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• 06:27 @dgalea Yes, and I guess lots of it is the same stuff, written slightly differently. #
• 07:08 RT @abcnews: Readers may want cheaper books, but is it worth sacrificing Australia's literary culture? Have your say: bit.ly/13oMU4 #
• 07:11 @JohnBirmingham I love those rare, peaceful moments. You don't appreciate them when you're single and kid-free (then it's just 'boring') #
• 07:12 @Templesmith That's interesting. I didn't realise comics were treated differently to books. #
• 07:15 @JohnBirmingham Hope you got to finish your cuppa, at least. :) #
• 07:50 @Templesmith We could get rid of all those annoying US-isms tho. "My spidey sense is tingling" = "Jeez mate, I'm feelin a bit crook" :) #
• 08:07 RT @geointlinc: How the swineflu spreads... i40.tinypic.com/28mion8.jpg #swineflu #
• 08:51 Uh oh. @mexicanswineflu is following me. I'm a goner. #
• 09:19 RT @booksquare: RT @macslocum: twitpic.com/44l13 - WSJ character limit fail ... (k2: there's a lesson to be learned here!) #
• 10:45 Hilarious anti-piracy ad (saw it at the end of 30Rock disc): digg.com/d1IsqJ #
• 10:51 RT @abcnews: Hearing reports that Sydney's CBD has been hit by another power outage. #sydney #blackout #
• 12:20 Is it time to panic about #swine flu / #zombieapocalypse etc? Find out there: digg.com/u11vRI (via @johnbirmingham) #
• 12:44 RT @abcnews: The ABC's national medical reporter Sophie Scott with tips on avoiding #swineflu: bit.ly/CsZhx #
• 13:12 Read my short story "All You Need Is Love" on Google Books: digg.com/u11vdn #

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• 08:41 RT @abcnews: Steven Penning (Turner Freeman Lawyers) says employees/employers need to work together on social media bit.ly/v7yr8 #
• 10:21 Cautionary tale on auto-generated Twitter includes: digg.com/u11qTS #
• 10:22 RT @clembastow: Definition of grim economic climate: job search helper says they're closing, might be joining you in the dole queue. #
• 10:38 RT @abcnews: Check out this interactive map of swine flu incidents: bit.ly/MxWjA #
• 11:22 "If there is a special hell for writers, it would be in the forced contemplation of their own works." JD Passos (@Tara_Moss @Quotes4Writers) #
• 12:07 Unusual phobias: food digg.com/u11qhv (for @Templesmith) #
• 12:10 @earleyedition Also, do they mean if their equipment is in use? Or your phone? One for the tin-foil hat brigade, methinks. #
• 13:29 RT @KingLeonard @bartman6 @jg_rate @ErikVeland Font geek joke: Comic Sans walks into a bar. Bartender: We don't serve your type here! #
• 13:29 The world needs more typographical humour. #
• 14:05 Iced Vo-Vos, how Arnotts used to make them: digg.com/u11r1A #
• 14:22 RT @wolfcat: congrats to @abcnews for getting over 10,000 followers well done.... #
• 14:53 David Gaider wrote 900,000 words for Dragon Age: Origins. Makes my 90k ms quest seem rather puny. :) digg.com/u11r9O #

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• 09:31 here before @oprah tshirt: digg.com/u11f1m #
• 10:12 RT @JIMWICh: bit.ly/iGrEx - Amazing video short by Stink Digital: "Carousel" It's a frozen moment of cops vs. clowns in a hospit ... #
• 10:42 @BernardKeane And an international Talk Like Michael Caine Day. #
• 10:46 RT @abcarticulate: Tell us your favourite first line of a novel at bit.ly/13uICh #
• 10:46 RT @abcarticulate: Has anyone tried Book Army? bit.ly/piPJC If so, what do you think? #
• 11:46 @CristenTilley @KingLeonard Tim Tams. A packet of which I have in my bag for the aborted 'bring a plate'. You heard it first here. #
• 12:05 RT @stinginthetail: best line ever "Sadly there was no note was attached to the shark." RT @abcnews bit.ly/i0cyf #
• 12:17 @CristenTilley @KingLeonard Yes, ladies plate. In a nod to the Beastie Boys awesomeness: 'Hey laaadiiieeeees' #
• 13:47 RT @mumbrella: RT @anotheradwanker: Most. Intense. Website. Intro. Ever. www.iccm-1.org/ [My eyeballs are bleeding] #
• 14:33 RT @abcarticulate: Fran de Groen (co-editor Serious Frolic, UQP) offers her thoughts on Australian humour bit.ly/9l1on (via @abcnews) #
• 15:10 RT @LostZombies: For those asking what MFZAR means, this shirt explains it all bit.ly/GW3mo #

