing, because one of my best traits in writing is my sense of humour. It may not be clever - it may not even be worth chuckling at - but it's something. When I lose my wackiness, I lose my personality, and when I lose my personality, I can is made of suckitude.

So, back to the clinic now (p12 of 14)...

June Reads

2008-06-30T13:41:32Z

June Reads. Posting early because I can't start and finish a book in the 20 minutes before July 1st. I can haz bedtime nao.

It's Okay to Give Up

2008-06-30T13:13:58Z

I don't like giving up on books, but when I have so many unread ones, I feel justified to be ruthless. Either that, or I'm having delusions of grandeur again.

But just in case you need reasons, here's why I've decided to give up on a book that almost took me as far as p50:

-Incest alert! In the first chapter, the narrator mentions having uncousinly thoughts toward her cousin. Ew.
-Not only that, but that cousin wasn't even mentioned as one of the two blokes she's trying to choose between. So that makes three men she wants, including her cousin. Desperate much?
-Small town. Generally, in small town fiction, the townsfolk don't take kindly to out-of-towners. Xenophobes don't earn my sympathy.
-Narrator's family look down on one of their own because he was "defective" enough to be born human, without any paranormal abilities. That family really needs to get over themselves.

Or it's because I've almost read 50 trade paperback pages (bigger than mass market, you know), so I've given it a fair chance, but I just can't muster up the enthusiasm to read more. But if the author writes a new series or standalone, I might try those.

Now I have an inkling of what it may feel like to be an agent. If you've read a 50-page partial and you're still not interested, then move on to something that does capture you.

Help Name My Character

2008-06-30T03:37:26Z

Whilst awaiting sleep a couple of nights ago, I finally came up with a name for a male character in the novel I'm thinking of outlining. Only because I didn't write it down, I can't remember it. I thought the surname might've been Hungarian, so I looked up Behind the Surname, but nothing rung a bell. I tried other ethnicities, but still nothing made me remember.

So I'll have to pick something new since stupid brain can't remember. I've shortlisted three options for you to choose from, or you can come up with one yourself. Please vote for what you would most like the character's surname to be. You don't have to name your reasons, and you may remain anonymous (just in case it's your surname, or that of someone you know).

Thanks for voting, and have a lovely day! :-)

What surname should my male character have?

I Lied to My Destist

2008-06-30T02:28:26Z

Never met her before, and though she had an anywhere name (Martha), she had a lovely, lilting accent. Might've been Polish. Anyway, you may know of my dental history - the enamel on my two front teeth is week at the back, thus dentists prior have asked the Matriarch if I have an eating disorder. Which I find offensive and discriminatory. Had I been a chunkier lass, I doubt that question would've been asked. But if you just happen to be a skinny bitch, people assume there's something wrong with you. Ah...no. It's called a working metabolism and regular walking. That may not work for everyone, but it does for me. For the time being. I binge, but I do not purge. Yay me.

So when Martha asked if I was aware that one of my front teeth is chipped (from the weak enamel), I said no. Yep, I lied. I know that was wrong, but I still don't regret it.

Australian Publishing Industry

2008-06-30T00:50:16Z

Those of you who get News Ltd's newspaper (Herald Sun in Melbourne) on Sundays...did you see that article on the Australian publishing industry in the Sunday Magazine? Basically encouraged self-publishing because it's near impossible to land an agent or publisher in Oz, as they're already "too busy with established clients".

I like being Australian, and as a whole we tend to buy a lot of books. But if you're a writer? You're much better off living in America. There are a lot of things I don't like about America, but writers actually have more opportunity, because there are more agents, maybe more publishers. But if you're an Oz? If you don't have an already-published/agented writer buddy who may be able to get you a look-in, you're pretty much stuffed. And if I remember correctly, the biggest agency won't let you submit via email. Australia has a lot to learn from America.

On another note, people have been typing my name into Google, leading them to my WordPress, according to WP's stats. Of course, they may have been looking for the only other Tez Miller I've heard of (a character from one of the BlackJack telemovies, apparently), but it does make me wonder why they're looking for me. So if you've never commented here before, please speak up and let me know who you are, and why you were looking for me. Many thanks.

NOTE: I usually try not to be so self-obsessed as to ask my readers to speak up, but I had a little stalker scare recently, so I'd like to know people's motives for finding me. Thank you.

