http://www.jamesphelan.com.au Author Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:14:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Still on deadline (3 novels due like NOW... and I keep getting distracted by some film scripts and graphic novels that I'm always adding to), so haven't done much but sit and write. This is what I've been listening to -- pretty random mix, no special order, and I'll ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/itunes-playlist/ Steve Jobs, is there anything he can't do?! Check it out: http://www.apple.com/ipad/ http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/goodbye-printed-books/ I'm busy wrapping up Fox 5 at the moment, so apologies for the delay in replying to the emails that have come through over Christmas -- I'll get to them asap. Thanks again for the feedback; it's been great for me to hear how well LIQUID GOLD has been ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/happy-new-year-heres-to-some-new-books/ My good American friend Allana Solo was around the other day so we recorded a little chat for this site, here's the transcription: AS: You wrote your teenage novel ALONE over a year ago? JP: Yeah, and I've written one and a half Lachlan Fox novels since. Is it still fresh in your ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/interview/ Time to reveal that project I was involved with... THE COPPER BRACELET - the sequel to the Audiobook of the Year, THE CHOPIN MANUSCRIPT – is coming Oct. 29! If you can’t wait, you can download the first chapter for free right now. Just go to www.audible.com/copper (Registration required. ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/the-copper-bracelet/ I'll be in Newcastle over the next few days for the NYWF, speaking on a range of topics. Fox more info go to: www.youngwritersfestival.org http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/national-young-writers-festival/ Each week I'll get one of my friends (whoever comes around the house) to interview me for a couple minutes. Eventually we may video it. Here's the first. Interview with JP by his good mate Pete Venkman. PV: You just had the TV on when I came in. What ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/new-interview-series-with-jp/ Zombies would most likely wipe out humanity if they really existed, claim scientists. Civilisation would most likely be finished in the event of a zombie outbreak, claim Canadian mathematicians who have calculated the possible devastation caused by an attack by the fictional monsters. By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent, Telegraph UK. Published: 4:11PM BST ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/were-doomed/ A while back I wrote a post here where I pointed out my disappointment at how many authors and publishing peeps don’t know the history of their profession - eg what novels were groundbreaking and how were they received at the time, etc. Of course, the same is true ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/history-repeats/ Heard this the other day: ELIZABETH JACKSON: There's been speculation for some time that future wars will be fought over water. Now a study published in the journal Nature has raised concern that the issue of water resources could make India's already-fraught relationship with Pakistan even worse. The NASA study shows that aquifers ... http://www.jamesphelan.com.au/uncategorized/new-report-on-potential-for-water-conflict-between-india-and-pakistan-3/