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• 06:06 snuggie pwnage ftw is.gd/hhGX #
• 07:05 RT @BreakfastNews Doing an interview with a guest in South Africa via Skype in 5 minutes . First time we've done it. Fingers crossed. #
• 07:09 @icestorm77 Can you cut back to 70-char reviews. I'm *really* busy. :) #
• 07:11 @gaytravelguys Thanks! Yes, it's really nice, except when it gets stinking hot in summer. #
• 08:19 RT @BernardKeane: @andrewlitvak When there's no more room in Forward Estimates, the debt will walk the earth. #
• 08:45 @JohnBirmingham it's the *other* other white meat. #
• 10:19 @Templesmith Sounds like an NYPD Blue spinoff: SIPOWICZ #
• 10:20 RT @LEIGHSALES: My first copy of my new book 'On Doubt' arrived in the mail! It's very exciting when you get one to hold in your hands. #
• 12:03 RT @abcarticulate: Eye candy: Grace, by Jason Thielke bit.ly/7MaPE #
• 12:18 RT @crinklequirk: RT @esoterismo: ♥ "Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different ... #
• 13:21 RT @Glebe2037: #012 from Easter Show 2009 ... is another carnival ride shot = www.flickr.com/photos/glebe2037/3467540918/ #
• 19:36 @JohnBirmingham You need to get some sort of iPhone tweeter thingie, then you could tweet live from the dinner party. #
• 20:24 here before @oprah? brag about it with this tshirt: is.gd/u3zR #
• 20:38 and then there's the here before @oprah mug is.gd/u3Go #

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• 08:36 @kathrynlinge @howlingeverett Thanks for the Outlook tips. I'll give it a go. #
• 08:37 Exciting news. Fired up L4D for a quick session last night and the DLC had arrived! Had a quick go at survival mode. #
• 09:00 RT @abcarticulate: Sydney Law School to host exhibition of art by Long Bay jail inmates. Check out some of the art here: bit.ly/um7Ge #
• 10:45 RT @stephenconroy: RT @alex4point0: Fucken' A: cursebird.com/ live feed of people swearing on twitter. #
• 11:58 @overingtonc Just a flat 4 million of yours, hey? :) #
• 12:00 @612brisbane I believe I may have purchased Midnight Oil's Blue Sky Mining when I was 16. It's still in my collection. #
• 13:27 @rosieryan You go girl! #
• 13:29 World record cricket attempt at base of Everest, by @nic_macbean is.gd/tNti #
• 13:54 @kathrynlinge Tell me about it. I'm learning about container ships at the moment. You? #
• 13:55 @JohnBirmingham Sparta with emoticons. :D #
• 14:10 @kathrynlinge Riiiight. I think I'll keep my container ships. :) #
• 14:15 RT @firstdogonmoon: First Dog On The Moon is free in today's Crikey. Yes it is. bit.ly/UUgf5 #
• 14:16 @benharkin @websinthe @JohnBirmingham - you mean sequel to the sequel. Here's the sequel is.gd/tNQo #
• 14:19 @websinthe @benharkin Yes! An 'origins' story! They're big at the moment. #
• 14:33 @benharkin @websinthe Can we get Joss Whedon on board for some kinda Buffy crossover... hmm... maybe not digg.com/u11WQd #
• 14:35 @websinthe @benharkin Tasmanian Lesbian Vampire Fiasco: The Beginnings #
• 14:43 RT @stilgherrian: "Australia's top 100 Journalists and news media people on Twitter" is.gd/tNKc Hat-tip @earleyedition. #
• 14:55 @websinthe @benharkin @mpurse @thatguyben It's not a tumour! #
• 15:22 RT @jendudley: Real Conroy confirms that Optus will participate in net filtering trial. --URGH! This means even worse server lag on L4D? #
• 15:26 @jendudley Did you see 'we didn't start the flame war'? v funny digg.com/d1otIt #

