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Author Notes #25 (November 2025)
When big book deals go wrong, new AI battlegrounds, how booksellers decide which books to sell, more content but less opportunities, all the love for…
Nov 27
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[Apologies - let's try this again for everyone!] Some thoughts on publishing as we head towards 2026
On escaping the churn, and leaning in to the work still to do
Nov 24
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Some thoughts on publishing as we head towards 2026 [for paid subscribers]
On escaping the churn, and leaning in to the work still to do
Nov 23
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If our reading habits are changing, are books (and our writing efforts) doomed?!
Examining some zeitgeist concerns - with a few surprising results!
Nov 13
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Author Notes Extra (rounding up October 2025)
Does AI help writer's block, writing novels on a Notes app, safe books for tricky times, new indie publishers, and should we encourage writers to get…
Nov 4
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October 2025
Author Notes #24 (October 2025)
Publishing anxieties, analysing Aussie readers, not letting AI steal creative joy, the publishing industry's gambling problem, innovative…
Oct 29
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Inviting you behind the scenes of my rebranding and self-publishing journey
An exclusive for paid subscribers
Oct 28
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A new approach to audience questions at writing festivals
And a salient reminder about social media
Oct 22
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Finding the will to write in the post-literate, post-hope, post-truth era
Are you dictating your future, or is someone else doing it for you?
Oct 9
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September 2025
Author Notes Extra (rounding up September 2025)
Thoughts on safe spaces, famous authors on book bans, StoryBox Hub, DYK Jane Austen wanted to be famous, and are you a donkey (like me!) or a unicorn?!
Sep 30
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Author Notes #23 (September 2025)
The Anthropic settlement, librarians fed up with AI-hallucinated books, an Australian children's author angers the Trump administration, Meanjin to…
Sep 24
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Bonus post: bestselling Australian authors talk resilience
Takeaways from a brilliant writing retreat
Sep 16
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