Writers’ Conference – day one

I arrived in Melbourne this afternoon, and made sure I turned up to register with plenty of time for the Romance Writers of Australia 20th Annual Conference, which is on this weekend.  The theme this year is ‘From Here to Eternity’, and is already looking like it will be a brilliant weekend.  I have been […]

Reflections on ‘Wild Cards’

Originally posted September 29 2008 I’m rereading the  Wild Cards series, a shared world anthology edited by George RR Martin.  Inspired by a superhero roleplaying campaign that was gamemastered by Martin, and included Roger Zelazny, Melinda M Snodgrass, Lewis Shiner and Walter Jon Williams, amongst other luminaries who would become writers in their own right.  […]