[REVIEW] Blacklisted - Gena Showalter

2008-06-29T02:27:30Z

Blacklisted - Gena Showalter "For fabulous world-building, how power corrupts, and thoughtful issues, look no further than Blacklisted for a novel with surprising depth." Buy

[REVIEW] Red Handed - Gena Showalter

2008-06-28T05:58:12Z

Red Handed - Gena Showalter "...focuses on what's dearly missing in teen fiction...and showcases fabulous world-building that I can't wait to read more about." Buy

[COVER ART] Hunter's Prayer - Lilith Saintcrow; The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance & Pre-Orders

2008-06-27T12:56:42Z

(Image from here)
Lilith Saintcrow
Hunter's Prayer (Jill Kismet, Book 2)
Hachette Orbit (26th August 2008)
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(Image from here)
Trisha Telep (ed.)
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance
Perseus Running Press (28th July 2008)
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Mario Acevedo
Jailbait Zombie (Felix Gomez, Book 4)
HarperCollins Eos (24th February 2009)
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Ann Aguirre
Blue Diablo (Corine Solomon, Book 1)
Penguin Roc (7th April 2009)
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Sharon Ashwood
Ravenous (The Dark Forgotten, Book 1)
Penguin Signet (3rd February 2009)
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Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Fate (Bailey Morgan, Book 2)
Random House Delacorte (10th March 2009)
Pre-order

Cassandra Clare
City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, Book 3)
Simon & Schuster Margaret K. McElderry (24th March 2009)
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Rosemary Clement-Moore
Highway to Hell (Maggie Quinn vs. Evil, Book 3)
Random House Delacorte (10th March 2009)
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Mark Del Franco
Unfallen Dead (Connor Grey, Book 3)
Penguin Ace (27th January 2009)
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Carrie Ryan
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Random House Delacorte (April 2009)
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Anton Strout
Deader Still (Simon Canderous, Book 2)
Penguin Ace (24th February 2009)
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Rob Thurman
Deathwish (Cal & Niko Leandros, Book 4)
Penguin Roc (3rd March 2009)
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Film Clips of the Week

2008-06-27T10:03:21Z

Usually I'm lucky if there's even one song I enjoy on New Stock an hour of new film clips every Friday. Today there were three:

Goldfrapp: "Caravan Girl"
The first two singles from Seventh Tree had very English film clips. (Nothing more English than the cup of tea at the end of "A&E".) However, this one seems very American - 1960s California, I think.

Flight of the Conchords: "Ladies of the World"
Rollerdisco, Kiwi-style. There's even a shout-out to "lady-man-ladies". 1970s California look.

Sneaky Sound System: "Kansas City"
The Wizard of Oz meets Team America.

[COVER ART] Lord of Misrule - Rachel Caine; Kim Harrison's WHITE WITCH BLACK CURSE & eBay

2008-06-27T04:31:38Z

(Image from here)
Rachel Caine
Lord of Misrule (Morganville Vampires, Book 5)
Penguin Signet (6th January 2009)
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The cover says Book 3, but that should be corrected to Book 5 before release.

And while I was hunting down a pre-order link, I stumbled upon this:

Kim Harrison
White Witch, Black Curse (Rachel Morgan, Book 7)
HarperCollins Eos (24th February 2009)
Pre-order

eBay Australia lets you list for free this weekend, if your starting price is under $10. I've listed 101 items, and am worn out.

Don't Let Your Cat Near Your Laptop

2008-06-26T07:53:18Z

Original photo of Melanie Nilles's Harlee here. Too good a photo for me not to mess with it ;-)

Sourtoe Cocktail, Mini-Con & Thursday Thirteen

2008-06-26T01:16:32Z

igougo.com Top 10 Weird Activities
Came across this tidbit in the mX yesterday. I tried to find the list on the site it referenced, but couldn't find it. Nonetheless:

4. Sourtoe Cocktail (Dawson City, Yukon, Canada)
Anyone with a strong stomach can gain entry into Dawson City's Downtown Hotel Sourtoe Cocktail Club by sipping a drink containing one of the hotel's preserved human toes. Make it a big sip; rules say your lips must touch the toe.

Fangs, Fur & Fey Mini-Con at Conestoga
Full schedule here. Thanks to PR dude Mark Henry.

