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Celebrating Openings: #2 — “Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Mar 17 2025

Gorgeous Words From Charles Dickens

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Mar 14 2025

More on “You Never Know”

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 10 2025

More on Supernatural Underground

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Mar 06 2025

On Supernatural Underground — Great Leaders In Speculative Fiction #2

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Mar 03 2025

“You Never Know” — More on “Moby Dick”

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 27 2025

Celebrating Openings: #1 — “Moby Dick”

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 24 2025

Meet Parannis: Meet the Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Feb 20 2025

“Why I Write Fantasy”: From The Backlist

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 17 2025

A Riff On Monday’s Tove Jansson Quote

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 13 2025

A Tove Jansson Quote for Your Monday

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 10 2025

It’s February 6 — Celebrating Waitangi Day!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Feb 06 2025

Great Leaders in Speculative Fiction — New for 2025 on Supernatural Underground

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 03 2025

An Update On The Update

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jan 30 2025

What’s Up on Supernatural Underground?

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jan 27 2025

A Touch Of Summer

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 23 2025

What I Watched Over The Holidays

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 20 2025

Meet Paran: Meet the Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Jan 16 2025

Ah, True Dat — A Writing Quote from Victor Hugo

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jan 13 2025

My 2024 “Reads O’ The Year”

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 09 2025

“Heat” — A Poem for Summer, Reprised for Kim Falconer :)

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 06 2025

Happy New Year!

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jan 02 2025

The 10 Most-Read Posts of 2024, Right Here on “…Anything Really”

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Most-Read Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 30 2024

A-a-nd — It’s The Holiday!

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 26 2024

Is It The Holidays Yet? Is it? Is it?

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 23 2024

‘Songs From The Sea’

Posted in Friends, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 19 2024

What I’m Reading: “Pinch Perkins & the Midsummer Curse” by Cathy Fitzgerald

Posted in Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 16 2024

Meet Palla: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Dec 12 2024

A Grand Finale of Villainy #3: Yep, It’s Arcolin!

Posted in About My Books, Friends, Fun Stuff, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Dec 09 2024

A Grand Finale of Villainy on Supernatural Underground: Villain #2

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Dec 05 2024

A Grand Finale of Villainy: New On Supernatural Underground for December

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Dec 02 2024

Relooking At Leadership in Speculative Fiction: Part 2

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Nov 28 2024

Relooking At Leadership in Speculative Fiction

Posted in Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Nov 25 2024

On Crows Reprised — in “The Wall Of Night” Series

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Nov 21 2024

On Crows…(Plus A L’il More :-) )

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Nov 18 2024

Meet Orth: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Nov 14 2024

What I’m Reading: “City of Girls” by Elizabeth Gilbert

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Nov 11 2024

Those Books Keep Coming!

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Nov 07 2024

3 Authors Talk Writing Villains: New On Supernatural Underground for November

Posted in Friends, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Nov 04 2024

It’s Halloween! Time For A Listicle

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Oct 31 2024

What I’m Reading: “Educated” by Tara Westover

Posted in Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Oct 28 2024

“Homing”: from the ‘Ithaca Conversations’ Series

Posted in Influences on Story, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 24 2024

What’s Up On Supernatural Underground

Posted in Fun Stuff, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Oct 21 2024

Albert Camus Meets “Lord of the Rings”– with A Li’l Helen Lowe Thrown In

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 17 2024

What I’m Reading: “Songbirds” by Christy Lefteri

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Oct 14 2024

Meet Orn: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Oct 10 2024

Swing Into Spring

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 07 2024

On Supernatural Underground Now: Once Were Heroes — The Year of the Villain #9

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Oct 03 2024

Funded! Canterbury Poets Are Across The Line!

Posted in General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 30 2024

A Canterbury Poets’ “Boosted” Reminder — & Fabulous Poetry Quote

Posted in Poetry, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Sep 26 2024

What I’m Reading: “Night Train To Lisbon” by Pascal Mercier

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Sep 23 2024

Boosted: ‘Poetry In Performance’ Fundraiser

Posted in General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 19 2024

It’s WALL #4 Update Time — Beavering On

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Sep 16 2024

Meet Onnorin — All About Minor Characters In “The Wall Of Night Series”

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Sep 12 2024

On Writing A Novel: Haruki Murakami

Posted in About Writing, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 09 2024

More Book Booty!

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 05 2024

On Supernatural Underground Now: The Year of the Villain #8

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Sep 02 2024

“All created works forged in their notebooks…”

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Aug 29 2024

On Writing — Louise Glück

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Aug 22 2024

Oops: It’s Monday!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

Aug 19 2024

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Orcis

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Aug 15 2024

What I’m Reading: “To Say Nothing Of The Dog” by Connie Willis

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Aug 12 2024

A Quick Look At Owls in Fantasy

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Aug 08 2024

On Supernatural Underground Now: The Year of the Villain #7

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Aug 05 2024

ICYMI: Check Out “The Wall Of Night” Wiki on Fandom.Org

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 01 2024

More on Fairytales — A Quote from Victoria M Adams

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 29 2024

Extry “Supernatural Underground” Goodness

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jul 25 2024

More on Fairytales — A Quote from CS Lewis

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 22 2024

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet the Old Earl

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Jul 18 2024

“Once Upon A Time…” — A Quote from Sara Maitland

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 15 2024

Announcing “The Wall of Night” Wiki!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jul 11 2024

Myth & Magic, Fairy Tale & Folklore: Influences on “The House at the End of the Sea” — Part 2

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Influences on Story, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 08 2024

Fun Stuff Ahead!

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 04 2024

On Supernatural Underground Now: The Year of the Villain #6

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jul 01 2024

On the Eve of Matariki — with a Quote from Sarah Williams

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 27 2024

What I’m Reading: “System Collapse” by Martha Wells

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Jun 24 2024

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Old Alth

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Jun 20 2024

Victoria M Adams & “The House At the End of the Sea” — Q&A #3

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 17 2024

Victoria M Adams & “The House At the End of the Sea” — Q&A #2

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 13 2024

Victoria M Adams & “The House At the End of the Sea”: Q&A #1

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 10 2024

What’s Next: A 3-Part Q&A with Victoria M Adams on “The House At The End Of the Sea”

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 06 2024

On Supernatural Underground Now: The Year of the Villain #5 — Plus More!

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jun 03 2024

The Compleat List of “Daughter of Blood” Q&A Posts

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Fun Stuff, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

May 30 2024

“Taking Tea” — More Thoughts on Festivals & Feasts

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

May 27 2024

Q&A Thursdays #18: Adrian’s Question

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

May 23 2024

What I’m Reading: “The Wren, The Wren” by Anne Enright

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

May 20 2024

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Nuithe

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

May 16 2024

Two Quotes on Space Opera for Your Monday — from Iain M Banks & Gareth L Powell

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 13 2024

And It’s Out: “The House At The End of The Sea”

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 09 2024

What I’m Reading: “Station Eternity” by Mur Lafferty

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

May 06 2024

New on Supernatural Underground Now: The Year of the Villain #4

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

May 02 2024

Rounding Up April on the Supernatural Underground

Posted in Fun Stuff, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Apr 29 2024

The WALL Series “Tuckerization” Tradition

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Apr 25 2024

Updates & Upsides: A Sneak Preview Into the WALL #4 “Tuckerization” Character

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Apr 22 2024

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Nirn

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Apr 18 2024

The Upside Of The Update

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Apr 15 2024

The Great “The Wall of Night” #4 Revision – It’s Update Time

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Apr 11 2024

The Great “Wall Of Night” Series Read-Along: “The Heir of Night” Part 2

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Apr 08 2024

What’s Coming Up

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Apr 04 2024

New on Supernatural Underground Now: The Year of the Villain #3

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Apr 01 2024

Autumnal

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 28 2024

A Writing Quote To Start The Week — from Jeanette Winterson

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Mar 25 2024

Q&A Thursdays #17: Jane’s Question

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Mar 21 2024

Recently on Supernatural Underground — A Perfect Storm, Plus More…

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Mar 18 2024

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Nindorith

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Mar 14 2024

“What Is Your MC’s Style If They’re Dressing Up?” — Part 2

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Mar 11 2024

What I’m Watching — Avatar: The Last Airbender

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 07 2024

New On Supernatural Underground Now: The Year of the Villain #2 & Earthsea

Posted in Influences on Story, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Mar 04 2024

ICYMI: The Author’s Tale — Conversations From The Writing Life

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Fun Stuff, My Interviews, Poetry, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Feb 29 2024

“What Is Your MC’s Style If They’re Dressing Up?”

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Feb 26 2024

A Quote After My Own Heart from Robert Louis Stevenson

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Feb 22 2024

Choose Your Poison! New on Supernatural Underground from Kim Falconer

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 19 2024

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Nimor

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Feb 14 2024

An Author’s Tale #3 & #4 — Conversations From The Writing Life

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Fun Stuff, My Interviews, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Feb 12 2024

Look What’s Here — “The House At The End Of The Sea”!

Posted in Friends, Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 08 2024

Recently on Supernatural Underground: Some Great Posts

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 05 2024

New On Supernatural Underground Now: The Year of the Villain #1

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 01 2024

An Author’s Tale #1 & #2 — Conversations From The Writing Life

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Fun Stuff, My Interviews, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 29 2024

A Writing Quote from the Great Ursula Le Guin

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jan 25 2024

Book Booty for 2024

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jan 22 2024

Q&A Thursdays #16: Forrest’s Question

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jan 18 2024

My Holiday Reading

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 15 2024

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Nhenir

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Jan 11 2024

Reflecting On Last Year’s “Book Booty” (January 9, 2023)

Posted in Other Writers, Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 08 2024

New On Supernatural Underground Now: I Usher In 2024 — & A New Theme for the Year!

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jan 04 2024

The 10 Most-Read Posts of 2023

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Most-Read Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 31 2023

Thinking About Christmas—And 2024!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 28 2023

Looking Ahead, AKA What May Help Get An Earlier Publication Date for WALL #4

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

Dec 21 2023

Steady-As-She-Goes: A Revision Update

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Dec 18 2023

Characters Behaving Badly Reprised

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 14 2023

The Great “Wall Of Night” Series Read-Along: Part 1 Complete!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Dec 11 2023

What’s Coming Up

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 07 2023

On Supernatural Underground: Bromance & Bands-of-Brothers in “Daughter Of Blood”

Posted in About My Books, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Dec 04 2023

Monday’s Kate Forsyth Quote In Full — Plus Scorecard!

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 30 2023

Kicking For Touch — With Added Writing Quote Goodness

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 27 2023

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Nherenor

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Nov 23 2023

Two For One: “The Two Tailed Snake” by Nod Ghosh; Plus An Extra SU Post

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Nov 20 2023

A Final Riff On Reading “The Axeman’s Carnival”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 16 2023

Evocative Music

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 13 2023

Gorgeous Words: Catherine Chidgey & “The Axeman’s Carnival”

Posted in General, Other Writers, Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 09 2023

What I’m Reading: “The Axeman’s Carnival” by Catherine Chidgey

Posted in Other Writers, Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 06 2023

New On Supernatural Underground Now: Bands-of-Brothers in “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Nov 02 2023

A Writing Quote from Michael Crichton, 1942 – 2008

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 30 2023

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Nerys

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Oct 26 2023

It’s Labour Day…

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Oct 23 2023

A Northland Adventure

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 19 2023

A Writing “Time-In”

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Oct 16 2023

Gorgeous Words: Tan Twan Eng & “The Garden of Evening Mists”

Posted in General, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Oct 12 2023

What I’m Reading: The Garden Of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng

Posted in Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Oct 09 2023

Just Arrived: “The Axeman’s Carnival” by Catherine Chidgey

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 05 2023

New On Supernatural Underground Now: Bands-of-Brothers in “The Heir of Night”

Posted in About My Books, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Oct 02 2023

Q&A Thursdays #15: Andrew’s Question

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 28 2023

A Book Quote To Start Your Week — by Charles De Lint via Terri Windling

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 25 2023

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Nerion

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Sep 21 2023

Just Arrived: “The Garden Of Evening Mists” by Tan Twan Eng

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Sep 18 2023

ICYMI — There’s A “The Wall Of Night” Series Read-Along!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 14 2023

About Those Book Covers, Then…

Posted in Fun Stuff, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Sep 11 2023

A Great Quote From Steve Jobs, 1955 – 2011

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 07 2023

New on Supernatural Underground — A Few More “Band of Bro’s” Favourites

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Sep 04 2023

A Little Bit Of Poetry News — & Supernatural Underground

Posted in Poetry, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Aug 31 2023

Celebrating National Poetry Day: “Fey”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 28 2023

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Narn

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Aug 24 2023

From The Backlist: Reflections on Minor Characters

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, General, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Aug 21 2023

FB Group Haarth Invites You — To “The Wall Of Night” Read-Along!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 17 2023

It’s Revision Update Time!

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Aug 14 2023

Q&A Thursdays #14: Bethany’s Question

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 10 2023

A Writing Quote From Margaret Atwood

Posted in About Writing, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 07 2023

New On Supernatural Underground — When Bros Go Bad

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Aug 03 2023

What I’m Reading: “Curse of Shadows” by AK Wilder

Posted in Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jul 31 2023

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Namath

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Jul 27 2023

What’s A-Happenin’

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jul 24 2023

Styling Characters in “Daughter of Blood”

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Epic Fantasy, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jul 20 2023

A Writing Quote from the Great Ursula K Le Guin

Posted in About Writing, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 17 2023

Remembering Judith Walsh

Posted in Friends, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 13 2023

Styling Characters in “The Gathering of the Lost” – Revisited!

