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• 09:32 @JonathanStrahan New ones? #
• 10:42 @JonathanStrahan Ahhh. Ok. Because I know Mr Nahrung has written one. #

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• 10:53 Looking for web security type to write oped for @abcnews about Microsoft's Conficker bounty. Will it work? etc. Pls RT #
• 11:41 @neerav I will give it a go. Thanks for the tip! #
• 11:46 @neerav Cool! Thanks for your help. #
• 12:38 @jessmcguire Still keen to run that celebrity twitter piece, if you're still keen to write it! #
• 15:08 @JPLS Writing novels is a *huge* investment of time and energy and odds are stacked against us in terms of getting published. #
• 15:09 RT @jendudley: Oh hell yes! Videogames improve adult eyesight. I'm going to play Halo till my eyes are healed. tinyurl.com/cfuccd #

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• 14:08 Still looking for a good laptop repair-type-person in Brisbane, Australia. Any ideas? #bne #

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• 15:59 Can anyone recommend a trustworthy laptop repairer in #brisbane? #bne #

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• 08:37 Home sick (if you've sent an email to my work address, you probably won't hear back until tomorrow). #
• 15:23 @wolfcat very droll. #
• 15:27 @jendudley Send them to me. 23mo just weed on our Dell. Weed it to death. I mean, I can see how she feels, but... #

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• 09:02 RT @abcnews: Opinion: It's high time we ditched old-school dating rules. Have your say: bit.ly/YTfXV #
• 09:03 RT @stephenconroy: I've been fired for contravening Telstra's AWA that mandates that you don't criticise Telstra -- ever -- even in jest. #
• 10:33 RT @abcnews: Fake Stephen Conroy says he's sacked from Telstra; company denies tinyurl.com/cb97zt #
• 11:39 RT @abcarticulate: Amazing street art by Edgar Muller bit.ly/467TRn [True eye candy] #
• 12:51 @jendudley Snap! #
• 12:54 @Tara_Moss Are you interested in writing oped for @abcnews on 'bikie' confusion? Let me know! #
• 13:10 @Templesmith Crap. I forgot to mention your nice skin in my article. :( #
• 13:53 @Glebe2037 I'm the same. Too scared to get into it in case I like it, and then obliged to watch 100s hrs TV. #
• 15:20 RT @abcarticulate: Storytron. Can you save the world? Interactive text game based on real-world stuff. bit.ly/62Td7 #

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• 08:32 Seeking ad expert to write oped for @abcnews about benefits/risks of publicity stunts eg #MadWorld severed arms; #ATHF debacle. Pls RT! #
• 10:53 Playing roster bingo. #
• 13:17 RT @612brisbane: RIGHT NOW! Richard Fidler is teaching himself Twitter on air! Listen with ONE CLICK: tinyurl.com/listen612 #
• 13:18 RT @laughingsquid: hey look who's being all White and Nerdy on Twitter, that's right Weird Al Yankovic twitter.com/alyankovic #
• 13:42 @Bosun_McShiny Got for spotty pajamas. Or a bear suit. #
• 19:03 Still looking for advertising maven to write oped for @abcnews on pros/cons of #MadWorld, #ATHF publicity stunts. Glory awaits! #

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• 12:16 RT @stilgherrian: Free @firstdogonmoon in Crikey "Handy Guide to How the Australian Internet Filter Will Work Flowchart" is.gd/oDwV #
• 15:04 RT @coljac: Going on air now on ABC 666 in Canberra to discuss #nocleanfeed pilot. #
• 19:15 Looking for an ad guru to write oped for @abcnews about benefits/risks of publicity stunts (eg #MadWorld severed arms; #ATHF debacle). Pls @ #

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• 09:25 @dgalea Yes, it worked a treat! Thanks for that. Am now making a little DVD of my daughter's first year (for her 2nd birthday) #
• 09:26 @butchhauke Handbrake worked a treat. Thanks for the tip. #