TBR Pile as of Thursday 26th June 2008 (Edition #2)1. Gena Showalter's Red Handed
2. Gena Showalter's Blacklisted
3. Maria Lima's Matters of the Blood
4. Yasmine Galenorn's Darkling
5. Jackie Kessler's The Road to Hell
6. Jeanne C. Stein's The Becoming
7. Jeanne C. Stein's Blood Drive
8. Jeanne C. Stein's The Watcher
9. Mark Del Franco's Unshapely Things
10. Mark Del Franco's Unquiet Dreams
11. Charlaine Harris's Dead As a Doornail
12. Eve Kenin's Driven
13. M. J. Rose's Lying in Bed

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The Shame...

2008-06-25T04:53:33Z

Blood Price - Tanya Huff "Originally published in 1991, Blood Price holds up well 17 years later...the novel has an important role in the history of urban fantasy in fiction." Buy

Oh My Goth - Gena Showalter "...interesting enough to read it in basically one sitting." Buy

Was lying on the couch yesterday evening, when I noticed something not quite right about the middle seam of my trackpants. The stitching seemed a bit...spread in one area. Meaning that if there wasn't already a hole, one was forming. I've been wearing those pants in public. Not just around the house, but down to the post office and supermarket...

They're currently in my rubbish bin awaiting next week's collection. The shame...

However, I got enthused about reading again last night. So that's a good thing.

Since I have to finish my deliveries before Monday, I planned to do a section this morning (as there's due to be gale forces this afternoon - 'tis a cold wind anyway now). Only I couldn't find my iRiver. You may remember that I received it for my 21st last July, and within three months I'd screwed it up irreversibly so it's never played mp3s since. But I've been using the radio on it, which has kept me company on many a walk. I last used it yesterday, walking to the post office and back.

But now I can't find it. Lost or misplaced, I'm not sure. But I'm really feeling dim right now. This is probably a sign that gadgets and I aren't meant to be. The shame...

Instead I did an hour's worth of deliveries with only my brain for company. Not good, people; not good.

Tips for the Would-Be Reviewer

2008-06-24T03:39:02Z

The other week, someone who wanted to break into book reviewing contacted me. So here are my tips for the would-be reviewer. (Disclaimer: These may not necessarily be my experiences, but they're stuff I've learned from reading other people's blogs as well.)

Golden Rule #1: Blogging should not feel like work if you're not getting paid for it.
If it does feel like work, it's not right for you.

Golden Rule #2: Give people something they can't get anywhere else.
If you're really into book blogging, this is the most important thing to put into practice. And what people can't get anywhere else is your original content. By that I simply mean your opinions, and interviews you've conducted. Because if people want a daily sum-up of the ins and outs of book stuff on the Internet, they should only require one blog to read, and thus there's no need for you to start up a similar blog. (Vampire Wire is my choice for daily sum-ups.) Chances are people have already read the news at their original sources, anyway, thus there's no gap for you to fill.

But you can use other people's content to generate your own. If someone's written an article to which you strongly reacted ("right on" or "feck no"), link to the article and share your views: what you agreed with, what you didn't, what you learned. And in the tradition of Oh No They Didn't, always credit your sources by linking to where you got the info.

To Group Blog or Not to Group Blog
This could turn into a very long entry, but here're some basics:

*If joining a group, make sure it's with people you really get along with: whom you trust, like and respect them and their opinions (even if you don't agree with them). And vice versa. These should be the kind of people you'd talk with every day, even if you weren't sharing a blog.

*If you only review a couple of times a month, a group blog is ideal because there'll be other contributors to fill in your silence.

*If you find yourself doing most of the work when you only signed on contribute, this may not be the right place for you.

*When group-blogging you may have to sugarcoat your opinions or conform in some sort of way. Just because you all read the same genre, that doesn't mean you share the same opinions: you each have your own and you're entitled to have them. But your leader may not think you're entitled to share them at the group blog. Perhaps put your opinion pieces on your own blog, and the group blog can have only your reviews.

Any questions about the blog blogging biz? Fire away.

[COVER ART] Need - Carrie Jones

2008-06-24T01:24:57Z

(Image from here)
Carrie Jones
Need
Bloomsbury (23rd December 2008)
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Am trying to read as much as I can in a short period of time, but I can't do it for too long or else I need to nap. Bad sleep last night/this morning: Had been reading in front of the tennis, and was getting sleepy. Went to bed at 11PM, an hour before I usually do. Then kept waking up and going back to sleep. At one stage I even took my hair tie out. I remember doing that, but I'm not sure why I felt the need to. I sense further sleeping problems ahead. Feckdiddly.