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Epic Fantasy, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jul 10 2023

Styling Characters in “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Epic Fantasy, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jul 06 2023

On Supernatural Underground for July – Sister Acts

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jul 03 2023

Ending As We Began – Photo #10 From Marion Drolsbach’s NZ Visit

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 29 2023

Styling Characters in “The Heir Of Night”

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Epic Fantasy, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jun 26 2023

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Nalin

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Jun 22 2023

On Supernatural Underground – Kim Falconer & “Styling Characters”

Posted in Friends, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jun 19 2023

Q&A Thursdays #13: Ashley’s Question

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jun 15 2023

About This “Seasonality” Thing, Then…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 12 2023

Fun With Friends: Photo #9 From Marion Drolsbach’s NZ Visit

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 08 2023

On SuperntrlUnderg for June — Celebrating the Bromance

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jun 05 2023

Waiting for Supernatural Underground

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jun 01 2023

ICYMI: The Most Recent WALL #4 Updates

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

May 29 2023

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Naia

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

May 25 2023

Mothers As Main Characters in Fantasy & SciFi: Aimee Eden in “Sweet Tooth”

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

May 22 2023

Q&A Thursdays #12: Tom’s Question

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

May 18 2023

Mothers As Main Characters in Fantasy & SciFi (Reprised)

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

May 15 2023

Fun With Friends: Photos #8 From Marion Drolsbach’s NZ Visit

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 11 2023

A Quote from Jack Kerouac

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 08 2023

On Supernatural Underground Now: Celebrating the “Band of Sisters”

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

May 04 2023

Revision Ho!

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 01 2023

Real News: A WALL #4 Update

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Apr 27 2023

A Writing Quote From Phyllis Theroux

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 24 2023

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Nai

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Apr 20 2023

Gorgeous Words: Rereading “Tokaido” by Lucia St Clair Robson

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Apr 17 2023

Fun With Friends: Photos #6 & #7 From Marion Drolsbach

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 13 2023

Catchcries & Slogans Revisited :-)

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 10 2023

Catchcries & Slogans

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 06 2023

On Supernatural Underground Now: The “Scooby Gang”

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Apr 03 2023

Q&A Thursdays #11: Jenny’s Question

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Mar 30 2023

12 Favourite Sci-Fi Movies

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 27 2023

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Myron

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Mar 23 2023

Sir Julius Vogel Awards — Open For Nominations Now!

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Mar 20 2023

Fun With Friends: Photo #5 from Marion Drolsbach

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 16 2023

A Writing Quote from Ernest Hemingway

Posted in About Writing, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Mar 13 2023

International Women’s Day (March 8)

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 09 2023

Inside The Writing Life: The Pilot Star

Posted in About Writing by Helen Lowe

Mar 06 2023

On Supernatural Underground Now: Celebrating The ‘Band of Brothers” in Fantasy #2

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Mar 02 2023

The Tao of Writing: ‘The Book That Can Be Spoken of Is Not the Book’ (Reprised, Sort-Of)

Posted in About Writing, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Feb 27 2023

Fun With Friends: Photos #3 & #4 From Marion Drolsbach

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 23 2023

What I’m Reading: “Nona the Ninth” (Locked Tomb #3) by Tamsyn Muir

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Feb 20 2023

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Mykon Ambard

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Feb 16 2023

Thoughts On A Book Quote by Margaret Atwood

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., About Writing, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 13 2023

On Supernatural Underground Now: Celebrating The “Band of Brothers” in Fantasy #1

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 09 2023

What I’m Reading: “Dogside Story” by Patricia Grace

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Feb 06 2023

Fun With Friends: Photo #2 From Marion Drolsbach

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 02 2023

Writing On: A “Mini” WALL #4 Update

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jan 30 2023

Thirty Years: Wow!

Posted in About Writing, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jan 26 2023

Reflections on Writing As Vocation

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 23 2023

Fun With Friends: Photo #1 From Marion Drolsbach

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 19 2023

“The Buried Giant” by Kazuo Ishiguro: Book Booty Reprised…

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 16 2023

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Murn

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Jan 12 2023

Book Booty! AKA What The Holiday Season Brought Me…

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 09 2023

The 10 Most-Read Posts of 2022

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Most-Read Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 05 2023

On Supernatural Underground Now: Happy New Year!

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jan 02 2023

“Australia Post” — A Poem

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 29 2022

Look What’s New — “Curse of Shadows” from AK Wilder

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 26 2022

Deferring A WALL #4 Update — Plus A Seasonal Poem

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 22 2022

Currently Re-Reading: “Count Zero” by William Gibson

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Dec 19 2022

Q&A Thursdays #10: Shannon’s Question

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Dec 15 2022

High Romantic Fantasy & “The Wall Of Night” Series

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Dec 12 2022

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Morin

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Dec 08 2022

A Quote To Start Your Week: Nick Cave on Inspiration

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Dec 05 2022

On Supernatural Underground Now: “What Makes A Hero?” #10 – Camaraderie & Characters

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Dec 01 2022

A Quote for Our Times From Ursula K. Le Guin, 1929 – 2018

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 28 2022

Q&A Thursdays #9: Josh’s Question

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Nov 24 2022

Just arrived: Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Nov 21 2022

On Supernatural Underground: “What Makes A Hero?”#9 — Calm and Chaos

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Nov 17 2022

“Having Fun With Epic Fantasy”: A Compleat List — & SU News

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Nov 14 2022

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Miro

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Nov 10 2022

Inside the Writing Life — & Channeling “The Wind In The Willows”

Posted in About Writing by Helen Lowe

Nov 07 2022

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy, Supernatural Underground, & All That Writing-Life Jazz

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Nov 03 2022

It’s Halloween!

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 31 2022

“Giacometti” Revisited

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 27 2022

What I’m Reading: “Tumble” by Joanna Preston

Posted in Poetry, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Oct 24 2022

Gorgeous Words: A Quote by Angela Carter

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 20 2022

What I’m Reading: “The One Hundred Years Of Lenni and Margot” by Marianne Cronin

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Oct 17 2022

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Meya

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Oct 13 2022

What I’m Reading: “The House in the Cerulean Sea” by TJ Klune

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Oct 10 2022

Q&A Thursdays Reprised #8: Robin’s Question

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Oct 06 2022

On Supernatural Underground Now, “What Makes a Fantasy Hero?” #8: Clever — or Clueless?

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Oct 03 2022

Monday’s Hilary Mantel Quote — & A Question Answered :-)

Posted in About Writing, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 29 2022

Remembrance — & A Quote To Mark The Passing of Hilary Mantel, 1952-2022

Posted in About Writing, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 26 2022

Revisiting “Finland” by Victoria Broome (From The Backlist)

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 22 2022

A Nine-Book Giveaway on Supernatural Underground!

Posted in Giveaways, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Sep 19 2022

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Marten

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Sep 15 2022

“On Writing”: An ‘Oldie’ Now, But Still Good

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 12 2022

Q&A Thursdays Reprised #7: Jason’s Question

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 08 2022

On Supernatural Underground Now: What Makes A Hero? #7 —Chivalry

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Sep 05 2022

“Orison” — For NZ Poetry Month (Belated)

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 01 2022

Just Arrived: “The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot” by Margaret Cronin

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 29 2022

“The Hobbit” / “The Heir of Night” Giveaway Result

Posted in Fun Stuff, Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Aug 25 2022

The Wall Of Night #4 (“The Chaos Gate”) Update: August 2022

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Aug 22 2022

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Manan

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Aug 18 2022

This ‘N’ That

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff, General, Giveaways, Poetry, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Aug 15 2022

A Giveaway Reminder – Plus “The Rings of Power: Second Age” Is Nigh!

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Aug 11 2022

Further Reflections On Recent Posts…

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 08 2022

On Supernatural Underground Now: What Makes A Hero #6 — Charisma

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Aug 04 2022

The Hobbit: There & Back Again – 85 Years On!

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 01 2022

A Writing Quote from GK Chesterton — Plus the Giveaway!

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 28 2022

“The Hobbit”, Tolkien’s Legacy — & A Giveaway!

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 25 2022

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Malisande

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Jul 14 2022

The Wall of Night #4 (The Chaos Gate): Update Deferral

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Jul 11 2022

Just Arrived: “The House In The Cerulean Sea” — by TJ Klune

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Jul 07 2022

On Supernatural Underground Now: What Makes A Hero #5 — Challenge

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jul 04 2022

Q&A Thursdays Reprised #6: Rosie’s Question

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Jun 30 2022

A Quote To Start Your Week — from Author, Kate Forsyth

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Jun 27 2022

Q&A Thursdays Reprised #5: Chris’s Question

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Jun 23 2022

Haiku — “after the funeral”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 20 2022

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Malar

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Jun 16 2022

Sayonara

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 13 2022

The Book Covers of Patricia McKillip

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Jun 09 2022

Poetry of Joanna Preston

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Jun 06 2022

On Supernatural Underground Now: What Makes A Hero #4 — Courage

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jun 02 2022

Patricia McKillip: Marvels and Magic

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 30 2022

A Quote For Thursday, by Leonard Cohen, 1934 – 2016

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 26 2022

Just Arrived: “Tumble” by Joanna Preston

Posted in Just Arrived, Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 23 2022

Q&A Thursdays Reprised #4: Lindsay’s Question

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

May 19 2022

In Memoriam: Patricia McKillip, 1948 – 2022

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 16 2022

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Madder

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May 12 2022

“It Is A Truth Universally Acknowledged…”

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

May 09 2022

What I’m Reading: “ANZAC Diary: A Nonentity in Khaki”

Posted in Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

May 05 2022

On Supernatural Underground Now: What Makes A Hero #3 — Commitment

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

May 02 2022

Q&A Thursdays Reprised #3: Sandy’s Question

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Apr 28 2022

ANZAC Day: April 25

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 25 2022

Q&A Thursdays Reprised #2: Sam’s Question

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Apr 21 2022

A Book Quote for Easter Monday: from “Chocolat” by Joanne Harris

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 18 2022

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Machys

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Apr 14 2022

The Wall Of Night #4 (“The Chaos Gate”) Update: April 2022

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Apr 11 2022

No Update Today, But…

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Apr 07 2022

On Supernatural Undergound: “What Makes A Hero?” #2 — Circumstance

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Apr 04 2022

Q&A Thursdays Reprised #1: Phoebe’s Question

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 31 2022

Wrapping Up The Worldbuilding, For Now — BUT…

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., About Writing by Helen Lowe

Mar 28 2022

Kim Falconer on Supernatural Underground: Series or Standalone?

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Mar 24 2022

Just Arrived: “Maus” by Art Spiegelman

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Mar 21 2022

When It Comes to Worldbuilding & My Books…

Posted in A Geography of Haarth, About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Mar 17 2022

On Worldbuilding: Listicle 1 — Posts Focused on My Books

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Mar 14 2022

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In The Wall Of Night Series — Meet Luin

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Mar 10 2022

A Time of Scurrying

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Mar 07 2022

On Supernatural Underground Now: What Makes A Hero?

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Mar 03 2022

What I’m Reading: “The Shipping News” by Annie Proulx

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Feb 28 2022

Inside The Writing Life: The 3 C’s & Contrary Muses — But Hold On…

Posted in About Writing by Helen Lowe

Feb 24 2022

Celebrating The New: Eleven Years On from 22nd February, 2011

Posted in Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 22 2022

Today’s Post Tomorrow :-)

Posted in Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 21 2022

Inside the Writing life: A Closer Look At The Three C’s

Posted in About Writing by Helen Lowe

Feb 17 2022

On Worldbuilding: Beware The “Expository Lump!”

Posted in About Writing, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Feb 14 2022

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Lord Isrradin

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Feb 10 2022

A “Mini” WALL#4 Update

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Feb 07 2022

On Supernatural Underground: A Sneak Peek “Inside Middle Earth”

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 03 2022

“My Worldbuilding: A Few Thoughts On Guiding Influences” (Reprised)

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Jan 31 2022

When It Comes To Books On Writing…

Posted in About Writing, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 27 2022

“On Worldbuilding” (Reprised)

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Jan 24 2022

Kinda Busy…

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

Jan 20 2022

The Worldbuilding Journey Begins—With A Review!

Posted in About Writing, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Jan 17 2022

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Lord Falk

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Jan 13 2022

On Anything, Really: What’s Coming Up

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 10 2022

The Wall Of Night #4 (“The Chaos Gate”) Update: January 2022

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jan 06 2022

New on Supernatural Underground: I Look Forward To A Heroic 2022

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jan 03 2022

The 10 Most-Read Posts Of 2021

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Most-Read Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 30 2021

My 2021 “Reads O’ The Year”

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 27 2021

On Supernatural Underground Now: A Season of Celebration — & Storytelling

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Dec 23 2021

What’s Coming Up for the Rest of the Year

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

Dec 20 2021

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Lord Bonamark

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Dec 16 2021

From The Blog Backlist: Where Ideas Come From

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Dec 13 2021

Wrapping Up The “Reading Older Books” Post Series

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 09 2021

Reading Older Books: “The Grandiflora Tree” by Shonagh Koea

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 06 2021

On Supernatural Undergound – Magic In Fantasy #12 and “The Wall Of Night” Series

Posted in About My Books, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Dec 02 2021

Noting A Few “Contact” Hiccups :-/

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 29 2021

Dragonfly: aka The Magic of Nature

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 25 2021

Reading Older Books: “These Lovers Fled Away” by Howard Spring

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 22 2021

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Liy

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Nov 18 2021

What I’m Reading: “Akin” by Emma Donoghue

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 15 2021

From The Blog Backlist: Writing Epic Heroines — The Princess & Others In “Thornspell”

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Nov 11 2021

Reading Older Books: “The Periodic Table” by Primo Levi

Posted in Other Writers, Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 08 2021

On Supernatural Underground Now: Magic In Fantasy #11 — The Magic Next Door

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Nov 04 2021

Heroines, “Harriet”, & Formative Reads

Posted in Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Nov 01 2021

From The Blog Backlist: Writing Epic Heroines

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Oct 28 2021

Inside The Writing Life: Wrangling the Roadblocks

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Oct 25 2021

Favourite Quotes From Group Haarth: Linden’s Choice

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Oct 21 2021

Islands

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 18 2021

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Linnet

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Oct 14 2021

Inside the Writing Life: Of Puzzles and Gardens

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Oct 11 2021

Favourite Quotes From Group Haarth: Martina’s Choice

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Oct 07 2021

On Supernatural Underground Now: Magic In Fantasy #10 – The Magic of SF-nal Worlds