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• 09:19 RT @612brisbane: The Evan Tremley hoax is making its way around Qld today. It's not true. is.gd/tyzw #
• 09:23 @abcarticulate (is.gd/tyAP) needs a new slogan, because 'Daily take on arts news and events' doesn't really sum it up. Ideas? Pls RT #
• 09:41 I think this is the dumbest 'as seen on TV' product I've ever seen. Yes, that's a big call. is.gd/tyIu #
• 09:47 Awesome headline: 'I can see clearly now the leech has gone' is.gd/tyKX #
• 09:48 @michaelmeloni Yes, the pedegg is truly disgusting. Parmesan cheese, anyone? #
• 09:56 @Bosun_McShiny I know. It's doing my head in. I feel like Colonel Kurtz talking about snails trying to climb razor blades. Kill em all etc #
• 10:00 @Bosun_McShiny Yes! All hail our leader, Mr Snuggie! #
• 10:07 Salivating at the prospect of L4D DLC is.gd/tyUw (Yes, I know, it's like something @gary_kemble would say) #
• 13:03 RT @abcarticulate: RT @RadioNational: The Bookshow 10am Wed Zombies! Carrie Ryan & her novel of the un-dead - The Forest of Hands and Teeth. #
• 13:20 RT @LostZombies: Calling all writers and artists, we want your zombie stories and drawings for our Zombie Scrap Book. www.lostzombies.c ... #
• 13:42 @vautrin Oh dear. I once saw a TV version of Pump Up the Volume where all the swear words in Above the Law's 'Freedom of Speech' were muted! #
• 14:16 RT @LostZombies: 3 Brand New Objectives for the LostZombies Scrap Book: bit.ly/fGg68 bit.ly/7Zr8P bit.ly/12Vt7B #
• 14:42 @edwardharran The thing is, a lot of people will try it out, then get bored and move on. Same happened/is happening with blogs. #
• 20:08 Cranked out another 1k on my 'monster' novel. Only another 88k to go. Woo. Hoo. #
• 20:38 Laptop died. Hard drive is now in external HD case (usb). What's best way to access Outlook emails via MacBook? #lazyweb #
• 20:39 I was thinking I could use Boot Camp to install XP on my MacBook, then access Outlook files on the external HD? #
• 20:39 I've tried just looking through the folders on the external HD but I can't open/access the Outlook folders. Any other ideas? #

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• 08:40 RT @abcnews: Opinion: Alain de Botton says our working lives are invisible because the work is not represented in art. bit.ly/OCmm1 #
• 10:08 @clembastow Raelly? #
• 10:15 I love the 'low importance' button on MS Outlook. Why bother sending the email? :D #
• 10:16 RT @renailemay: RT @GameSpot_AU NEWS: R18+ video game debate to be opened to Australian public bit.ly/mshKj #
• 11:39 Games as journalism? is.gd/tmt8 #
• 12:02 RT @zaibatsu: Intriguing and Bizarre Art of Bubbles in Photography and Nature bit.ly/1alHrH #
• 12:08 @Frauenfelder I *hate* it when coyotes get to my chickens. :) #
• 12:09 @Krasnostein It's on the wall, by the kitchen. #
• 12:36 @garykemble was here before @oprah herebeforeoprah.com #herebeforeoprah #
• 13:01 @garykemble vs @oprah COME ON!! is.gd/tn9m #
• 13:07 @Krasnostein Good luck. #
• 13:13 RT @CristenTilley: Telstra's social media disclaimer uses 100 characters. Try a handy acronym TVEITPAMOADNNRTVOT @nic_macbean's story #
• 13:40 RT @abcarticulate: Fiction in 10 Tweets (digest). What do you think? bit.ly/LPk0Q #
• 13:49 @garykemble was here before @aplusk www.herebeforeaplusk.com #herebeforeaplusk #
• 13:59 @Krasnostein :( #
• 14:00 RT @Templesmith: Some punching & kicking going on at a nearby gate. #
• 14:01 @Templesmith Tell me when the tasering starts. #
• 15:09 RT @CristenTilley: @nic_macbean Most read @abcnews story today? Telstra cracks down on Twitter, Facebook mischief tinyurl.com/c5xc3t #