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• 08:59 Can anyone recommend a Mac app for converting avi files to mov? #lazyweb #
• 18:53 @butchhauke Thank you! #
• 18:54 @dgalea Thanks Denver. I'll give it a go! #
• 18:54 @barrysaunders Thanks Barry. #
• 19:18 @stephenconroy Nope, these days it's not even alcoholism. It's caffeine addiction. #
• 19:23 @stephenconroy Heh -- kids. (is there an emoticon for 'wry smile with dash of melancholy'?) #

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• 09:10 @rosieryan Probably the result of our selfish, social-media-driven world. ;) [Oh no! I've summoned the fail whale!] #
• 09:11 RT @abcarticulate: Aussie writer/artist @templesmith has made the NYT besteller list! tinyurl.com/cctt8x #
• 19:48 Just finished first draft of Deadweight (sequel to Dead Air, in most recent Brimstone Press's Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror) 19k #

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• 07:57 2 things caught my eye from latest slew of Hachette media guff: Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan... #
• 07:57 The other one: The Dead Path by Brisbane horror writer Stephen M Irwin. Good to see Hachette isn't scared of the 'h' word. :) #
• 08:29 RT @mattwordsworth: Just got hit with bird poo for the 2nd time this campaign - at Currumbin W'life Sanct. [*this* is what twitter's 4! :)] #
• 10:25 @Ijustfinished I feel your pain. #
• 11:36 RT @abcnews: Breaking news: Former judge Marcus Einfeld sentenced to at least two years' jail #
• 11:41 RT @abcnews: Former judge Marcus Einfeld jailed for two years. Full story here: bit.ly/DCqqR #
• 11:56 RT @VoyagerBooks: Cory Doctorow's 'Little Brother' nominated for a Hugo! is.gd/o7ax #
• 12:25 RT @abcarticulate: Have your say on proposed changes to Australia's parallel import restrictions on books bit.ly/FxRV #
• 12:26 RT @scalzi: Also, in case anyone's interested, my follow-up thoughts on my Hugo nods: bit.ly/2sZ30O #
• 14:46 RT @wolfcat: rt @abcunleashed "Web of secrecy" Our society has already made its case for internet freedom. bit.ly/15X9l [by @mpesce] #
• 15:15 RT @abcarticulate: I'm doing Movie Minutiae next Friday. Any requests? (The ones we've already done: bit.ly/18H83m) #filmtrivia #
• 20:07 Twubble with Twitters... I know... I'm slow... is.gd/nCvV #

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• 08:03 Sick of my kids deciding to play ninjas on our bed before 6am every morning. (after 6am would be fine) #
• 09:03 RT @nic_macbean: Any constitutional law experts to discuss the challenge to the Govt's stimulus payments? tinyurl.com/ceqx6w #
• 09:37 RT @abcnews: Ramping up military action in Afghanistan will cause more deaths and more radicalisation. Have your say: bit.ly/w6uFL #
• 09:38 @dgalea Are you getting the caffeine twitches yet? #
• 09:43 RT @612brisbane: Pauline Hanson grilled by teenagers on 612 ABC Brisbane in a matter of minutes - tinyurl.com/algwxt #
• 09:54 RT @CristenTilley: Twouble with twitters: A young man struggles against the pressure to Twitter his life away. tinyurl.com/cx723z #
• 09:59 RT @deptofinternets: Please read this disclaimer before reading @deptofinternets or @stephenconroy; tinyurl.com/dgzs78 #
• 11:00 RT @michaelmeloni: EXCLUSIVE: Leaked ACMA blacklist reveals banned sites - bit.ly/cR0S Conroy threatens AFP action (@ashermoses) #
• 12:15 RT @abcnews: Your thoughts on the ACMA blacklist leak? bit.ly/btfqJ #
• 12:17 @daraghmcg I wonder why the dentist and the boarding kennel got blocked! #
• 12:25 What are the Christian sites on the #acma #blacklist? #lazyweb #
• 12:38 EFA site seems to have crashed under weight of extra traffic? #nocleanfeed #
• 12:53 Here's the ABC's take on ACMA blacklist leak is.gd/nXhH #nocleanfeed #
• 13:22 RT @websinthe: tr.im/hxsx Clues to who leaked the ACMA blacklist #nocleanfeed #
• 13:24 RT @michaelmeloni: Amateur adult YouTube style site makes Aussie ban list tr.im/hxsN #nocleanfeed #nocensorship #
• 13:26 RT @aramadge: Millions of Australians may have visited websites on the ACMA blacklist: tinyurl.com/d22a2t #
• 13:36 Photo: new take on 'won't somebody think of the children' bit.ly/10BpWm (RT @abcnews) #
• 13:37 @Bosun_McShiny Crap, now I do too. Damn you, McShiny! #
• 13:53 @Templesmith Not to mention the dog kennel and tuckshop firm is.gd/nXN2 #
• 14:27 RT @LostZombies: A nice write up on us in BusinessWeek bit.ly/Xfp7N #
• 14:45 RT @renailemay: Leaked list is not the ACMA blacklist: Conroy: bit.ly/Gvowq #
• 14:57 RT @bengrubb: Conroy's press release - "Internet list publication grossly irresponsible" - tinyurl.com/cdolz2 #
• 19:14 @DarrylMason Well, Conroy says it's not the ACMA blacklist, so I guess there's no problem :) #
• 19:58 @rosieryan I missed it. What was it about? #