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Oct 04 2021

Seeing Te Papa’s Surrealist Exhibition

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 30 2021

Hey, I’m Now Fully Vaxxed…

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 27 2021

Favourite Quotes From Group Haarth: Rosie’s Choice

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 23 2021

Albert Camus’ “The Plague” Amid These Covid Times: A Deep Reading Series

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 20 2021

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Linden

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Sep 16 2021

A Writing Quote From Charles De Lint

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 13 2021

Favourite Quotes From Group Haarth: Tricia’s Choice

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 09 2021

Inside the Writing Life: It’s Plum Blossom Time

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Sep 06 2021

On Supernatural Underground Now: Magic In Fantasy #9 — Drawing on Fairytale, Folklore & Myth

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Sep 02 2021

Brought To You From Inside the Writing Life & Lockdown Cave NZ :-)

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 30 2021

Favourite Quotes From Group Haarth: Mansi’s Choice

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 26 2021

Lockdown Reprised — Plus Some Pandemic-Themed Reads

Posted in General, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Aug 23 2021

Favourite Quotes from FB Group Haarth

Posted in About My Books, Friends, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 19 2021

Just Arrived: Trail Of Lightning (Rebecca Roanhorse); Foxhunt (Rem Wigmore); Fugitive Telemetry (Martha Wells)

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 16 2021

A Writing Quote From Isaac Bashevis Singer

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 12 2021

No Post Today Because…

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Aug 09 2021

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Liannar

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Aug 05 2021

On Supernatural Underground Now: More Magic In Fantasy — Lighting The Spark

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Aug 02 2021

From The Backlist: “Writers Are Thieves” — AKA Influences on Story

Posted in Fun Stuff, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Jul 29 2021

What I’m Reading: “Maquis” by George Millar

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jul 26 2021

“The Wall Of Night” Book #4 (The Chaos Gate) Update: July

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jul 22 2021

This Post Is Just To Say — Dear Readers, I Am Thinking Of You All

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jul 19 2021

From The Blog Backlist: An Interview With Daniel Abraham, Author Of “The Dragon’s Path”

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 15 2021

Reasons For Reading Older & Old Books

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jul 12 2021

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Liankhara

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Jul 08 2021

Inside the Writing Life: The Authorial Break

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jul 05 2021

July 1, Supernatural Underground, Influences On Story – & a WALL Series Quote :)

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, Influences on Story, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jul 01 2021

What I’m Reading: “Amazons II” Anthology

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jun 28 2021

From The Blog Backlist: “North”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 24 2021

Winter Solstice

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 21 2021

From The Blog Backlist: “The Magic Of Winter Worlds”

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 17 2021

What I’m Reading: “Prodigal Summer” by Barbara Kingsolver

Posted in Other Writers, Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jun 14 2021

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Lien

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Jun 10 2021

Reveals and Reflection

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., About Writing by Helen Lowe

Jun 07 2021

On Supernatural Underground Now: Magic Systems In Fantasy #6 with Amanda Arista

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jun 03 2021

The 11th Anniversary of the Blog: Looking Ahead To The Backlist :-)

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Best of '... on Anything, Really', Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 31 2021

Inside The Writing Life: Many Placemarkers

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 27 2021

Tweet O’ The Week: For WALL Readers :-)

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

May 24 2021

When Time & Many Re-Reads Take Their Toll

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

May 20 2021

Reading Older Books

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

May 17 2021

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Liad

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

May 13 2021

Inside The Writing Life: Characters Behaving Badly

Posted in About My Books, About The Characters, About Writing by Helen Lowe

May 10 2021

Spending Time With The Best of Book Friends – I Revisit “The Riddlemaster of Hed”

Posted in About Writing, Epic Fantasy, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

May 06 2021

On Supernatural Underground Now: Magic Systems In Fantasy #5 with Lee Murray

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

May 03 2021

A Fabulous Writing Quote From Author, Melissa Marr — On “Writers’ Block”

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 29 2021

Epic — & ANZAC Day Observed

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 26 2021

A Reminder That There’s A Dedicated “The Wall Of Night” Facebook Group for Readers :)

Posted in About My Books, Friends, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Apr 22 2021

The Wisdom of Haruki Murakami

Posted in About Writing, General, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Apr 19 2021

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Leto Ilvaine

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Apr 15 2021

Giveaway of WINTERKEEP (Graceling Realm #4) by Kristin Cashore: Result!

Posted in Giveaways, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 12 2021

Reminder: Giveaway for NZ Readers of “Winterkeep” by Kristin Cashore (Graceling Realm #4)

Posted in Giveaways, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Apr 08 2021

As Promised, A “The Wall Of Night” Book #4 (The Chaos Gate) Update

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Apr 05 2021

On Supernatural Underground Now: Magic Systems In Fantasy #4 with Kristin Cashore — Plus That “Winterkeep” Giveaway for NZ Readers!

Posted in Giveaways, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Apr 02 2021

Coming Up Later Today: An Interview With Kristin Cashore on Supernatural Underground — Plus a Giveaway of “Winterkeep” for NZ Readers!

Posted in Giveaways, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Apr 01 2021

For The Wall Of Night’s UK & Commonwealth Readers: Book #4 (The Chaos Gate) Will Be Available To You!

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 29 2021

What’s Coming Up…

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., General, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Mar 25 2021

Gorgeous Words: John Preston and “The Dig”

Posted in General, Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Mar 22 2021

Just Arrived: “Winterkeep” by Kristin Cashore

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Mar 18 2021

March 15 Terror Attacks: Remembrance — Ko Tatou, Tatou, We Are One.

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 15 2021

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Leti

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Mar 11 2021

Van Gogh Alive In Christchurch — & Some Marvelous Quotes

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Mar 08 2021

On Supernatural Underground: Magic Systems In Fantasy #3 — Courtney Schafer & The “Shattered Sigil” Series

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Mar 04 2021

Just Arrived: “The Dig” by John Preston

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Mar 01 2021

The Prime Minister’s February 22nd National Remembrance Speech & “The Sparrows”

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Earthquake Reports, General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 25 2021

Faultline: My Decade From February 22nd, 2011

Posted in Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 22 2021

This ‘n’ That (Including WALL #4) …

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 18 2021

What I’m Reading: “The Dispossessed” by Ursula Le Guin

Posted in Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Feb 15 2021

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Met Ler

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Feb 11 2021

Inside the Writing Life: Listening To The Silence

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., About Writing by Helen Lowe

Feb 08 2021

“Daughter of Blood” Is on Kindle Monthly Deal for February – USA/Canada

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 04 2021

On Supernatural Underground Later Today — T Frohock & Magic In “A Song With Teeth” (LOS NEFILIM #3)

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 01 2021

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Lawr

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Jan 28 2021

A Report on Holiday Reading: “The Dry” by Jane Harper

Posted in Fun Stuff, Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 25 2021

A Report On Holiday Small-Screen Viewing: “Emily In Paris”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 21 2021

A Report on Holiday Viewing: “Nomadland”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 18 2021

A Little About Character

Posted in About My Books, About The Characters, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Jan 14 2021

A Few Scenic Photos From My Christmas — New Year Break

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 11 2021

Magic in Fantasy — The First Q&A Features on Supernatural Underground: AK Wilder & CROWN OF BONES

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jan 07 2021

On Supernatural Underground Now: Magic Systems — & Fun With Fellow Authors

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jan 04 2021

The Ten “Most-Read” Posts of 2020

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Most-Read Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 31 2020

A Final WALL#4 Update for the Year

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Dec 28 2020

It’s Christmas Eve…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 24 2020

Taking Tea With Kim Falconer — & A Few WALL Series Characters :-)

Posted in About My Books, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Dec 21 2020

Wrapping Up A Year of Worldbuilding in Fantasy on The Supernatural Underground

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, General, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Dec 17 2020

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy #14: Fantastic Creatures & Animal Companions — But Wait…

Posted in Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Dec 14 2020

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Laer

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Dec 10 2020

Just Arrived: “Harrow The Ninth” by Tamsyn Muir

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Dec 07 2020

On Supernatural Underground Now: Worldbuilding in Fantasy #11 – Celebrating Our Supernatural Underground Worlds

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Dec 03 2020

Wow — 10 Years of Blogging!

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Nov 30 2020

Having Fun With “Jabberwocky”

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Nov 26 2020

Inside Middle Earth: Wattle Bay

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Nov 23 2020

“O Frabjous Day” Reprised

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Nov 19 2020

Thinking About Juxtapositions

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Nov 16 2020

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Lady Sarifa

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Nov 12 2020

It’s A Mystery …

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Nov 09 2020

Inside The Writing Life: Sometimes It’s A Case Of “Oh Frabjous Day!

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Nov 05 2020

On Supernatural Underground Now: Worldbuilding in Fantasy #10 – A Wealth Of Fabulous Worlds

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Nov 02 2020

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Lady Bonamark

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Oct 29 2020

“The Boy, the mole, the fox and the Horse” by Charlie Mackesy — with a segue to Twitter

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Oct 26 2020

Inside The Writing life: Those Moments of “Grr-Argh”

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Oct 22 2020

I Love This Quote by Gordon Lish

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Oct 19 2020

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Kylin

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Oct 15 2020

What I’m Reading: “The Darkest Evening” (Vera Stanhope Series) by Ann Cleeves

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Oct 12 2020

Sea House Marines in “The Wall Of Night” Series

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Oct 08 2020

Gorgeous Words: Laini Taylor and “Strange the Dreamer”

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Oct 05 2020

On Supernatural Underground Now: Worldbuilding in Fantasy #9 — The Many Worlds Of Kate Elliott

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Oct 01 2020

Swing Into Spring

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Sep 28 2020

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Koris

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Sep 24 2020

A Quintessential Female “Lovable Rogue”

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Sep 21 2020

Inside the Writing Life: Fun With Friends

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Sep 17 2020

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy #13: We All Love To Love — The Lovable Rogue

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Sep 14 2020

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Kolthis

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Sep 10 2020

What I’m Reading: Bingeing Kate Atkinson…

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Sep 07 2020

On Supernatural Underground Now: Worldbuilding in Fantasy #8 — Elizabeth Knox’s “Southland”

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Sep 03 2020

Inside the Writing Life: Further Reflection On Writing Transitions

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Aug 31 2020

Inside The Writing Life: ‘A Game Of Two Halves’

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Aug 27 2020

What I’m Watching: “The Mandalorian”

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Aug 24 2020

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Kion

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Aug 20 2020

What I’m Reading: “Rosewater” by Tade Thompson

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Aug 17 2020

Back In Those Covid Times Again

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Aug 13 2020

“Framing” The Book

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Aug 10 2020

What I’m Watching: “Warrior Nun”

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Aug 06 2020

On Supernatural Underground Now: Worldbuilding in Fantasy #7 — “Tymon’s Flight” by Mary Victoria

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Aug 03 2020

About The Characters: Meet the Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Kharalthor

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Jul 30 2020

A Few More Reflections on Irwin Shaw’s “The Young Lions”

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Jul 27 2020

Inside the Writing Life: Another Milestone Ticked Off

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Jul 23 2020

What I’m Reading: “The Young Lions” by Irwin Shaw

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Jul 20 2020

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series—Meet Keron

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Jul 16 2020

The Fantasy Hive: Women In SFF Author Spotlight Series

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Jul 13 2020

This Saturday: Children’s Literature Hub

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Jul 09 2020

A Decade of International Award Success for NZ Speculative Fiction

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Jul 06 2020

On Supernatural Underground Now: Worldbuilding in Fantasy #6 — “Gideon the Ninth” by Tamsyn Muir

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Jul 02 2020

Congratulations, Tamsyn Muir: Locus Award 2020 for First Book

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Jun 29 2020

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Kelyr

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Jun 25 2020

What I’m Watching: “The Luminaries”

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Jun 22 2020

Inside The Writing Life: Writing Novels, Posting Blogs

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Jun 18 2020

What I’m Reading: “The Voyages of Cinrak The Dapper” by AJ Fitzwater

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Jun 15 2020

About The Characters: Meet the Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Kair

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Jun 11 2020

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes #12: Tried, Trusty, & True — The Sidekick

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Jun 08 2020

On Supernatural Underground Now: Worldbuilding in Fantasy #5 — The Liveship Traders Series by Robin Hobb

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Jun 04 2020

My Side Of The River

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Jun 01 2020

Inside the Writing Life: “Naturally Self-Isolating” :-)

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May 28 2020

What I’m Watching: “The Letter For The King”

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May 25 2020

About The Characters: Meet the Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Jharin

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May 21 2020

What I’m Reading: “Daughters of Chivalry — The Forgotten Children of Edward 1” by Kelcey Wilson-Lee

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May 18 2020

Inside The Writing Life: About Those Muses Then

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May 14 2020

An Interview With AJ Fitzwater, Author of “The Voyages Of Cinrak The Dapper”

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May 11 2020

About The Characters: Meet the Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Jarna

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May 07 2020

On Supernatural Underground: Worldbuilding In Fantasy #4 — “Palimpsest” by Catherynne M Valente (Plus A SU Giveaway)

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May 04 2020

Inside The Writing Life: A Little About The Writing Itself

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May 01 2020

What’s Coming Up

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Apr 29 2020

What I’m Watching: “Noughts & Crosses”

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Apr 27 2020

About The Characters: Meet the Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Jaras

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Apr 23 2020

Reflections On Writing the Long Form & WALL#4 Progress…

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Apr 20 2020

Just Arrived: “Underland” by Robert Macfarlane

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Apr 16 2020

Bubble Fare (aka Autumn Fare)

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Apr 13 2020

About The Characters: Meet the Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Jan Butterworth

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Apr 09 2020

Writing In A Time of Corona Virus: NZ Lockdown Week 2

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Apr 06 2020

On Supernatural Underground Now: Worldbuilding In Fantasy #3 — Seanan McGuire’s Ghost Roads

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Apr 02 2020

What I’m Reading: “Network Effect” (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells

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Mar 30 2020

About The Characters Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Jad

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Mar 26 2020

Writing In A Time of Corona Virus (Updated)

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Mar 23 2020

Sunrise In The Southern Hemisphere

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Mar 19 2020

What I’m Reading: “Carved From Stone And Dream” (Los Nefilim #2) by Teresa Frohock

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Mar 16 2020

About The Characters Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Isperia Katran

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Mar 12 2020

What I’m Reading: More “Books, Books, Books” Goodness

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Mar 09 2020

A Traveller’s Guide To Haarth #3: Interplane & Cross-Void Travel Agency, Agent-At-Large

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Mar 05 2020

On Supernatural Underground Now: “Spellbinding”— I Celebrate Ursula Le Guin’s Earthsea

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Mar 02 2020

About The Characters Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Isolt

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Feb 27 2020

What I’m Reading: “Bridge Of Clay” by Markus Zusak

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Feb 24 2020

A Traveller’s Guide To Haarth #2: Twelve-Sided Room — Warning! Misplaced Archive!