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• 20:24 @JohnBirmingham Kind of like a serious version of the monsters in Where The Wild Things Are. #

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• 08:31 RT @abcarticulate: Eye candy: Ash vs zombie Wolverine is.gd/t28F (via @NerdswithSwag) #
• 21:00 Just wrote 1,020 words on my new novel, which is about MONSTERS!!!! (Not zombies) (Or vampires) (Or werewolves) (Or tantrumming toddlers) #

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• 08:29 @DarrylMason I wish I could let go to that extent. #
• 08:38 RT @abcarticulate: Movie Minutiae: Watchmen. Read the graphic novel and seen the movie? We'd love to hear your thoughts bit.ly/2Wzl46 #
• 09:07 RT @gary_kemble: RT @NerdswithSwag: Marvel Comics "Zombies" Art Work FTW: ow.ly/333R #
• 09:27 Humanoid robots on the battlefield by 2025. is.gd/sQAS #
• 09:46 @raevan Yep, I've banned myself from late sessions. #
• 10:04 Most bizarre synopsis ever? "Spider-Ham travels through the multiverse ending up in the Marvel Zombies universe where he becomes a zombie." #
• 10:05 How about: "The Fantastic Four are teleported by King Solomon's Frogs to the MZ universe where they encounter zombies on a Skrull planet." #
• 12:08 Nerd merit badges. I've achieved 01 and 03. Need jacket to sew badges on, tho. is.gd/h3av #
• 12:48 @rosieryan Make sure to let me know if he says 'bodacious' a lot now. :) #
• 13:19 @mpesce You forget about the secret tracking implant. (Whoops, wasn't meant to mention that) #
• 14:35 @KingLeonard Who? Me? Sure it's not @gary_kemble? He's the zombie fanatic. I just have a healthy interest. :) #
• 14:45 2009, in video games (ie, events in video games that take place in 2009) is.gd/sSVH #
• 15:01 @KingLeonard Or.... scary. I think it's because I wrote this piece about fake tweeters: is.gd/sT4i #
• 15:10 RT @escapisam: Sit and refresh @aplusk's twitter page and watch his followers go up. Should be 1 million within next hour. #
• 15:17 RT @escapisam: RT: @kaynerichens: follow the race here, in close to real time: bit.ly/1iuF #
• 20:29 @JohnBirmingham iPhone Twitter app that tells you where your friends/followers are, on a map, in proximity to you. #

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• 10:21 @abcarticulate wants to know if new tech is creating new (and improved) plot devices, to make up for the ones it's trashed is.gd/sEE9 #
• 10:22 @Templesmith And that was *before* you read about the man biting the monster snake is.gd/sEEP #
• 10:33 @twitter is this part of twitter's monetisation strategy? #
• 10:40 @Templesmith. What did you think of Watchmen, in terms of graphic novel adaptations go? #
• 10:59 RT @abcnews: Breaking news: PM's office says 'serious incident' on boat carrying asylum seekers to Christmas Island. #
• 11:02 @Templesmith Me neither. I liked the movie tho. #
• 11:04 RT @abcnews: Several people dead, more missing after 'serious incident' on boat carrying asylum seekers tinyurl.com/ccch5r #
• 12:39 @kathrynlinge we were discussing that in the office today -- apparently it goes by postcode? #
• 12:56 @kathrynlinge Ahhh, how does the electronic thing work then? Maybe I've already got mine!! #
• 12:56 RT @abcarticulate: Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist: bit.ly/Mlmgg #
• 13:07 @michaelmeloni Yep, I agree. (about author websites) #
• 13:27 The problem with writing is that you have total control over every aspect of every situation you're writing about. That's also why it's cool #
• 13:34 RT @barrysaunders: 4chan haxx0rs time.com for the lulz tinyurl.com/cn9gk5 ht@howthebodyworks #
• 13:42 @JohnBirmingham I think it's because you sell too many books. :) #
• 13:46 RT @abcnews: Student beats Tax Office in landmark case, exclusive by @nic_macbean bit.ly/22Dl2 #
• 14:21 Science fiction props, including the Voight-Kampff manual! is.gd/sGGB #
• 14:50 RT @fictillius: Caller: "I'm lost in the bush" Operator: "I need a fixed address for the emergency response" #stupidstaff is.gd/sGj5 #