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• 08:27 Working on article: when work and twitter collide (inspired by, you guessed it, @stephenconroy). Anecdotes, tips welcome! #lazyweb Pls RT #
• 08:29 RT @thetowncrier: Joe Hockey tells ABC Breakfast "hundreds" of dogs and cats could get cash in stimulus package as part of inheritances. #
• 09:51 RT @nic_macbean: RT @BigRichB NBA player tweets during game budurl.com/6n7w too funny. #
• 09:53 @Templesmith That's why you should *always* carry a Mars bar #
• 09:55 Swearing + zombies = world record is.gd/nMQI #
• 10:03 @Templesmith I wasn't aware of that cornflakes tidbit. But I reckon weetbix could be used to fashion some sort of emergency shelter. #
• 11:48 RT @abcarticulate: Nevermind the profanity, what's the world's most *profound* video game? #
• 12:52 My Louis & Bill & Zoey & Francis t-shirt is on its way. Yay! #

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• 08:05 My boss told me about this yesterday. Can't believe I missed it. is.gd/nCbh #
• 11:06 Just found out I've been accepted for the Aust Horror Writers Assoc mentor program, working with Stephen Dedman! Woohoo! #
• 11:09 @rosieryan Yes. I think I need a scarier name. :) #
• 11:41 RT @abcshallowend: Rihanna to star in Bodyguard remake? bit.ly/jlBZI [No. Noooooooooo!] #
• 11:52 @carriebp Thanks! #
• 13:08 RT @mpesce: Traditional publishers crash and burn at SXSW: is.gd/nDPF #
• 13:44 RT @jendudley: This is so wrong. RT @ashermoses Fake Stephen Conroy @stephenconroy silenced by Telstra.. bit.ly/PK377 #
• 14:53 Just name-checked Dexter. Remember Dexter? Image here: is.gd/nEkW #
• 15:13 @cochineal Oh crap, now I do too. That's karma for ya. #
• 15:42 @TalieHelene Congrats! #
• 15:47 @djackmanson No what happened was, the guy dismembered the robot and stole his identity. #
• 16:20 RT @booksquare: sterling: ... will release all his books under creative commons as final deathbed act. compared kindle to atari cassette :) #
• 20:02 @dgalea How bizarre. You had good reason to be scared. It might have tried to set you up with someone. #
• 20:05 Kotaku picked up the oped I commissioned on R18+ rating for video games! Woohoo! is.gd/nG0G #
• 20:10 @dangercharlie Yes, it's totally bizarre -- esp given how much games are converging with other forms of entertainment. #
• 20:24 RT @nic_macbean: RT @triplejHack Heroin user, Kings Cross Injecting room, St Vincent´s all say heroin is back. tinyurl.com/ck4w8u #