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Feb 20 2020

A Little Alchemy…

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Feb 17 2020

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Ise

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Feb 13 2020

A Traveller’s Guide To Haarth: Places To Lay Your Head #1 — The Tower of the Rose

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Feb 06 2020

On Supernatural Underground Now: “Surprised By Delight” — I Kick Off My Year of Celebrating Worldbuilding in Fantasy

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Feb 03 2020

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Innor (Updated)

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Jan 30 2020

Coming Soon for Travelers to Haarth: Places To Rest Your Head

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Jan 23 2020

A Snippet of Summer

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Jan 20 2020

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Ilkerineth

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Jan 16 2020

A Few Thoughts On Word Of Mouth…

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Jan 13 2020

A Few Pics From M’Holiday

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Jan 09 2020

Starting As We Mean To Go On

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Jan 06 2020

On Supernatural Underground Now: I Welcome 2020 & A Year of Celebrating Worldbuilding

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Jan 02 2020

The Most-Read “…On Anything, Really” Posts of 2019

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Dec 30 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: Winter Country (Updated)

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Dec 26 2019

Merry Christmas!

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Dec 25 2019

Best Wishes To All Of You!

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Dec 23 2019

About The Characters Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Ileyra

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Dec 19 2019

And It’s That Time…To Think About Books To Give & Read!

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Dec 16 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: Wild Lands

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Dec 12 2019

Just Arrived: Books, Books, Books!

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Dec 09 2019

Reprising M’Month of Daughter of Blood Fun!

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Dec 05 2019

On Supernatural Underground Now: I Wrap Up My Year of Romance in Fantasy

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Dec 02 2019

“Daughter Of Blood” (The Wall Of Night #3) Q&A Thursday — Fourth & Final Round!

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Nov 28 2019

The Month Of “Daughter Of Blood” — Something Readers Might Not Know

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Nov 25 2019

“Daughter of Blood”(The Wall Of Night #3) Q&A Thursday — Lucky Number Three. :)

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Nov 21 2019

The Month Of “Daughter Of Blood” Rocks On — Midpoint

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Nov 18 2019

“Daughter Of Blood” (The Wall Of Night #3) Q&A Thursday — The Second!

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Nov 14 2019

Why Celebrate “Daughter Of Blood”?

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Nov 11 2019

“Daughter of Blood” (The Wall Of Night #3) Q&A Thursday

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Nov 07 2019

It’s Not “The End” Yet – But I Can See It From Here: A WALL #4 Update

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Nov 04 2019

A Kindle Monthly Deal for “Daughter of Blood!” — & A Month Of Q&A Thursdays!

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Oct 31 2019

Something Worth Saying… And Trying.

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Oct 28 2019

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Ilai

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Oct 24 2019

“Watchtower” by Elizabeth A Lynn — aka The Unreliability of Book Lists

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Oct 21 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: Westwind Hold (Updated)

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Oct 17 2019

A Book List — Off the Top Of My Head!

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Oct 14 2019

Spring Is A Comin’ In…

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Oct 10 2019

What I’m Reading: “The Bastard Brigade” by Sam Kean

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Oct 07 2019

On Supernatural Underground Now: Year of Romance in Fantasy #8 — Teresa Frohock’s “Where Oblivion Lives” & Endless Love

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Oct 03 2019

Just Arrived: “Where Oblivion Lives” by Teresa Frohock

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Sep 30 2019

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” series — Meet Ilaise

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Sep 26 2019

Finding Adventure In Fantasy

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Sep 23 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: Ward Hold

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Sep 19 2019

A Writing Quote From Jay Kristoff

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Sep 16 2019

“The Poem That is Like A City” by Fiona Farrell — Commemorating September 4, 2010 & the Earthquake Years

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Sep 12 2019

A Farewell (Belated) To The Gemmell Awards, 2009 – 2018

Posted in Awards, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 09 2019

“The Father Of Octopus Wrestling” by Frankie McMillan — Launched!

Posted in Book Launches, Friends, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 05 2019

This Month On Supernatural Underground: Year of Romance in Fantasy #7 — A “Beauty & the Beast” Riff in Julian May’s Saga Of The Exiles

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Sep 02 2019

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” series — Meet Hylcarian

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Aug 29 2019

A New Book By Frankie McMillan: “The Father of Octopus Wrestling And Other Small Fictions”

Posted in Book Launches, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 26 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: Wall Of Night (Updated)

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Aug 22 2019

A Little Hellebore Magic

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Aug 19 2019

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” series — Meet Hirn

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Aug 15 2019

What I’m Reading: “Book Of Colours” by Robyn Cadwallader

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Aug 12 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: Towers of Morning

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Aug 08 2019

This Month On Supernatural Underground: Year of Romance in Fantasy #6 — Friends and Lovers in Maggie Stiefvater’s “The Raven Boys”

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Aug 05 2019

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” series — Meet Hirluin Sondargent

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Aug 01 2019

What I’m Reading: “The Gossamer Mage” by Julie Czerneda

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Jul 29 2019

“The Gossamer Mage” by Julie Czerneda Coming Up Later Today

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Jul 29 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: The Leas (Updated)

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Jul 25 2019

Looking Forward To — Julie Czerneda & Tim Jones

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Jul 22 2019

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Herun

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Jul 18 2019

What I’m Reading: “Milkman” by Anna Burns

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Jul 15 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: Terebanth (Updated)

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Jul 11 2019

What I’m Reading: “My Mother And The Hungarians” by Frankie McMillan

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Jul 08 2019

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Hawk

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Jul 04 2019

New On Supernatural Underground Right Now: The Year of Romance Rocks On With Katherine Kerr’s “Daggerspell”

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Jul 01 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: Tenneward Lodge (Updated)

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Jun 27 2019

Thankfulness Week 24-30 June: What Are You Thankful For?

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Jun 24 2019

A Wee Shoutout for the Supernatural Underground…

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Jun 19 2019

So, About “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield, 1888 – 1923

Posted in Other Writers, Recommended Reading, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Jun 17 2019

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Hatha

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Jun 13 2019

What I’m Reading: “The Bloody Chamber” by Angela Carter

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Jun 10 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: Temple of Night (Updated)

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Jun 06 2019

On Supernatural Underground Now: Year Of Romance In Fantasy #4 — Guy Gavriel Kay’s “Under Heaven” & When Your Ship Doesn’t Sail!

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Jun 03 2019

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In The Wall Of Night Series — Meet Heris

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May 30 2019

Them, Their: It’s! (Nods To E Nesbit.)

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May 27 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: Telimbras (Updated)

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May 23 2019

“Non Player” Characters In The Wall Of Night Series

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May 20 2019

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Guyon

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May 16 2019

What I’m Reading: “The Only Thing To Fear” – A Web Shifters Novella by Julie Czerneda

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May 13 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: Stoneford

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May 09 2019

“Gorgeous Words” Revisited

Posted in General, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

May 06 2019

On Supernatural Underground Now: Year Of Romance In Fantasy #3 — “The Riddle-Master Of Hed” Series

Posted in Fun Stuff, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

May 02 2019

A Present Of The Word “Present” – Including A Sneak Snippet From WALL#4

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Apr 29 2019

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Gray Taan

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Apr 25 2019

A Quote About The Importance Of The Arts, Including Literature

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Apr 22 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: Southern Realms (Updated)

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Apr 18 2019

Nice!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Apr 15 2019

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Granian

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Apr 11 2019

A Writing Quote From Harper Lee

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Apr 08 2019

On Supernatural Underground Now: Year Of Romance in Fantasy Fiction #2 — “Daughter of Smoke & Bone”

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Apr 04 2019

“number eight wire” — The Fourth New Zealand Haiku Anthology

Posted in General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 01 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: Southern Deserts

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Mar 28 2019

From The Heart

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 25 2019

A Dark Day

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 18 2019

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Gol

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Mar 14 2019

Recalling “The Fellowship Of The Ring” Film

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 11 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: Ships’ Shrine

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Mar 07 2019

On Supernatural Underground Now: I Kick Off The Year of Romance in Fantasy Fiction

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Mar 04 2019

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Girvase

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Feb 28 2019

My Worldbuilding: A Few Thoughts On Guiding Influences

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Feb 25 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: Ship’s Prow House

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Feb 21 2019

On Worldbuilding

Posted in About Writing, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Feb 18 2019

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Gille

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Feb 14 2019

What I’m Reading: “Search Image” (Web Shifter’s Library #1) by Julie Czerneda

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Feb 11 2019

A Geography Of Haarth: Sea Keep (Updated)

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Feb 07 2019

On Supernatural Underground Now: A Theme For 2019 — The Year Of Romance In Fantasy Fiction

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 04 2019

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Ghiselaine

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Jan 31 2019

Supernatural Underground 2019: Your Thoughts Welcomed

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Jan 28 2019

A Nor’West Season

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 24 2019

A Summery Writing Spot

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jan 21 2019

On Supernatural Underground Now: Kim Falconer Posts Her “Can’t Wait To Read” List

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Jan 17 2019

A Hebe Wall :)

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Jan 14 2019

Holiday Fun

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Jan 10 2019

A Haiku for the New Year: “January” by Janine Sowerby

Posted in Friends, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 07 2019

On The Supernatural Underground Now: Getting Chillax For The New Year

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Jan 03 2019

The Most-Read “…On Anything Really” Posts of 2018

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Dec 31 2018

A Poem for the Holiday: “We Children” by Janine Sowerby

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 27 2018

Festival Of Light

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Dec 24 2018

To The Wilderness I Wander

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 20 2018

Christmas Is Coming

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 17 2018

Wild South

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 13 2018

On the Supernatural Underground This Month: The Colour Blue & All of You – Plus An Account of Mrs Crewe

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Dec 10 2018

A Geography of Haarth: Sailcloth Street

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Dec 06 2018

Meetings With Remarkable Trees: Peel Forest

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Dec 03 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Gervon

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Nov 29 2018

They’re All Fictional: A Shout-Out For Rebecca Fisher

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher, Friends, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Nov 26 2018

A Geography Of Haarth: River (Updated)

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Nov 22 2018

Inside Middle Earth: Driving To Edoras

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 19 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Garan (Updated)

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Nov 15 2018

The Quest For The Orange Cake Grail Continues

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Nov 12 2018

A Geography of Haarth: Rindle (Updated)

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Nov 08 2018

Remember, Remember, the 5th Of November…

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 05 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Fray

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Nov 01 2018

What I’m Reading: “Sparrow Hill Road” by Seanan McGuire

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Oct 29 2018

A Geography of Haarth: Red Keep

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Oct 25 2018

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes #11: The Mentor

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Oct 22 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Falath

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Oct 18 2018

OK, OK, I Give In — You “Shall” Have More Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes

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Oct 15 2018

A Geography of Haarth: Port Farewell

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Oct 11 2018

What I’m Reading: “All Systems Red” by Martha Wells

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Oct 08 2018

On Supernatural Underground Now: Halloween Is Coming!

Posted in Fun Stuff, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Oct 04 2018

Resuming A Long Abandoned Quest for the Orange Cake Grail

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Oct 01 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Erron

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Sep 27 2018

Just Reminiscing: A Little Cover Magic

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Sep 24 2018

A Geography of Haarth: Old Keep

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Sep 20 2018

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes: Wrapping Up Entries #1 – #10

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Sep 17 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Eria

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Sep 13 2018

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes #10: The Alchemy Of Numbers

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Sep 10 2018

A Geography of Haarth: Old Empire

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Sep 06 2018

On Supernatural Underground Now: Fantastic Creatures & Animal Companions — Don’t Ya Love ‘Em!

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Sep 03 2018

About The Characters — Meet Emuun

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Aug 30 2018

About That Book Then: Time For A WALL#4 Update

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Aug 27 2018

A Geography of Haarth: Oath Hold

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Aug 23 2018

Just Arrived: “The Crazed Wind — A Novella-in-Flash” by Nod Ghosh

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Aug 20 2018

About The Characters — Meet Emeriath

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Aug 16 2018

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes #9: Artefacts of Power—And Doom—And Where To Find Them

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Aug 13 2018

A Geography of Haarth: Northern March

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Aug 09 2018

Silhouettes on the River

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Aug 06 2018

New Up On Supernatural Underground: I Rediscover Harry Potter Via Audio Book

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Aug 02 2018

Inside Middle Earth: Snapshots

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Jul 30 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Elodin

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Jul 26 2018

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes #8: We’re All Going On A MacGuffin Hunt

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Jul 23 2018

A Geography of Haarth: Normarch (Updated)

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Jul 19 2018

What I’ve Been Reading: Seven Short Reviews

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Jul 16 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Elite Cairon

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Jul 12 2018

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes #7: “Fortunately There Was A Portal.”

