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House of Zealots commended September 3, 2009

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My unpublished second novel was commended in the SPCKA Young Christian Writer’s Awards last week. It’s an award for fiction or nonfiction with Christian themes by an Australian under 30. A wrap up of the shortlists and winners of SPCKA awards this year can be found here – http://spcka.org.au/2009ACBOYSouvenirRGB.pdf .

First Date : a story February 19, 2009

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My story “First Date” appears in the latest issue of Cottonmouth. It’s taken from my novel House of Zealots. It’s only two pages; you can download it here:

First Date

House of Zealots February 6, 2009

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I’ve finally got round to uploading the new version of The House of Zealots. I rewrote it three times last year, and this is the version I submitted to the publisher in October 2008. Or the first 42 pages, anyway. You can find out more about the novel on the page I’ve set up about it. But if you just want the extract, click below:

House of Zealots chapters 1-6 Oct 2008

I wonder about showing drafts of things. I love getting feedback, but I also sense that by the time this book finally gets published, everyone near to me who’s expressed interest in it is going to be suffering fatigue and won’t be able to read it. The best reader is my friend with a bad memory for whom it’s totally fresh each time.

Cottonmouth December 8, 2008

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I’ll be reading from House of Zealots at Cottonmouth on Thursday 11 December – Rosemount Hotel 8pm.

I think dialogue based sections of novels sound best for readings, so I’m currently working out which section of dialogue is the very best.