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• 08:19 #flycon interviews. Roberta Gellis is.gd/ntfM and Daniel Fox is.gd/ntfU #
• 08:51 RT @mattwordsworth: Bligh's husband asked on abc radio whether he is a sounding board for her. He says "yes...Shoes" #
• 09:16 RT @abcnews: Opinion: IEAA CEO Ron Curry says an R18+ video game rating for Aust is long overdue. What do you think? bit.ly/HkCoj #
• 11:01 RT @abcarticulate: Helen Razer says local TV is blah bit.ly/4wI1ut #
• 11:03 RT @earleyedition: Anna Bligh thanks Greens for prefs by saying they're not worth considering as"alternate govt" is.gd/ntXa #
• 12:53 RT @abcshallowend: Check out our Melbourne Fashion Festival gallery bit.ly/T2pki #
• 13:38 We're having a spirited debate about daylight savings. Maybe we should adopt swatchbeats (is.gd/115v). Would've helped me at #flycon #
• 14:16 RT @abcnews: Blacksmiths are being asked to forge gum leaves, in memory of #bushfires victims and survivors bit.ly/WUbAN #
• 19:30 #flycon interview with multi award-winning author/editor Jack Dann: is.gd/nwba #
• 19:35 Has anyone else's Yahoo Mail been kinda hinky lately? I keep getting LaunchEmptyResponse -- whatever the hell that is. #
• 19:46 @websinthe Me too! #

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• 10:48 #flycon interview with leading Australian fantasy writer Sara Douglass is.gd/nnXJ #

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• 07:57 #flycon interview with Sherwood Smith (organiser) is.gd/ngui #
• 07:58 #flycon interview with Australian sf and fantasy writer Jennifer Fallon is.gd/nguI #
• 08:04 I thought the #flycon panel on book promotions was at 8am my time, but it seems it's 9am. See you all in an hour! #
• 08:15 Whoops. #flycon panel on book promotions is on now! Join here: is.gd/ngCT #
• 08:30 Gah! Can't work the forum this #flycon panel is being hosted on! Feel free to tweet your Qs. #
• 09:07 #flycon book promotions panel over now. See you tonight for zombies vs vampires and the horror in society panel. #
• 19:44 Talking zombies and vampires at #flycon. Join in here: is.gd/njmV #
• 20:34 #flycon interview with Sth African sf author Dave Freer: is.gd/njA0 #
• 20:43 Can't believe I've managed to stuff up TWO of my #flycon panels. One left... gotta make it work! #
• 20:49 What role does horror play in society? Have your say at this #flycon chat! is.gd/njDs #
• 20:55 @dgalea Really? It's in? I wish I'd spent less time working on my manuscript than killing zombies on the Xbox. Can I say epic fail? #
• 21:09 @dgalea Thanks, I will. #

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• 08:33 RT @abcarticulate: WA writer Lee Battersby has just won his second Australian Shadows award. Check out my interview bit.ly/soZwX #
• 09:33 @KimFalconer I think I'm also doing 'are vampires the new zombies' at #flycon. I think that's 8pm Syd time. #
• 09:37 @cowspanker I actually don't mind ads. But pop-up ads are annoying and detract from the experience. A lot of people feel the same way. #
• 15:18 RT @abcarticulate: Here's a brief preview of #flycon: online speculative fiction convention. bit.ly/uByun #