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Jul 09 2018

A Geography of Haarth: New Keep (Updated)

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Jul 05 2018

Artefacts of the Writing Life #7: Laptop

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Jul 02 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Eanar

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Jun 28 2018

A Midwinter Feast

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Jun 25 2018

A Geography of Haarth: Marlinspike

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Jun 21 2018

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes #6: The Sweep Of Time & Its Twin, War Without End

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Jun 18 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Duar

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Jun 14 2018

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes #5: Meet “The Big Bad”

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Jun 11 2018

A Geography of Haarth: (The) Long Pass

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Jun 07 2018

Here’s A Few Photos For You :-)

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Jun 04 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Darrar

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May 31 2018

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes #4: Apocalypse Now…

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May 28 2018

A Geography of Haarth: (The) Little Pass

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May 24 2018

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes: #3 — Dreams and Portents, Prophecy and Destiny

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May 21 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Darin

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May 17 2018

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes: #2 — A Prince/Princess Finds A Destiny

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May 14 2018

A Geography of Haarth: Lion Throne (Updated)

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May 10 2018

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes: A Farm Boy/Gal Goes On A Journey…

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May 07 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Dalay

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May 03 2018

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy — Meet The “Tropes”

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Apr 30 2018

The Wall Of Night Series Map

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Apr 28 2018

A Geography of Haarth: Lathayra (Updated)

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Apr 26 2018

When Nice Things Happen For A Book I’ve Loved Reading

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Apr 23 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Dain

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Apr 19 2018

Artefacts Of The Writing Life #6: Desk and Chair

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Apr 16 2018

A Geography Of Haarth: The Keep Of Winds (Updated)

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Apr 12 2018

Nice: Some Shout-Outs for “The Wall Of Night” Series

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Apr 09 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Dame Nelys

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Apr 05 2018

What I’m Reading: A Wizard Of Earthsea Revisited

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Apr 02 2018

A Geography Of Haarth: Keep Of Stone (Updated)

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Mar 29 2018

A Quote From Isak Dinesen

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Mar 26 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Dab

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Mar 22 2018

What I’m Reading: “Anansi Boys” by Neil Gaiman

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Mar 19 2018

A Geography Of Haarth: Jhaine (Updated)

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Mar 15 2018

Poem: “Pied Beauty” by Gerard Manley Hopkins, 1844 – 1889

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Mar 12 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Corlin

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Mar 08 2018

Fab Spaceships Of SFF

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Mar 05 2018

A Geography Of Haarth: Jaransor (Updated)

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Mar 01 2018

A Writing Quote From Ben Okri

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Feb 26 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Col

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Feb 22 2018

Out Of Middle Earth (AKA Living In New Zealand)

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Feb 19 2018

A Geography Of Haarth: Ishnapur (Updated)

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Feb 15 2018

Artefacts Of The Writing Life #5: Coffeemaker!

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Feb 12 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Caril Sondargent

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Feb 08 2018

What I’m Reading: Something Blue

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Feb 05 2018

A Geography Of Haarth: Impassable Range

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Feb 01 2018

Ursula K. Le Guin, 1929 – 2018

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Jan 29 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Brania

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Jan 25 2018

Artefacts Of The Writing Life #4: The Style Guide

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Jan 22 2018

A Geography Of Haarth: Ijir (Updated)

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Jan 18 2018

What I’m Reading: Something Borrowed…

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Jan 15 2018

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Boras

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Jan 11 2018

Artefacts of the Writing Life #3: The Notebook

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Jan 08 2018

A Geography Of Haarth: Ij (Updated)

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Jan 04 2018

Looking Back, Looking Forward; Farewell 2017, Welcome 2018

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Jan 01 2018

The Most-Read “…On Anything Really” Posts of 2017

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Dec 28 2017

Happy Boxing Day!

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Dec 26 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Baz

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Dec 21 2017

What I’m Reading: Something New

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Dec 18 2017

A Geography Of Haarth: Hills Of The Hawk (Updated)

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Dec 14 2017

What I’m Reading: Something Old

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Dec 11 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Ser Bartrand Ar-Griffon

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Dec 07 2017

Artefacts Of The Writing Life #2: Dictionary & Thesaurus

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Dec 04 2017

A Geography Of Haarth: Hedeld

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Nov 30 2017

When “Minor” Doesn’t Really Do The Character Justice

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Nov 27 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Baris

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Nov 23 2017

Artefacts of the Writing Life #1: Pen and Paper

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Nov 20 2017

A Geography Of Haarth: Haarth (Updated)

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Nov 16 2017

“Firsts”: A Supernatural Underground Round Up!

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Nov 13 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Banath

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Nov 09 2017

So You Want To Read Steampunk? Try This List

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Nov 06 2017

A Geography Of Haarth: Gray Lands (Updated)

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Nov 02 2017

Should Authors Have a Persona?

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Oct 30 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Bajan

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Oct 26 2017

Authors Who Kicked Off A (Sub)-Genre

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Oct 23 2017

A Geography Of Haarth: Grayharbor (Updated)

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Oct 19 2017

Why Georgette Heyer Kicks Butt & Takes Names As A Writer

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Oct 16 2017

Celebrating the New Shiny…

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Oct 14 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Audin Sondargent

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Oct 12 2017

Julie Czerneda #AgainstTheDark Giveaway (#1): We Have A Result!

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Oct 09 2017

A Geography of Haarth: Gate of Winds (Updated)

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Oct 05 2017

Behind the Scenes of the “Clan Chronicles”, Take 2: The Process — A Guest Post By Julie Czerneda, with Giveaways!

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Oct 02 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Asha

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Sep 28 2017

Coming Up: A Guest Post From Julie Czerneda — Plus Giveways!

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Sep 25 2017

A Geography Of Haarth: Gate Of Dreams (Updated)

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Sep 21 2017

So Can A Book Be Dark & Still Add To The Positives?

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Sep 18 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Aralth

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Sep 14 2017

Get It While It’s Smokin’ Hot: “The Heir Of Night is a Kindle Monthly Deal for September!

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Sep 11 2017

A Geography of Haarth: Forward Hold

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Sep 07 2017

On Supernatural Now: “In Appreciation: Building on the Past & Helen Lowe’s The Wall of Night Series” — A Guest Post By Paul Weimer

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Sep 04 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Anvin

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Aug 31 2017

Georgette Heyer & A Favourite “Putting Good into the World” Anecdote

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Aug 28 2017

A Geography of Haarth: Emer (Updated)

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Aug 24 2017

Forthcoming: A Guest Post From Paul Weimer on Building On The Past, Fourth Era Epic Fantasy — & “The Wall Of Night” Series

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Aug 21 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Andron

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Aug 17 2017

Why I Write, Reprised

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Aug 14 2017

A Geography of Haarth: Dread Pass

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Aug 10 2017

What I’m Reading: “The Haunting” by Margaret Mahy

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Aug 07 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Amarn

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Aug 03 2017

Rereading Rosemary Sutcliff: A Shoutout for “Frontier Wolf”

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Jul 31 2017

A Geography of Haarth: Court of the Rose

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Jul 27 2017

Late to the Show, But — Saw “Moana”, Loved It!

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Jul 24 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Aiv

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Jul 20 2017

Just Arrived: “The Haunting” by Margaret Mahy

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Jul 17 2017

A Geography of Haarth: Cloud Hold (Updated)

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Jul 13 2017

Fun With Writing Friends: So Nice To Have Time With Courtney Schafer

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Jul 10 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Aithe

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Jul 06 2017

Around the Traps: From Black Gate to Supernatural Underground

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Jul 03 2017

A Geography of Haarth: Citadel of Stars

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Jun 29 2017

I So-o ‘Heart” These Words From Dorothy Parker

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Jun 26 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Aeln

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Jun 22 2017

Classic Reads: “The Red Badge of Courage” by Stephen Crane

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Jun 19 2017

A Geography of Haarth: Cendreward

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Jun 15 2017

A Farewell To John McIntyre: NZ Champion of Kid’s Lit

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Jun 12 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Aarion

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Jun 08 2017

Writing Influences

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Jun 05 2017

A Geography Of Haarth: Caer Argent (Updated)

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Jun 01 2017

“Now We Are 7”

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May 31 2017

Why I Write

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May 29 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — “Vern”

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May 25 2017

Why I Read: Happy 200th Anniversary HarperCollins

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May 22 2017

A Geography Of Haarth: Bronze Hold

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May 18 2017

A Shoutout for #WhyIRead

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May 15 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — “Var”

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May 11 2017

More Thoughts On Margaret Mahy’s “The Changeover” — A Tale of “Layers”

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May 08 2017

A Geography Of Haarth: Brave Hold

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May 04 2017

“Small Things Lead To Wonderful Ideas” — A Guest Post from Tarran Jones

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May 01 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — “Tisanthe”

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Apr 27 2017

Classic Reads: “Precious Bane” by Mary Webb

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Apr 24 2017

A Geography of Haarth: Blood Gate

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Apr 20 2017

“The Secret Lives of Flashers” — A Guest Post from Nod Ghosh

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Apr 17 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — “Teron”

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Apr 13 2017

Fun Stuff Coming Up!

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 10 2017

A Geography Of Haarth: Awl Lane

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Apr 06 2017

Lessons Learned From The Process of Writing and Plotting A Series

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Apr 03 2017

Inside Middle Earth: Braided River

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 01 2017

Last Chance To Vote! Will the Lady Mouse’s Tale Win Through?

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Mar 31 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Terithis

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Mar 30 2017

On Supernatural Underground Now: Meet “Daughter Of Blood” Characters

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Mar 29 2017

What Is the Hardest Part About Writing A Quartet?

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Mar 27 2017

A Geography Of Haarth: Aralorn (Updated)

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Mar 23 2017

Introducing “The Wall of Night” Series To Potential Readers

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Mar 20 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Ter

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Mar 16 2017

About The Gemmell Awards — A Little More Info

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Mar 13 2017

A Geography Of Haarth: Ar (Updated)

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Mar 09 2017

Why Write?

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Mar 06 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Soril

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Mar 02 2017

Cover Reveal & Giveaway — “A Star To Steer Her By” by Beth Anne Miller

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Mar 01 2017

10 Books That Have Rocked My Reading World

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Feb 27 2017

A Geography of Haarth: The Anchor

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Feb 23 2017

The Gemmell Legend Award Longlist Is Out — & “Daughter Of Blood” Is On It

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Feb 20 2017

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Sister Korriya

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Feb 16 2017

Writing Hard, But In The Meantime…

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Feb 13 2017

A Geography Of Haarth: Aeris (Updated)

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Feb 09 2017

Some Favourite NZ Places for Waitangi Day

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 06 2017

The Return of “A Geography of Haarth” & “Meet The Minor Players”

Posted in A Geography of Haarth, About My Books, About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Feb 02 2017

It’s Mind Meld Time Again — This Time on B&N’s Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog

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Jan 30 2017

The Anniversary of “Daughter of Blood”

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jan 26 2017

Knowing What Lies Ahead: Charting A Story’s Course

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Jan 23 2017

All About Relationship: Spinning the Web of Story

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Jan 19 2017

What I Read Over the Holidays

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Jan 16 2017

What Makes A Hero?

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 12 2017

2017: Ringing In Some Changes for the Year of the Book

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

Jan 09 2017

Picking the Perfect Names for My Characters

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Jan 07 2017

Homegrown: 5 Fun Ways NZ Features In “The Wall of Night” Series

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jan 05 2017

It’s Summer time…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 03 2017

Happy New Year, Here & On the Supernatural Underground — & Some Good News for “Daughter of Blood”

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Jan 01 2017

The Most-Read “…on Anything, Really” Posts of 2016

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Dec 31 2016

An Avid Viewer Special: Rebecca Fisher’s Five Most-Anticipated Films of 2017

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Dec 30 2016

An Avid Reader Special: Karen McMillan’s Most-Anticipated Books of 2017

Posted in General, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 29 2016

An Avid Reader Special: Paul Weimer’s Five Most-Anticipated Books of 2017

Posted in General, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 28 2016

Tuesday Poetry: “The Curve of the World”

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Dec 27 2016

Boxing Day Reflections — Plus Happening This Week

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Dec 26 2016

A Very Happy Christmas To You, One & All

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 25 2016

Words of Wisdom from Jack London

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 23 2016

An Avid Viewer Special: Rebecca Fisher’s Top 5 Shows of 2016

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Dec 22 2016

New Review for “The Heir of Night”

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Dec 21 2016

Tuesday Poetry: Christmastide

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Dec 20 2016

We’re In the Final Countdown — But Things Are Still Happening!

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 19 2016

One Day Out Writing—aka A Favourite Cliche

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Dec 16 2016

An Avid Reader Special: Karen McMillan’s Top 5 Reads Of 2016

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 15 2016

What I’m Reading: “Commonwealth” by Ann Patchett

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Dec 14 2016

Tuesday Poetry: “from the hill”

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Dec 13 2016

More For This Week

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 12 2016

Listicle Love aka “Something Old & Something New…”

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Dec 09 2016

An Avid Reader Special: Paul Weimer’s Top 5 Reads of 2016

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 08 2016

What I’m Reading: “Zero World” by Jason M. Hough

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Dec 07 2016

Tuesday Poetry: “Ti”

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Dec 06 2016

Tis The Season — for Lists, Roundups, & All That Jazz

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Dec 05 2016

Guest Post: Deborah Sheldon on Worldbuilding for “Devil Dragon”

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Dec 02 2016

Just Arrived: “The Bear And The Nightingale” by Katherine Arden

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Dec 01 2016

Poetry: “Driftwood”

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Nov 30 2016

Support #Giving Tuesday — & Christchurch’s Heritage Tree Campaign

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 29 2016

Happening This Week: A Guest Post By Deborah Sheldon

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Nov 28 2016

Thinking About Thanksgiving

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 25 2016

The Ockham NZ Book Awards’ Longlist Is Out!