Am very unmotivated as of late; am having trouble mustering up enthusiasm for stuff. Anything, really. Think this might be the beginning of a slump; the signs are here.

Call for Submissions

2008-06-22T02:31:42Z

Cobblestone Press - Octoberfest 2008
Word Count: 10k-40k
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Must be submitted by July 10, 2008

Shifters, vampires, ghosts, and everything in between. Octoberfest is about celebrating all things paranormal. Titles featuring All Hallow's Eve will be featured in our line "Hallowed".

Get the details here, and check the rest of the site for anything else you need to know.

Dog Felt Me Up, Midnight Brunch & RWA

2008-06-21T05:39:06Z

A Dog Felt Me Up Today
I was delivering pamphlets (actually, just half a sheet of paper for each mailbox), when an unleashed dog with no person in sight started following me. Bumping against my legs. Trying to knock me over? That's not very nice. Paws on my arse? Excuse me, that's not appropriate... Sniffing my arse? You've got some problem, dawg!

Oh well, at least it didn't bark at me. Dogs tend to bark when I walk past their homes. They're behind fences so they can't molest me.

Amendment to Yesterday's Review
Remember when we realised the same stock photo was used on Keri Arthur's Embraced by Darkness and Marta Acosta's Midnight Brunch at Casa Dracula? It may not be used after all. Simon & Schuster (well, the US division, anyhoo) has postponed the book's (originally titled Midnight Brunch) re-release, thus it's no longer on the S&S site or Amazon. However, S&S Australia have still got the re-release scheduled for July 1st, according to their website. So my review has been edited to show both covers - but the release date listed is only for Australia. The book was originally published in 2007.

Romance Writers of Australia Conference (August 2008)
I was planning to attend (it's in Melbourne this year) so I could meet Keri Arthur, but I didn't know the pricing system. Because you can't pay for just one workshop - you have to pay for the whole day. This sucks. I much prefer the Melbourne Writers' Festival, where you only pay for what you attend. (Speaking of MWF, it's also in August, and Rachel Cohn's coming - yay :-) )

Since Miz Keri was the only author I wanted to meet there, there's no point going if I have to pay for extra stuff - I don't have that kind of money to spare. But hopefully if the conference holds a signing session (here's hoping it's free), I might get to meet her. I'll investigate more closer to August.

However, I still plan to attend the Australian Romance Readers' Convention in February 2009 (also in Melbourne). Then again, prices may put me off.

[REVIEW] Midnight Brunch at Casa Dracula - Marta Acosta

2008-06-20T11:31:00Z

Midnight Brunch at Casa Dracula - Marta Acosta "Mil is sparky, with a sense of adventure, humour and – most importantly – an affable personality...the Casa Dracula series is more than just another vampire tale...plenty of social commentary, with a smart but not toffy intelligence." Buy

[COVER ART] Backup - Jim Butcher & Meme

2008-06-20T01:25:58Z

(Image from here.)

Jim Butcher
Backup
Subterranean (31st October 2008)
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Step 1: Put your iTunes on shuffle.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 50 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing.
Step 3: Bold out the songs when someone guesses correctly.
Step 4: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING

Before we begin, I did actually check the lyrics on the Internet, because I often have trouble distinguishing words, and thus mishear lyrics. This isn't a hearing problem, but probably my brain sucks. Tell me something I don't already know! ;-)

P.S. For one of the songs, I couldn't find the lyrics online. But there is a YouTube clip, so you can hear for yourself.