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• 08:18 @KimFalconer Yes! I'm on a Book Promotion #flycon panel Sat morning (Aust time) and then a horror panel Sat night. Should be fun. #
• 08:28 When I was a kid I thought cars with pop-up headlights were the greatest thing *ever* #randominfo #
• 08:53 RT @abcnews: WA gas development can help Indig people tackle health, education problems. bit.ly/kg1IN [thoughts, @missyhiggins? :)] #
• 08:54 RT @bengrubb: News.com.au will you ever learn about advertising? - Picture: bit.ly/HZYpn - This annoys people [I agree] #
• 08:55 @FelicityMoore Well, at least they're sharing. :) #
• 10:14 @earleyedition Re 'listening', ditto 'watching' tv news. Basically a passive experience, as opposed to actively engaging with news online. #
• 10:45 RT @abcnews: Unemployment rate rises to 5.2 per cent in February. #
• 11:27 RT @abcshallowend: Should the ABC have made Underbelly and what would it have been like? Have your say bit.ly/9sraF #
• 12:00 @matthanson Hey there, did you end up sending me that op-ed we discussed? Because if so, I didn't get it! #
• 13:34 RT @abcnews: Opinion: Peter Costello would have been better off bowing out after the 2007 election. What do you think? bit.ly/17IFLy #
• 13:35 RT @bengrubb: RT @Bruff: Michael Atkinson emails Kotaku AU, challenges readers at next election is.gd/mZVK #
• 13:43 Looking forward to seeing Alien tonight at GoMA's 'Be Afraid' program. Anyone else going? #
• 14:25 RT @artsjourno: wonders what the anti-graffiti champions think of this delinquent tinyurl.com/dm3ct3 [publicity stunt?] #
• 14:28 RT @abcarticulate: One-eyed doco maker [not Mike Moore] puts camera in fake eye bit.ly/G28Co #
• 14:29 RT @CristenTilley: Would it be too much for the EPA to issue a statement on the oil slick washing up on Moreton Is? bit.ly/4dpUf #
• 15:14 RT @raevan: Handy hints for broken technology tinyurl.com/cs964n #
• 15:17 RT @mattwordsworth: What questions should we throw at Bligh and Borg during the Great Debate tomorrow? #
• 19:01 is in the lobby of Hotel 626. www.hotel626.com #
• 19:03 just checked in to Hotel 626. #
• 19:03 is facing dark fears. #
• 19:03 is freaking out. #
• 19:04 is running down a hallway. #
• 19:25 Do I get a prize for being the zillionth person to write about 'the acrid tang of cordite'? ... Didn't think so. #
• 19:26 Off to buy the Fat Controller's car. #
• 20:31 Had 2 settle 4 derek the diesel. #
• 20:46 Coming up: alien vs fatigue #

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• 11:10 @JPLS Tell me more! (About the zombie killing... it's a favourite hobby of mine) #
• 11:11 RT @abcarticulate probing the artistic merits of badpaintingsofbarackobama.com bit.ly/T7ZYR #
• 11:40 @JPLS L4D? #
• 11:48 RT @sable55: Something I didn't know when I woke up: In Alabama, you can RENT A MACHINE GUN (2nd pic on right) tinyurl.com/bmy9gn #
• 11:53 @sable55 I wish Steve Gun Shop would rethink its draconian 'no practice drawing from the holster' rule is.gd/mOk2 #
• 11:59 @KingLeonard Exactly! I want my 4yo to be able to swim *and* shoot! They're both survival skills. #
• 12:42 RT @abcnews: Should Georgia have to remove a Putin put-down from its Eurovision entry? Have your say: bit.ly/PcZZ4 #
• 14:29 @JPLS Yeah, it's a real buzz when you make it through a campaign, against all odds. #
• 19:21 Deadweight is now almost 17k. Off to play L4D now. #
• 19:24 RT @KimFalconer: For all my SF/F Tweeple~ tinyurl.com/bpwzcg #flycon will rock! Writers & readers welcome #

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• 08:25 RT @abcnews: A Canberra man was forced to wrestle a kangaroo out of his house after it jumped on his bed. bit.ly/j3RhC #
• 08:56 RT @abcarticulate: Kotaku talks to artists/developers about set design and art direction of combat-themed FPS games bit.ly/usvwK #
• 10:05 Anyone else notice the url on this yarn? [Parental advisory - explicit language] is.gd/mykM #
• 11:53 Draft program for this weekend's #flycon (worldwide online sf con) is.gd/mDnD #
• 14:14 Working on interviews for this weekend's #flycon online sf convention (in conjunction with @abcarticulate) #
• 14:46 @kteej Thanks. Actually via @sable55. I just clicked 'tweet' first. :) #
• 20:48 More on the Gordon Brown c-bomb fiasco. Maybe not a fiasco after all? is.gd/mAvi #