Posted in Awards, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 24 2016

What I’m Reading: “The Outcast” by Sadie Jones

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Nov 23 2016

Tuesday Poetry: A Haiku “Beachcombing”

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Nov 22 2016

Saw the Movie “Arrival”…

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 21 2016

What I’m Reading: “The Three Body Problem” by Cixin Liu

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Nov 18 2016

An Interesting Observation From Reading “Magpie Murders”

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Nov 17 2016

What I’m Reading: “Magpie Murders” by Anthony Horowitz

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Nov 16 2016

Tuesday Poetry: “the rough sea” — a Haiku by Matsuo Bashō

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Nov 15 2016

Canterbury Earthquake Update

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Nov 14 2016

Buckle Up for A Week (or Two!) Of Book Reports!

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 14 2016

Nice! Feedback from a Writing Friend on “Daughter Of Blood”

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Nov 11 2016

All About the Characters

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Nov 10 2016

When Worlds Become Characters

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Nov 09 2016

Tuesday Poetry: “The Woman Who Swims with the Jellyfish” by Janis Freegard

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 08 2016

Just Arrived: “Commonwealth” by Ann Patchett — With A Riff To “Bel Canto”, Inverse Correlations & Pascal

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Nov 07 2016

Six + Years: Six Posts You Seem To Have Liked A Lot

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 04 2016

Blogging for Over Six Years — Who Would’ve Thought?

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

Nov 03 2016

Congratulations to Anna Smaill on Winning the World Fantasy Award 2016

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Nov 02 2016

Tuesday Poetry: Two Short Poems by Bernadette Hall

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Nov 01 2016

Haere Ra, Christchurch Children’s Bookshop

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Oct 31 2016

What I’m Reading: “The year of falling” by Janis Freegard

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Oct 28 2016

New Favourite Book Quote Everz — & It’s From Anthony Trollope

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 27 2016

Mothers as Main Characters In SFF — How Do I Count Them?

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 26 2016

Tuesday Poetry: The Seafarer (Excerpt from the Anglo-Saxon Poem)

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 25 2016

Why Word Counts Are (IMHO) Bollix

Posted in About Writing by Helen Lowe

Oct 24 2016

About Jessica in “Dune” — & Why She’s Still Kickass After 50 Years

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 21 2016

The 50th Anniversary of “Dune” & Why It’s Still Significant

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 20 2016

Twelve Great Leaders Of SFF, Part 2

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Oct 19 2016

Tuesday Poetry: “The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner” (Excerpt) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 18 2016

Twelve Great Leaders of SFF: Part 1

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Oct 17 2016

Artifacts Of Power in “The Wall Of Night” Series

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Oct 14 2016

“Elves” & Soul-Sucking Swords In “The Wall Of Night” Series

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Oct 13 2016

New Books! New Books!

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Oct 12 2016

Tuesday Poetry: “We are more than half water” by Helen Rickerby

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 11 2016

Having Fun with Epic Fantasy: From “Elves” with Soul-Sucking Swords to Artifacts of Power

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Oct 10 2016

Guest Post: Of Sirens — & A “Queens & Courtesans” Anthology

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Oct 07 2016

“Queens & Courtesans” Guest Post Deferred Until Tomorrow, But… (There Is More)

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 06 2016

Just Arrived: “The Year Of Falling” by Janis Freegard

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Oct 05 2016

Tuesday Poetry: “Breathing You In” by David Gregory

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 04 2016

What’s Happening — Supernatural Underground, “Queens & Courtesans”, & More

Posted in General, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Oct 03 2016

It’s Spring!

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 02 2016

It’s International Coffee Day!

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 01 2016

Sharing The Love

Posted in General, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Sep 30 2016

Listening Revisited

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 28 2016

Tuesday Poetry: Dover Beach (Excerpt) by Matthew Arnold, 1822 – 1888

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 27 2016

Some Iconic “Inside Middle Earth” Fun for Monday

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 26 2016

Those Continuity & Consistency Blues

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., About Writing by Helen Lowe

Sep 23 2016

“Building Fantastic Worlds” Followup, 2: More Fabulous NZ Fantasy Literature

Posted in Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 22 2016

Building Fantastic Worlds Follow Up: They’re Reading Our Books Everywhere

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 21 2016

The Canterbury Poets’ Spring Season Is Nigh

Posted in Events, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 20 2016

The Inaugural National Writers’ Forum Was Awesome

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 19 2016

The Inaugural National Writers Forum — Happening Now!

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Sep 16 2016

Listening

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 15 2016

Having Fun with Epic Fantasy: The Band of Brothers

Posted in Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Sep 14 2016

“Between Birdsong and Nothing” by Nod Ghosh — A Tuesday Feature

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 13 2016

Preparing A Masterclass On Building Fantastic Worlds

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., About Writing, Events by Helen Lowe

Sep 12 2016

“The Wall Of Night” Character Series: Andrew Robins Features Rowan Birchmoon

Posted in About My Books, About The Characters, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Sep 09 2016

A Fun Thing I Saw On Twitter

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 08 2016

The Inaugural National Writers’ Forum, 16 – 18 September: “Building Fantastic Worlds”

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Sep 07 2016

“The Sea” by Tim Jones — A Tuesday Feature

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 06 2016

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy: My Love Affair with Long Names, Part 2

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 05 2016

“The Wall Of Night” Character Series: June Young Features A Band of Brothers — & Shares A Wishlist

Posted in About My Books, About The Characters, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Sep 02 2016

Having Fun With Epic Fantasy: My Love Affair with Long Names, Part 1

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Sep 01 2016

“Making It Overseas” — Another WORD Christchurch Event

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 31 2016

“Doris’s petticoat” by James Norcliffe — A Tuesday Feature

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 30 2016

WORDChristchurch Fun

Posted in Events, Friends, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 29 2016

“The Wall Of Night” Character Series: Paul Weimer Features Myr — aka Lady Mouse

Posted in About My Books, About The Characters, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Aug 26 2016

What I’m Reading: “Parable Of The Sower” by Octavia Butler

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Aug 25 2016

Roll Up, Roll Up, This Friday…

Posted in About My Books, Events by Helen Lowe

Aug 24 2016

“My Mother And The Hungarians” by Frankie McMillan — A Tuesday Feature

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Aug 23 2016

Use of Names: Character & Identity — When Names Have Deeper Meanings

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Aug 22 2016

An Apology To “…on Anything Really” Readers

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Aug 20 2016

What’s Coming Up: WORDChristchurch & More

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff, General, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Aug 17 2016

Use Of Names: Worldbuilding, Part 2

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Aug 15 2016

“The Wall of Night” Character Series: Kristen Blount Features Raven

Posted in About My Books, About The Characters, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Aug 12 2016

Use Of Names, Part 1: Worldbuilding

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Aug 10 2016

Mystery Galore — & Now: The Mystery Unwrapped!

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Aug 08 2016

So You Don’t Believe In Magic…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 05 2016

Poetry: “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by TS Eliot

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 03 2016

Trees in Fantasy Fiction

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 01 2016

Meetings with Marvelous Trees

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jul 31 2016

A Quote for Saturday, from Black Elk

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jul 30 2016

Happening Soon: the Inaugural National Writers’ Forum, 17-18 September

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Events by Helen Lowe

Jul 28 2016

Happening Soon: I’m In The WORD Christchurch Festival, 24-28 August

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Events by Helen Lowe

Jul 27 2016

Tuesday & Poetry: An Excerpt from “The Wasteland” by TS Eliot

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 26 2016

“The Blood In The Beginning” Giveaway — We Have A Winner

Posted in Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Jul 24 2016

The Giveaway for “The Blood In The Beginning” by Kim Falconer Is Still Open

Posted in Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Jul 23 2016

Guest Post: Kim Falconer on “Narrative Point Of View” Plus A Giveaway!

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 21 2016

Big Worlds On Small Screens & “Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad” — Yes, Our Grand Finale’s “Ghostbusters”!

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jul 20 2016

Tuesday Poetry: “There’s a certain Slant of light” (258) by Emily Dickinson

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 19 2016

Happening This Week: A Guest Post From Kim Falconer!

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 18 2016

Meeting A Remarkable Tree

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 17 2016

Mystery Galore: aka Everyone’s A Winner…& That’s No Lie!

Posted in Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Jul 16 2016

Two Famous Quotes — Plus A Poem

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 15 2016

The Giveaway for 1 of 2 x “Children Of Earth & Sky” is Redrawn

Posted in Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Jul 14 2016

Just Arrived: “The Raven King” by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Jul 13 2016

Big Worlds On Small Screens — Postponed

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jul 13 2016

Tuesday Poetry: Haiku “Winter solitude” by Bashō

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 12 2016

The Influence of Trees on Landscape in “The Wall Of Night” Series

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 11 2016

Midwinter Photo Fun

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 10 2016

“Children of Earth and Sky” Giveaway — We Have A Result

Posted in Giveaways, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really' by Helen Lowe

Jul 09 2016

“Children Of Earth & Sky” Giveaway — Last Call

Posted in Giveaways, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really' by Helen Lowe

Jul 08 2016

#thebloodinthebeginning – Check Out The Goodness!

Posted in Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 07 2016

A Twitter Interview With Kim Falconer — Very Soon Now!

Posted in Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 06 2016

The Week of the Interview: A Twitter Q&A with Kim Falconer Tomorrow!

Posted in Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 05 2016

Tuesday & Poetry: Haiku — “winter sun”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 05 2016

An Interview with Guy Gavriel Kay — & Giveaway of “Children Of Earth & Sky”!

Posted in Giveaways, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really' by Helen Lowe

Jul 04 2016

A Week of Interviews: Guy Gavriel Kay & Kim Falconer!

Posted in Events, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 03 2016

The Influence of Trees on Landscape in “Daughter Of Blood”

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 01 2016

Coming Up: A Twitter Interview with Kim Falconer!

Posted in Events, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 30 2016

Big Worlds On Small Screens & “Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad” — Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Gremlins”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jun 29 2016

Tuesday Poetry: “To what shall I liken the world?” by Dōgen

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 28 2016

Coming Up: An Interview with Guy Gavriel Kay — Plus A Giveaway

Posted in Events, Giveaways, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really' by Helen Lowe

Jun 27 2016

The Influence of Trees on Landscape in “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 26 2016

Just Arrived: “The Blood In The Beginning” by Kim Falconer

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Jun 25 2016

National Flash Fiction Day & ‘Flash In The Pan’ Fun!

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jun 24 2016

The #TheWallOfNight Question I Missed

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jun 23 2016

It’s National Flash Fiction Day — & I’m Reading :)

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jun 22 2016

The #TheWallOfNight Q&A on Twitter, Part 2

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jun 21 2016

The #WallOfNight Q&A on Twitter

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jun 20 2016

The Influence of Trees on Landscape — In My Books!

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 19 2016

“The Wall Of Night” Q&A Is Nigh

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jun 18 2016

“He was my friend…”

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 17 2016

Sometimes, when you’re writing…

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Jun 16 2016

Big Worlds On Small Screens & “Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad” — Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Highlander”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jun 15 2016

Events Coming Up: a Haarth Q&A, plus National Flash Fiction Day

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Events by Helen Lowe

Jun 14 2016

Having Fun with Epic Fantasy: Making the Grand Tour

Posted in Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Jun 13 2016

More on Trees — In My Books!

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 12 2016

“Vivid” Sydney & the Opera House

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 11 2016

Sandstone Sydney

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 10 2016

Fun With Fellow SFF Folks in Sydney

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Friends, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jun 09 2016

Big Worlds On Small Screens — Rebecca Fisher on Continuities and Universes

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jun 08 2016

Tuesday Poetry: “South of My Days” (Excerpt) by Judith Wright

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 07 2016

The Wall of Night FB Group — Fun To Come

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 06 2016

Arbor Day — I Speak for the Trees

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 05 2016

Make that Two — “Daughter of Blood” Gets Another Review

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Jun 04 2016

A New Review for “Daughter Of Blood”

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Jun 03 2016

Supernatural Underground — I Count The Goodness

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jun 02 2016

Big Worlds On Small Screens & “Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad” — Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Time Bandits”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jun 01 2016

Tuesday Poetry: A Haiku by Yosa Buson

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 31 2016

What I’m Reading: the “Los Nefilim” Trilogy by Teresa Frohock

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

May 30 2016

“There are people in every time…”

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

May 29 2016

Inside Middle Earth: More Pics from the Holiday

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 28 2016

Writing the Hidden Story

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

May 27 2016

The Hidden Story …

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

May 26 2016

A Podcast Interview with Mighty Mur Lafferty—Plus Moar!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., My Interviews by Helen Lowe

May 25 2016

Tuesday Poetry: A Haiku by Bashō

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 24 2016

Looking at the Stars: Why Epic Fantasy Keeps “Speaking” To Us

Posted in Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

May 23 2016

“The Wall of Night” FB Group

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

May 22 2016

More Pics from Inside Middle Earth

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 21 2016

Hazards of the Writing Life

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 20 2016

My Reflections on “Excalibur”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 19 2016

Reprised: Big Worlds On Small Screens & “Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad” — Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Excalibur”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

May 18 2016

Tuesday Poetry: “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 17 2016

All About Structure…

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

May 16 2016

To Be Reprised: Big Worlds On Small Screens

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

May 15 2016

The Dilemma of Research

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

May 14 2016

A Conversation with Mary Victoria

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., My Interviews by Helen Lowe

May 13 2016

Captain America: Civil War

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 12 2016

“The Wall Of Night” Series has a FB Group — Check Out the Goodness!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

May 11 2016

Big Worlds On Small Screens & “Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad” — Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Excalibur”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

May 11 2016

Tuesday Poetry: Sonnet 73 by William Shakespeare

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 10 2016

A Farewell To SF Signal

Posted in General, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

May 09 2016

It’s Interview Time — with “Civilian Reader”

Posted in About My Books, My Interviews by Helen Lowe

May 07 2016

Inside Middle Earth: Abel Tasman National Park

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 06 2016

Look Out, My Mind’s Been Melded—This Time By “Favourite Weapons”

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

May 05 2016

An Evening with the Selwyn Writers’ Salon

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

May 04 2016

Tuesday Poetry: “Ode to Autumn” by John Keats

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 03 2016

Five Magical Kisses from “The Wall of Night” Series — Plus More Supernatural Underground Goodness

Posted in About My Books, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

May 02 2016

Some ANZAC-themed NZ Children’s Books

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 29 2016

The ANZAC Memorial: The Words of M. Kemal Atatürk

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 28 2016

Big Worlds On Small Screens & “Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad”—Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Return To Oz”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Apr 27 2016

ANZAC Day and Poetry

Posted in General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 26 2016

ANZAC Day & the NZ Novel

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 25 2016

One of my favourite places …

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 24 2016

Oops — Forgot To Tell You What They’re All About!