Originally a thought a line was "Only clowns play with dopamine." I was wrong. The correct version is below, with the other 49 songs to guess:

1. History is made, not repeated
2. I'm on it, get on it, the troops are on fire
3. Only clowns would play with those balloons
4. We get some rules to follow: that and this, and these and those
5. John was a scientist, he was hooked on LSD
6. Friday night, last orders at the pub
7. The first time I saw the moon I cursed the sun
8. You say that you're all right, but the signs are there to see: you're crying for no reason, and you're really pissed at me
~~9. How can I put this in a way so as not to offend or unnerve?~~ Prince: Gett Off reneesweet
~~10. It's Britney, bitch~~ Britney Spears: Gimme More evabear
~~11. They tried to make me go to rehab; I said "no, no, no"~~ Amy Winehouse: Rehab evabear
12. We wrap it and then we bag it in a tight little package, and there you have it
13. She's a loaded gun in my shakin' hands
14. What is this feelin' comin' over me? I'm taken back in disbelief
15. (Out of control) You're gone, now I feel fine
16. Sometimes I find myself sittin' back and reminiscin'
17. I'm not waitin' around for a man to save me
18. I get, you need, I am, you are
19. Babies on beach blankets headed for Mars
20. I'm here with all o' my people, locked up with all o' my people
21. Baby, a song for any season, I got so many reasons
22. You push me to go the extra mile
23. If I was an animal I'd be a lion
24. Hey you! Do you remember me? I used to sit next to you at school
25. Dial up my number now
26. I don't sit alone 'cause I got you
27. Baby, can't you see I'm callin'?
28. A picture paints a thousand words; as one door closes another door opens
29. If the fish swam out of the ocean and grew legs and they started walking
30. I can't imagine how hard it must be to be you
31. I have no other way; there is a price to pay
32. I stole the keys to the skies
33. I woke up this morning with a smile on my face and nobody's gonna bring me down today
34. You said you'd marry me if I was 23
35. She was what the kids would call a slut
~~36. This is it: it's time for you to go to the wire~~ Prince: Cream reneesweet
37. I pack my case, I check my face
38. Engine's runnin' high; baby, can you come and check it?
~~39. (Turn around) Every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you're never comin' 'round~~ Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart wendiddy
40. What's got you so jumpy, why can't you sit still?
41. I'm outta time and all I got is 4 minutes
~~42. Oh, when I woke up tonight I said "I'm gonna make somebody love me"~~ Franz Ferdinand: Do You Want To? evabear
43. Here comes the woman with the look in her eye
44. I grew up thinking I was an ordinary kid
45. You're so satin chic: look rich, talkin' cheap
46. You were my sun, you were my earth
47. It's been a long time coming, my heart is aching
48. I am in the industry, you are in the industry, we are in the industry
49. When everbody else refrained, my uncle Jonny did cocaine
50. See what flavour you like and I'll have it for you

Goldfrapp in Melbourne & Thursday Thirteen

2008-06-19T01:46:27Z

From here. Liz Maverick photographed it in Japan. Oz's public transport needs these signs.

Sunday 28 September
* Parklife
Note - Line-up not finalised (triple j support)
Goldfrapp (UK), Peaches (Canada)...
12pm, Birrarung Marr, Melbourne, $109 (+ bf) - $129 (+ bf)
Tickets on sale: 11 July

Frappy are coming to Melbourne! Do you think they'll do a sideshow? Fingers crossed, y'all!

TBR Pile as of Thursday 19th June 2008 (Edition #1)
1. Marta Acosta's Midnight Brunch
2. Stephenie Meyer's Twilight
3. Lilith Saintcrow's Working for the Devil
4. Lilith Saintcrow's Dead Man Rising
5. Lilith Saintcrow's The Devil's Right Hand
6. Lilith Saintcrow's Saint City Sinners
7. Lilith Saintcrow's To Hell and Back
8. Vicki Pettersson's The Scent of Shadows
9. Vicki Pettersson's The Taste of Night
10. Lisa Shearin's Magic Lost, Trouble Found
11. Adrian Phoenix's A Rush of Wings
12. Rachel Vincent's Rogue
13. Keri Arthur's Embraced by Darkness

[COVER ART] Bloodring - Faith Hunter

2008-06-18T11:54:24Z

(Image from here.) Tonight I was rearranging my TBR pile with Amazon's help, when I came across this new cover art. End of this year/early next year, Penguin will be re-releasing Faith Hunter's Rogue Mage series in mass market - and with new art. Fingers crossed that Host ends up on eBay Australia, because I only have the first two books (in their original trade paperbacks).

Faith Hunter
Bloodring (Rogue Mage, Book 1)
Penguin Roc (4 Nov 2008)
Pre-order

Faith Hunter
Seraphs (Rogue Mage, Book 2)
Penguin Roc (2nd December 2008)
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Faith Hunter
Host (Rogue Mage, Book 3)
Penguin Roc (6th January 2009)
Pre-order