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• 08:58 RT @abcnews: Opinion: Complementary medicine is vital to Australia's bid to become the healthiest country by 2020. bit.ly/3TVZze #
• 09:21 RT @abcarticulate: Shaun Tan and Judge Dredd creator appear in new graphic novel Flinch. Cover art: twitpic.com/1y13u #
• 09:21 RT @abcarticulate: More info on Flinch here:bit.ly/a4Eqi #
• 09:23 @rosieryan bugmenot.com? #
• 10:20 @JonathanMaberry Awesome. I look forward to reading it. #
• 10:45 RT @abcnews: The Govt says the Oppn is 'spitting in the face of Australians' on IR. What are your thoughts on that? bit.ly/1aw44Z #
• 11:09 @nic_macbean On the way in, or on the way out. :) #
• 11:12 RT @abcarticulate: Just heard that a painting of legendary horse trainer Bart Cummings has won the 16th annual Bald Archy portrait prize. #
• 12:05 @KingLeonard Sneakr will never catch on. :) #
• 12:45 RT @abcnews: What do you think about PM Kevin Rudd swearing on TV? bit.ly/ZJ253 #

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• 20:10 Recovering after Kylie and Lawrie's most excellent wedding. #

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• 19:23 RT @abcarticulate: @templesmith has had his latest work 'Welcome to Hoxford' optioned by Chris Columbus. tinyurl.com/cy7r6d - w00t! #
• 19:24 @JonathanMaberry When's Patient Zero landing in Australia? And are you doing a book tour? #

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• 08:22 @BlueTyson I don't think female authors are alone in being unable to write standalone fantasy novels. #
• 08:25 @korenhelbig Nice one. #
• 08:25 @wolfcat What happened? #
• 08:46 RT @612brisbane: Remember when maps had N at the top? So 20th Century: tinyurl.com/d8fuck [surely that can't be random?] #
• 08:52 RT @abcnews: Amazing video of man surviving truck/train collision in Turkey bit.ly/lhx1g #
• 10:23 RT @abcnews: Opinion piece on Sydney shark attacks, sourced via Twitter contacts bit.ly/ylF4y #
• 10:28 @stephenconroy True. But our 'listeners' are still getting their heads around 'tweeple', so to speak. #
• 10:28 RT @stephenconroy: @garykemble That piece would be so much better if it read as "Twittexpert Sharkoblogger, Gilly Llewellyn said..." #
• 10:46 RT @DarrylMason: @garykemble Great video. Why can't I embed it on my blogs? Some reason why ABC don't allow this? [@kingleonard - ideas?] #
• 10:54 RT @KingLeonard: @garykemble Embeddable vid is part of the next gen video page. Shhhh! Don't tell anyone. ;-) [my lips are sealed] #
• 10:55 @earleyedition Standby for rapid depletion of tweets. :) best of luck with it. #
• 11:09 RT @sable55: What are the kids saying? ABC has its own SLF version of @firstdogonmoon's 'internet safety' cartoon tinyurl.com/b89tmj #
• 11:20 oursignal.com: visualisation of digg + reddit + del.icio.us + hackernews + yahoo buzz oursignal.com/ #
• 12:05 Video Games Lies wants your, ah, video game lies is.gd/lHK7 #
• 12:45 RT @abcshallowend: Esquire crowns Prince Charles world's best dressed man bit.ly/UdwRr #
• 13:41 RT @abcnews: Rock-It festival will trial a system where festival-goers can dump their drugs before entry. What say you? bit.ly/8JjgX #
• 13:41 RT @JonathanMaberry: I'm happy that PATIENT ZERO has 20 reviews on Amazon already and the book's only been out for one day! #
• 14:37 RT @abcnews: Firefighters strip to undies in Pacific Brands protest (with pic, vid soon) bit.ly/RaDfV #
• 15:08 Bad news: we're not 'normal' is.gd/luGL (Good news: we're ahead of the curve) #
• 15:28 RT @612brisbane: List of most ABC Radio/TV/Online/Shop Twitter streams (so far): www.abc.net.au/services/twitter/accounts.htm #
• 19:10 Writing #flycon interview questions for Roberta Gellis and Jennifer Fallon. #