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 23 2016

Wow, Look What’s Arrived — Not 1 but 2 Books From Julie Czerneda!

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 22 2016

A Dragon Quote From Thornspell

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Apr 21 2016

Heralding “The Blood In The Beginning” — & Meet Ava Sykes

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Apr 20 2016

Tuesday Poetry: A Haiku

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 19 2016

From Dragonslaying to Dragonriders — Who Rang In The Change?

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Apr 18 2016

A Book Quote for Sunday, from Neil Armstrong, 1930 – 2012

Posted in About Writing, General, Space Stuff by Helen Lowe

Apr 17 2016

It’s Women In SciFi & Fantasy Month at Fantasy Book Cafe — & I’m Talking Leaders

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Apr 16 2016

One More Dragonslayer…

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Apr 15 2016

A League of Fantastic Dragonslayers

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Apr 14 2016

Big Worlds On Small Screens & “Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad”—Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Dragonslayer”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Apr 13 2016

Lines From “Leaving the Red Zone”: Aftermath, Part 2

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 12 2016

Around and About on T’Interwebs, aka What’s Happening This Week

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Apr 11 2016

58 Eridani: The Game Behind The Story, Part 2

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Apr 10 2016

Just Arrived: “Children of Earth and Sky” by Guy Gavriel Kay

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Apr 09 2016

“Fantasy Heroines That Rock My World” on SF Signal: Heroine #15

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Apr 08 2016

Where Ideas Come From

Posted in About Writing by Helen Lowe

Apr 07 2016

A New Review: “Helen Lowe’s Daughter Of Blood may well be the best and most complex epic fantasy novel of the year”

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Apr 06 2016

Lines From “Leaving the Red Zone”: Aftermath, Part 1

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 05 2016

My Love Affair with the Long Names of Fantasy Fiction: How It All Began

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Apr 04 2016

58 Eridani: The Game Behind the Story, Part 1

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Apr 03 2016

5 Romantic Moments from “The Wall Of Night” Series — Plus a Fresh Fiction Interview

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., My Interviews, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Apr 02 2016

“The Heir Of Night” Gets A New Review As Well

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Apr 01 2016

Reviews To Date For “Daughter Of Blood”

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Mar 31 2016

Big Worlds On Small Screens & “Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad”—Rebecca Fisher Discusses “The Dark Crystal”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Mar 30 2016

Tuesday & Poetry: “Demolition & Rebuild” — Lines from “Leaving The Red Zone”

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 29 2016

War and Power: Sources of Conflict in “The Wall Of Night” World

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Mar 28 2016

58 Eridani: The 15th & Final Episode

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Mar 27 2016

Speaking For The Trees: Last Day For The Give A Little

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 26 2016

One A Penny, Two A Penny: Fun With Food — Good Friday Style

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 25 2016

A Haiku for the Equinox

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 24 2016

More Fun Stuff Coming Up

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Mar 23 2016

Tuesday & Poetry: More Lines from “Leaving The Red Zone” — Aftershock

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 22 2016

The Wall of Night ‘verse: Keeping It Real with Armour and Weapons

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Mar 21 2016

58 Eridani: Episode 14

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Mar 20 2016

58 Eridani Postponed, So Instead…

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 19 2016

Use of Weapons: The Armoury of Epic Fantasy

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Mar 18 2016

Once Upon A Time On T’Interwebs…

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., My Interviews, Other Writers, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Mar 17 2016

Big Worlds On Small Screens & “Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad”—Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Labyrinth”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Mar 16 2016

Tuesday & Poetry: More Lines From “Leaving The Red Zone’

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 15 2016

Coming Up This Week

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Mar 14 2016

Meet Some More of Christchurch’s Heritage & Notable Trees

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 13 2016

58 Eridani: Episode 13

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Mar 12 2016

“A Book Is A Dream…”

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 12 2016

Fashions In Names—Yes, Even in Fantasy Fiction

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 11 2016

Another Deleted Scene From “Daughter Of Blood” — Kalan & Port Farewell

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Mar 10 2016

Homegrown: 5 Fun Ways NZ Features In “The Wall of Night” Series

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Mar 09 2016

Tuesday & Poetry: Lines from “Leaving the Red Zone”

Posted in Book Launches, Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 08 2016

The Page 69 Test: Does “Daughter Of Blood” Pass?

Posted in About My Books, Guest Blog Posts, My Interviews by Helen Lowe

Mar 07 2016

58 Eridani: Episode 12

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Mar 06 2016

Saturday Fun

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 05 2016

It’s Interview Time!

Posted in About My Books, My Interviews by Helen Lowe

Mar 03 2016

Big Worlds On Small Screens & “Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad”—Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Ladyhawke”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Mar 02 2016

“Leaving The Red Zone” — A Standing-Room-Only Book Launch

Posted in Book Launches, Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 01 2016

Finally Got There: I’ve Seen “The Martian”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 29 2016

“Leaving The Red Zone: Poems from the Canterbury Earthquakes” — An Interview, Plus Tomorrow’s Launch

Posted in Book Launches, Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 28 2016

58 Eridani: Episode 11

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Feb 27 2016

Grab-Bag From A Writer’s Bookshelf

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Feb 26 2016

Why I Like Patricia McKillip’s “The Riddlemaster of Hed” So Much

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Feb 25 2016

Suddenly, On The Interwebs — Gigs with Fantasy Faction, Functional Nerds, & SF Signal

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Guest Blog Posts, My Interviews, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Feb 24 2016

“Leaving The Red Zone: Poems from the Canterbury Earthquakes” — An Anthology Edited by James Norcliffe & Joanna Preston

Posted in Book Launches, Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 23 2016

February 22nd, 2011: Remembering, 5 Years On

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Feb 22 2016

The Heir of Night’s Translator Drops In…

Posted in Friends, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 21 2016

58 Eridani: Episode 10

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Feb 20 2016

Daughter of Blood, Deleted Scene 3 — Kalan & Port Farewell

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Feb 19 2016

So “Why” All This Business About Trees

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Feb 18 2016

Big Worlds On Small Screens & “Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad”—Rebecca Fisher Discusses “The Princess Bride”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Feb 17 2016

Meet More Of Christchurch’s Heritage Trees — With Added Poetry Goodness

Posted in General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 16 2016

Earthquakes, Christchurch Style, Reprised

Posted in Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 15 2016

Meet The Trees — Some of Christchurch’s Most Significant Trees Still Really Need Your Help

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

Feb 14 2016

A Writing Quote for Sunday From Lillian Hellman, 1905 – 1984

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 14 2016

Apparently, It’s A Numbers’ Game: aka If You Like A Book, It Really Helps To Review It

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Feb 13 2016

A Change In Tomorrow’s Programme — Plus What Else Is Up

Posted in General, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Feb 12 2016

Daughter Of Blood: Deleted Scene 2 — Malian & Raven Depart Aralorn

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Feb 11 2016

Some Early Reader Feedback on “Daughter Of Blood”

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Feb 10 2016

Pine-Trees And The Sky: Evening by Rupert Brooke

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 09 2016

“Names Matter”: Yes, They Do

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Feb 08 2016

Speaking for the Trees: Update 1

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

Feb 07 2016

58 Eridani: Episode 9

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Feb 06 2016

Daughter Of Blood: Deleted Scene 1 — Malian & Raven In Aralorn

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Feb 05 2016

So The Book Is Out & You Really Want To Support It: Here’s the Four Step Plan

Posted in Book Launches, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 04 2016

Big Worlds On Small Screens & “Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad”—Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Willow”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Feb 03 2016

“I Saw in Louisiana A Live-Oak Growing” by Walt Whitman, 1819 – 1892

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 02 2016

On Supernatural Underground Now: “Enter, Daughter Of Blood” — Plus Two Bonus Quotes

Posted in About My Books, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 02 2016

Even More Book Release Fun! Plus A Review

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Other Writers, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Feb 01 2016

We Have A Result: “Daughter Of Blood” Release Week Giveaway & Tuckerization Draw

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Jan 31 2016

It’s Book Release Week, And That’s Important — But So Is Speaking For The Trees

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

Jan 31 2016

58 Eridani: Episode 8 (Plus “Daughter Of Blood” Release Week Update)

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 30 2016

A Release Week Update — Plus The Final Day For The Giveaway & Tuckerization Draw

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Jan 29 2016

Meet “Daughter Of Blood’s” Tuckerization Character: Enter Che’Ryl-g-Raham

Posted in About My Books, About The Characters, Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Jan 28 2016

Release Day Update, Plus A Blog Outage & The Giveaway (et al) Extension

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Jan 27 2016

Here At Last: Let’s Welcome “Daughter Of Blood”

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Jan 26 2016

Earthquakes, Prussian Generals, Ursula Le Guin & More—I Am Interviewed by Romantic Times

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, My Interviews by Helen Lowe

Jan 26 2016

Returning Characters In “Daughter Of Blood” (The Wall Of Night Book Three)

Posted in About My Books, About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Jan 26 2016

An Avid Reader Special: Karen McMillan’s Five Most-Anticipated Reads Of 2016

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 25 2016

It’s Publication Week For “Daughter Of Blood”—Here’s What’s Happening

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Jan 24 2016

An Interview & A Giveaway On “I’m Shelf-ish” Book Blog

Posted in Book Launches, My Interviews by Helen Lowe

Jan 24 2016

58 Eridani: Episode 7

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 23 2016

Looking Ahead To Publication Day: It’s That Tuckerization Time

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jan 22 2016

Deleted Scenes — aka The Author’s Cut

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jan 21 2016

Just One Week Left Until — DAUGHTER OF BLOOD!

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Jan 20 2016

Excerpt: “The Woods Of Westermain” by George Meredith

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 19 2016

An Avid Reader Special: Paul Weimer’s Five Most-Anticipated Reads of 2016

Posted in Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 18 2016

Love Letters To Melbourne’s Trees

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 17 2016

58 Eridani: Episode 6

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 16 2016

You Can Now Read the First Three Chapters of Daughter Of Blood!

Posted in About My Books, Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Jan 15 2016

First Chapter; First Giveaway — for DAUGHTER OF BLOOD!

Posted in About My Books, Giveaways, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 14 2016

Big Worlds On Small Screens & “Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad”—Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Legend”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jan 13 2016

“O dreamy, gloomy friendly trees” by Herbert Trench

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 12 2016

An Avid Reader Special: Jennifer Lowe’s Five Most- Anticipated Reads Of 2016

Posted in Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 11 2016

“Daughter of Blood” News — And The Week Ahead

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Jan 10 2016

58 Eridani: Episode 5

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 09 2016

Just Arrived: “The Labyrinth Of Flame” (Book III, Shattered Sigil Series) by Courtney Schafer

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Jan 08 2016

Book Is Coming…

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jan 07 2016

Thanking My 2015 Contributors

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 06 2016

The Most-Read “Tuesday Poem” Posts Of 2015

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Most-Read Posts, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 05 2016

The Most-Read Posts of “…On Anything Really” From 2015

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Most-Read Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 04 2016

Calendar Love

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 03 2016

58 Eridani: Episode 4

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 02 2016

Hello, 2016 — & Daughter Of Blood!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 01 2016

An Avid Reader Bonus: Janine Sowerby’s Top 3 Reads of 2015

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 31 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens & ” Fantasy Films From the Eighties That Weren’t That Bad”—Rebecca Fisher Discusses “The Neverending Story″

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Dec 30 2015

Poetry News

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 29 2015

An Avid Reader Special: Karen McMillan’s Top 5 Reads Of 2015

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 28 2015

“Fantasy Heroines That Rock My World” #12 on SF Signal , Plus A Great Deal More…

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 27 2015

58 Eridani: Episode 3

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 26 2015

It’s Christmas …

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 25 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Sarus

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Dec 24 2015

Another Chapter From “Daughter Of Blood” Revealed—On B&N SciFi!

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Events by Helen Lowe

Dec 23 2015

The Curve Of the World

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 22 2015

An Avid Reader Special: Paul Weimer’s Top 5 Reads Of 2015

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 21 2015

Dispatches From The Book Front: Current News

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Dec 20 2015

58 Eridani: Episode 2

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 19 2015

Fun Blog Fare On The Supernatural Underground

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Dec 18 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Nesta

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Dec 17 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens—Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Sense 8”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Dec 16 2015

A Farewell To The Tuesday Poem

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 15 2015

An Avid Reader Special: Jennifer Lowe’s Top 5 Reads Of 2015

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 14 2015

58 Eridani: Episode 1

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 13 2015

Introducing “58 Eridani” — A Game Log

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 12 2015

Background Research: “Coming To The Aid Of The Enemy” #2

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 11 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Nerys

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Dec 10 2015

New Stuff Comin’ Up Ahead Of The Holidays

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 09 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Giacometti

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 08 2015

Why Reader Reviews “Do” Help Books

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 07 2015

A Book Quote For Sunday—From Ernest Hemingway’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 06 2015

Read My Short Story “The Kiss” on the Supernatural Underground

Posted in Short Fiction, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Dec 05 2015

E-Book Deal: USA/Canada & For A Limited Time Only—The Heir Of Night / The Gathering Of The Lost

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 04 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Lira

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Dec 03 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens—Rebecca Fisher Discusses Star Wars: Clone Wars!