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• 08:48 RT @abcnews: Opinion: Australia has a long way to go to meet its UN obligations on Indigenous rights. What do you think? bit.ly/uOsZb #
• 08:50 RT @abcarticulate: What's the most interesting bit of trivia you've heard about the Watchmen adaptation? #
• 11:58 Looking for Australian aviation industry expert to write op-ed for @abcnews about Qantas job cuts. 'Where to now', kinda thing. Pls RT #
• 12:03 @Bosun_McShiny You could try making yourself two-thirds of a cup of tea? #
• 15:01 RT @abcarticulate: 'Embarrassing and ham-fisted'... Articulate weighs into the #amazonfail scandal. is.gd/siC6 #
• 15:10 My zombie short 'Dead Air' mentioned in this review on Horrorscope... 'big, fun, Hollywood-style zombie flick in prose' is.gd/siGQ #

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'Dead Air': out now in ADFaH3

Today I received my copies of Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror vol 3, which features my short story "Dead Air".

As usual, Brimstone Press has done an excellent job, and I'm not just saying that because Angela chose to reprint one of my stories!

In fact, it's a great reminder of some of the excellent tales I read while judging the Australian Shadows Award in 2007.

The following tales jump out at me when I scan the table of contents: Rick Kennett's creepy ghost story "The Dark and What it Said"; Matthew Chrulew's dystopic love story "Between the Memories"; Jason Nahrung's "Kadimakara and Curlew" and David Conyer's "Subtle Invasion".

A heap of great, if somewhat disturbing, memories there.

Meanwhile, Chuck McKenzie has given me a mention in his review of ADFaH3, over at HorrorScope...

Gary Kemble’s ‘Dead Air’ ... was really just a big, fun, Hollywood-style zombie flick in prose format

Yep, that's exactly what I was going for!

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• 12:01 Check out my interview with British sf writer Richard Morgan (The Steel Remains). Morgan is heading down under for Swancon is.gd/rjyd #

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• 19:45 @awrd thanks for the #followfriday mention! #

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• 09:13 RT @wolfcat: new list of ABC Twitter accounts is now up for your enjoyment bit.ly/2Qvoe1 #
• 09:33 @Templesmith Pay it forward, Mr Templesmith. :) #
• 09:39 RT @abcnews: The High Court has rejected a challenge to the Fed Govt's $900 stimulus bonus bit.ly/CmqiA [show me the money!] #

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• 08:43 @KingLeonard I guess. :( #
• 08:59 Rode to work today. Second dumbest thing I've ever done on the scooter. #
• 09:43 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the first 3 chapters is.gd/qbyn #
• 14:39 @JohnBirmingham You've finally succumbed! Necessary viewing: The Twouble With Twitters is.gd/nFe1 #
• 15:13 Can anyone recommend a tech analyst who could comment for @abcnews about CSIRO wifi legal battle? #

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• 09:18 Banks to blame for computer virus? is.gd/pXRs (Twittersourced oped! Thanks @awrd and @riskybusiness! #
• 09:34 @nic_macbean takes a look at great April 1 pranks for @abcnews: is.gd/pY18 #
• 10:12 RT @awrd: @garykemble A bigger thanks to @neerav who connected the dots! [Whoops! Sorry @neerav!] #
• 13:47 @KingLeonard You make me SICK. :) #
• 16:47 Got my One Book Many Brisbanes rejection letter today. :( didn't think I'd make the cut this yr but still, the confirmation is a downer. #
• 16:48 On the upside, got my Louis&Bill&Zoey&Francis tshirt today, which is truly awesome. #l4d #
• 16:49 Also, Australian Horror Writers Assoc mentor program starts today! Woohoo! #
• 19:58 @dgalea Thanks. I'll get over it. OBMB. I've got another market I'd like to sub the story to, so it's not a dead loss. #
• 19:58 @JoannaGaudry Thanks Joanna. #

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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!

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• 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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