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• 08:42 RT @abcarticulate: Australian Horror Writers Association and AustralianReader.com are teaming up for bicentenary of Edgar Allan Poe's birth. #
• 09:03 RT @abcnews: It's chart heaven on our Global Financial Crisis page bit.ly/DC1KL #
• 09:12 1982's 'game parlour of the future' is.gd/lFqN #
• 09:26 RT @wolfcat: rt @ABCTropical slow start to news tweets because of coffee run, new rural reporter requests soy milk with coffee. #
• 10:39 RT @nic_macbean: Geoff Lawson can't see cricket in Pakistan for a long time. tinyurl.com/cov3sx #
• 11:50 RT @abcnews: Live stream: Watch Treasurer Wayne Swan's news conference on economic figures bit.ly/pbChF #
• 11:50 RT @abcarticulate: Sneak peek of Groom Lake, latest project by Australian artist @templesmith bit.ly/ewaSE #
• 11:51 @Krasnostein Better hope she's not on Twitter. :) #
• 12:58 RT @nic_macbean: @abcnews is following the journey of three families rebuilding their lives after Vic #bushfires. bit.ly/11R31 #
• 13:07 There goes my day... engrish... is.gd/jICM #
• 14:31 First Dog on the Moon tackles child safety on the internet is.gd/lHpS #
• 14:42 @sable55 BBMAM #
• 15:16 RT @sable55: in tweetland, every day is friday #
• 15:21 Me interviewing YA/crime writer Christine Bongers about 'second-novel syndrome' for article in Writing Queensland is.gd/lHEm #
• 15:27 RT @KingLeonard: Google list of Media Twitter sites. is.gd/lHF0 Not sure why ours aren't listed. via Andrew Finlayson, Fox News #
• 21:11 Sending questions to Sara Douglass for #flycon interview #
• 21:41 Have sent #flycon Qs to Dave Freer and Jack Dann. I'm tired. Have awful feeling I signed off one of the emails with 'lots of love, Gary' #
• 21:54 And some more #flycon questions, this time for Daniel Fox. #
• 22:13 #flycon interviews done. Bed now. But I owe Deadweight three pages. Curse you, L4D. Curse you, kindy fete meeting. :) Lots of love, Gary xxx #

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• 09:00 RT @cfavolunteer: It's raining here. That's a good thing. #
• 10:52 Creepy photos from abandoned 'DC Children's Centre' in US is.gd/lrvQ (Some of these pics seem almost too good to be true) #
• 12:30 @Bosun_McShiny Isn't 'hon' the new 'mate'? #
• 12:47 RT @jendudley: Skittles hands its home page over to Twitter users. Teh internets is nuts. RT @mumbrella tinyurl.com/db374s #skitt ... #
• 12:57 RT @abcnews: A town in south-west Qld is looking for Australia's best bum bit.ly/14mZo3 #offbeat #
• 13:32 RT @KingLeonard: Network here has slowed to a crawl. Going offline to try and conserve bandwidth for news production. #
• 13:48 RT @abcarticulate: British poets say their craft is enjoying a resurgence in the internet era twurl.nl/3nfg2c #
• 14:10 RT @612brisbane: AFTER 2.30PM: The history of sewerage in Brisbane! [sounds like a stink is brewing - arf arf] #
• 14:18 RT @abcarticulate: Clarion South, Australia's 'boot camp' for speculative fiction writers, needs your help bit.ly/3ybpl #
• 14:38 RT @abcnews: BREAKING NEWS: At least 2 Sri Lankan cricket squad members shot near Pakistan cricket ground. #
• 14:39 RT @jemappellekim: Just received confirmation that my first PostCrossing.com postcard was received in the USA! Cool :) #
• 14:42 RT @abcnews: More details on the attack on Sri Lanka cricket team bus bit.ly/3Xa0 #
• 14:53 Organising #flycon interviews for @abcarticulate. Tweet your questions for Sara Douglass, Jack Dann, Dave Freer, Daniel Fox. Pls retweet! #
• 14:57 More info about #flycon - online speculative fiction convention is.gd/lxkr #
• 15:14 @Krasnostein lol #
• 15:19 Past polls on ABC News Online's entertainment page. Go to Q56. :) is.gd/lxrn #
• 17:23 Just realised i'm too old to enter vogel award. Kinda depressing. #
• 19:46 My article about how to avoid 'second-novel syndrome' is out now in Writing Queensland magazine is.gd/lyGu #
• 19:47 @dgalea 35. You have to be 'younger than 35'. I thought it was '35 or younger' #
• 19:52 @stephenconroy I'll get my man-servant to courier you a personally autographed copy, post haste. #
• 20:00 Drafting questions for Sara Douglass #flycon interview. What would you like to ask Sara? Tweet me! #
• 20:07 A new doc, a new set of Qs, this time for sf writer/editor Jack Dann. What do you want to know? #flycon #
• 20:08 RT @abcarticulate: "We are what we share": win prizes in festival of collaborative innovation, hosted by Pool twurl.nl/dwut13 #

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Avoiding 'second-novel syndrome'

How do writers come up with fresh ideas when the first book is out on the shelves and the pressure for a second in on?

I interviewed Nick Earls, Will Elliott, Christine Bongers, Deborah Kalin and fellow Brisbane writer Jason Nahrung to find out.

The results? You'll have to get your hands on a copy of the March 2009 Writing Queensland (free with membership of the Queensland Writers Centre) to find out!

Tweet digest

• 09:10 RT @abcarticulate: Creating Australia: Raising awareness of issues facing those 'creating Australia'. bit.ly/123Qau #
• 10:30 Anyone know a shark expert who could write an opinion piece about Sydney attacks? DM me if you're interested. #
• 10:31 The shark attack opinion piece is for ABC News Online, by the way. #
• 10:40 RT @abcarticulate: Australian sf writer Sean Williams has released his book The Crooked Letter for free download bit.ly/3wo9Aj #
• 10:41 @barrysaunders Just DMed you. Thank you! #
• 11:23 @barrysaunders Awesome! Opinion piece commissioned. Thanks for that. #
• 11:25 RT @awrd: Reading interesting piece by @kevglobal about use of Twitter by news organisations. bit.ly/4fZ2V #
• 11:52 RT @abcarticulate: John Birmingham opens the vault (a little) on the backstory behind Without Warning bit.ly/RVQ5d #
• 12:55 RT @abcarticulate: RT @mashable: mashable 6 Ways to Publish Your Own Book ping.fm/yprLV #
• 13:04 RT @abcarticulate: Gallery of Archibald Prize finalists bit.ly/bHGAY #
• 13:11 This is a bit old, but Tech Stream talks to @774melbourne about its use of Twitter during bushfires crisis is.gd/lmXg #
• 13:27 Anyone know if Bajo (from Good Game) is on Twitter? Did a search for... you guessed it... Bajo, but no joy. #
• 13:57 What makes a horror game truly scary is.gd/lnau #
• 14:10 RT @stephenedgar: 774 ABC for your area's most accurate advisories @774melbourne & @CFA_Updates on twitter #bushfires #vicfires #fireupdates #
• 14:14 @earleyedition No, but you'll be in trouble if the ants get hold of the goldfish. #
• 14:30 RT @KingLeonard: Surfing Champion Kelly Slater talks to ABC before tournament at Snapper Rocks. is.gd/lnio Web-only ext interview. #
• 14:37 Great photo: Indian Kashmiri Muslim women offer prayers at the shrine of Sufi saint Naqashband Sahib. is.gd/lnmT #
• 14:41 @earleyedition Can you put glass over the tank? Or some sort of 'antwell' at the bottom eg set the tank in a shallow tray of water? #
• 15:09 RT @abcnews: Opinion: Oxfam says there are parallels between the 2004 tsunami and the Feb #bushfires. What do you think? bit.ly/frXIS #
• 15:37 On way into city 2 pick up suit 4 mate's wedding on saturday #
• 19:23 I owe Deadweight three pages tonight. Bring it on. #

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