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Dec 02 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Congratulations To Jennifer Compton

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 01 2015

A Few Fantasy Bad Guys …

Posted in Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Nov 30 2015

“Peak” Poppies

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 29 2015

“Fantasy Heroines That Rock My World” #11 On SF Signal — Sisterhood Is Powerful, Part 2

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Nov 28 2015

Background Research: “Coming To The Aid Of The Enemy”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 27 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Lannorth

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Nov 26 2015

Background Research & Eye-Opening Facts: A Little-Known Siege

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 25 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Excerpt from “The Ivy Crown” by William Carlos Williams

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 24 2015

Black Gate Calls My Books “Future Treasures”

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Nov 23 2015

A Final Speculation On Arthurian Fantasy — & When It’s Most Popular

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 22 2015

Speaking of Arthurian-Influenced Fantasy …

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Nov 21 2015

Was There A Golden Age of Arthurian Fantasy?

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 20 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Kyr

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Nov 19 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “The Others”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Nov 18 2015

Unveiled! The Prologue to “Daughter Of Blood” Makes Its First Appearance on SF Signal

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Events by Helen Lowe

Nov 17 2015

The Tuesday Poem: I Am Guest Editor On The Hub, Featuring Wade Bishop

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 17 2015

“The Matter Of Britain” Part 2: Arthurian-Influenced Fantasy for Junior/YA Readers

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 16 2015

The Quest For The Holy Grail Continues…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 15 2015

What I’m Reading: “Thief’s Magic” by Trudi Canavan

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 14 2015

“The Matter Of Britain”: Arthurian Fantasy

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 13 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Korin

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Nov 12 2015

Tales That Stand The Test Of Time: Mary Stewart’s “The Hollow Hills”

Posted in General, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 11 2015

The Tuesday Poem: An Excerpt From the Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tzu

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 10 2015

“Daughter Of Blood” (The Wall Of Night Book Three) Now Stars On My Website!

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Nov 09 2015

Just Arrived: “Angel Of Storms” by Trudi Canavan

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Nov 08 2015

A Fun Quote From F. Scott Fitzgerald

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 07 2015

A Summer Convention in Spokane — June Young Reports On Sasquan, the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)

Posted in General, Worldcon by Helen Lowe

Nov 06 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Khorion

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Nov 05 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Returns — & Discusses “Marchlands”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Nov 04 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Penelope Dreaming

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 03 2015

What’s Happening This Week: the Supernatural Underground — & MOAR!

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher, Events, Supernatural Underground, Worldcon by Helen Lowe

Nov 02 2015

The Overlap Between Writing & Gardening

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 01 2015

Gorgeous Words: Barbara Hambly & “The Ladies Of Mandrigyn”

Posted in General, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Oct 31 2015

“Fantasy Heroines That Rock My World” #10 On SF Signal — Sisterhood Is Powerful, Part 1

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Oct 30 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Jiron

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Oct 29 2015

Just Arrived: “Last Song Before Night” by Ilana C Myer

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 28 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Homing

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 27 2015

The Author Gets Her Buzz On

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Oct 26 2015

The Power Of Thirteen: AKA A Giveaway So Big, It’s Spooky!

Posted in Giveaways, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Oct 25 2015

The Quest For the Holy Grail…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 24 2015

Writing & The Ever-Changing “Rules Of Engagement”

Posted in About Writing by Helen Lowe

Oct 23 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Innor

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Oct 22 2015

More Fabulous Fantasy Settings

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 21 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Argos, from the “Ithaca Conversations Sequence

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 20 2015

Awe-Inspiring Settings

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 19 2015

Being Here: Ocean to Sky

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 18 2015

What’s the best thing about living in New Zealand?

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 17 2015

SF Signal Mind Meld: “Who Has Your Back When Monsters Attack?” — I Field An All-Heroines Dream Team, But There’s MOAR!

Posted in Fun Stuff, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Oct 16 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Ilor & Serin

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Oct 15 2015

Portent and Fate: The Mythic Aspect of Dream in Contemporary Fantasy

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Oct 14 2015

The Tuesday Poem: “Ulysses” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson 1809 – 1892

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 13 2015

“The Wall Of Night” Series & Reflections On Characters

Posted in About My Books, About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Oct 12 2015

Patti Smith on Writing…

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 11 2015

It’s A SF Signal Week — “Fantasy Heroines That Rock My World” #9, Eowyn

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Oct 10 2015

What I’m Reading: Kate Elliott’s “Crossroads” Trilogy

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Oct 09 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Gerenth

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Oct 08 2015

Well, this is nice: “Making Covers New” Hits SF Signal’s Top 25 Posts for September

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Oct 07 2015

The Tuesday Poem: “from the hill”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 06 2015

After The Proof Is Done: Playing Catch Up

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Oct 05 2015

Woo-hoo! It’s Spring!

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 04 2015

A Quote for Saturday

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 03 2015

Supernatural Underground: Alternate Worlds vs Our World in Fantasy

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Oct 02 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Garan

Posted in About My Books, About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Oct 01 2015

Well, I think tis done…

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Sep 30 2015

The Tuesday Poem: “Whoso List to Hunt, I Know Where is an Hind” by Sir Thomas Wyatt

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 29 2015

Still Proofing … Yup, Proofing On — But, Excerpt!

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Sep 28 2015

Side By Side: A Grand Finale Of US Covers for “The Wall Of Night” Series

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 27 2015

Side By Side: A Grand Finale Of UK Covers for “The Wall Of Night” Series

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 26 2015

More Side By Side Fun: UK & (New) US Covers — “Daughter Of Blood”

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 25 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Falath

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Sep 24 2015

Side By Side Fun: UK & (New) US Covers — “The Gathering Of The Lost”

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 23 2015

The Tuesday Poem: “Side by Side”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 22 2015

Here They Are, Side By Side: UK & (New) US Covers — “The Heir Of Night”

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 21 2015

SF Signal Giveaway — Reminder!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, Giveaways, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Sep 20 2015

Here’s What Spun My Wheels This Week

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 19 2015

Hey, Hey, It’s Proof Time For “Daughter Of Blood”

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Sep 18 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Eria

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Sep 17 2015

Double the Drum Roll—Because There’s A Giveaway!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Sep 16 2015

Drum Roll! The New-Look US Covers For The Wall Of Night Series—An Exclusive Reveal On SF Signal

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Sep 16 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Castle Rock

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 15 2015

Coming Up This Week: Reveal Of The New US Covers For “The Wall Of Night” Series

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 14 2015

Book Readers’ Sunday

Posted in General, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Sep 13 2015

Just Arrived: “The Killing Moon” (Book One Of The Dreamblood) by NK Jemisin

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Sep 12 2015

“Fantasy Heroines That Rock My World” On SF Signal: #8, Yeine Darr

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Sep 11 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Doria

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Sep 10 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Humans”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Sep 09 2015

The Tuesday Poem: I Am Guest Editor On the Hub, Featuring Bernadette Hall

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 08 2015

Questions Writers Get Asked: Which Is Most Important, “Voice” or “Story”?

Posted in About Writing by Helen Lowe

Sep 07 2015

Wrapping Up The Week 1: From Dragons, Through Book Quote Fun, To That “L” Word

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 06 2015

The “L” Word: What Christchurch Is Crying Out For, Five Year’s Post The First Earthquake

Posted in Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 04 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Ber

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Sep 03 2015

I Have Some Book Quote Fun—On The Supernatural Underground :)

Posted in About My Books, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Sep 02 2015

The Tuesday Poem: “The House Of Wives” by Jennifer Compton

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 01 2015

“Here Be Dragons”: The Magic and Power Of Maps

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 31 2015

Stina Leicht On Writing Great Dialogue—New Now On The Supernatural Underground

Posted in Friends, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Aug 29 2015

It’s National Poetry Day — Here’s My Poetry Roundup!

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 28 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Armar

Posted in About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Aug 27 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Farscape”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Aug 26 2015

The Tuesday Poem: “Outback”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 25 2015

Background Research

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Aug 24 2015

A Few Favourite Mottos

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 23 2015

An Eye-Opening Fact I’ve Learned From My Book Research…

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 22 2015

Tis The Friday Of Linkage Love: To SF Signal, Supernatural Underground & More…

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, SF Signal: Guest Posts, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Aug 21 2015

Questions Writers Get Asked: Why Do You Write? What Keeps You Going?

Posted in About Writing by Helen Lowe

Aug 20 2015

Questions Writers Get Asked: What Is The Best — And Worst — Part Of Being A Writer?

Posted in About Writing by Helen Lowe

Aug 19 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Storm Front

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 18 2015

How’s This For Awesome?

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 17 2015

Worldbuilding In “The Wall Of Night” Series: The Medieval European Setting (3)

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Aug 16 2015

Worldbuilding In “The Wall Of Night” Series: The Medieval European Setting (2)

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Aug 15 2015

Worldbuilding In “The Wall Of Night” Series: The Medieval European Setting (1)

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Aug 14 2015

About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Akerin

Posted in About My Books, About The Characters by Helen Lowe

Aug 13 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Sinbad”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Aug 12 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Orison

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 11 2015

Thinking About Characters

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Aug 10 2015

A Quote For Sunday — Attributed to Vincent Van Gogh

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 09 2015

What I’m Reading Right Now: “The Art Of War” By Sun-tzu

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Aug 08 2015

It’s Really “Not” That Long Now — So How About A Character Refresher?

Posted in About My Books, About The Characters, About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 07 2015

USA & UK: Here They are For You, Side By Side

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 06 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Fey

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 04 2015

Checkout The Backcover ‘Blurb’ for the US Cover of “Daughter Of Blood”!

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Aug 03 2015

There Really is Something…Very Exciting About A New Cover!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 02 2015

Revealed At Last: The US Cover For Daughter Of Blood, The Wall Of Night Book Three!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 01 2015

Hsst — It’s All Happening Later Today

Posted in About My Books, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Aug 01 2015

“Fantasy Heroines That Rock My World” On SF Signal: # 6, Bitterblue

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Jul 31 2015

Writing Epic Heroines: The Princess & Others In “Thornspell”

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Jul 30 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “X Men Evolution.”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jul 29 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Featuring Eileen Moeller’s “Wind” Here, & “Anna God Remembers” On The Tuesday Poem Hub

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 28 2015

Guest Post: Janis Freegard Interviews Three Characters From Her Debut Novel, “The Year of Falling.”

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 27 2015

Those “Oh, No!” Moments

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Jul 26 2015

What’s Coming Up This Week

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 25 2015

And so it begins—again.

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jul 24 2015

Writing Epic Heroines

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Jul 23 2015

What I’m Reading: “This City” by Jennifer Compton

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jul 22 2015

The Tuesday Poem: “Requiem” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 21 2015

The Kind Of Books I Write: I Expand Friday’s Answer!

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jul 20 2015

The Kind Of Tweet Any Author Likes To Receive ;-)

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jul 19 2015

“Books Are A True Kind Of Magic” — Kate Forsyth

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 18 2015

“So What Kind Of Books Do You Write?”

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jul 17 2015

Well, It’s Done: The (Great!) Daughter Of Blood Copyedit’s A Wrap!

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jul 16 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Salem”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jul 15 2015

The Tuesday Poem: “at night my dead mother appears wanting soup” by Frankie McMillan

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 14 2015

Daughter Of Blood, The Wall Of Night Book Three: UK Cover Revealed!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jul 14 2015

And The UK Cover For “Daughter Of Blood” Is LIVE!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jul 13 2015

A Teaspoonful Of Anticipation …

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jul 13 2015

The most important lesson …

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., About Writing by Helen Lowe

Jul 12 2015

A Teaspoonful Of Magic … “The Tyger Voyage” by Richard Adams & Nicola Bayley

Posted in Just Arrived, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Jul 11 2015

A Teaspoonful Of Excitement …

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jul 10 2015

Reprising “Place As Person” — What Does It Mean When Telling Story?

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Jul 09 2015

Keeping Fantasy Fresh — & (With A Teaspoonful Of Luck!) Interesting

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Jul 08 2015

The Tuesday Poem: “Hour glass” by Frankie McMillan

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 07 2015

Still Copyediting … & A Monday Morning Reflection

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jul 06 2015

A Writing Quote For Sunday, From Toni Morrison

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 05 2015

Aha! Gotcha!

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., About Writing by Helen Lowe

Jul 04 2015

A Supernatural Underground Riff … When A Book Is “Really” Done

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jul 03 2015

When Characters We Love Die

Posted in About My Books, About Writing, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Jul 02 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “The 100”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jul 01 2015

The Tuesday Poem: “Neutrinos” by Janis Freegard

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 30 2015

Filing Dispatches From The Copyedit Front

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jun 29 2015

A Writing Quote For Sunday, from Isabel Allende

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 28 2015

Just Arrived: “This City” by Jennifer Compton

Posted in Just Arrived, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 27 2015

Reading When The Chips Are Down

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jun 26 2015

I-i-i-t’s Copyedit Time: Rocking On.

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jun 25 2015

A National Flash Fiction Heroine: Congratulating Frankie McMillan

Posted in Other Writers, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Jun 24 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Frankie McMillan — “My Father, The Oceanographer”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 23 2015

I-i-i-t’s Copyedit Time!

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jun 22 2015

Just Arrived: “Havoc” by Jane Higgins

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Jun 21 2015

Fun With Friends — More Pics From Last Saturday’s Event

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jun 20 2015

It’s All Happening In Christchurch: “Flash In The Pan” — A National Flash Fiction Day Event

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 19 2015

Celebrating Christchurch’s Sir Julius Vogel Award Success: A.J. Fitzwater, Best New Talent

Posted in Awards, Events, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 18 2015

Celebrating Christchurch’s Sir Julius Vogel Award Success: Rebecca Fisher, Best Fan Writer

Posted in Awards, Events, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 17 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Frankie McMillan — “Out of the blue”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 16 2015

Event Fun: We Celebrate Our Christchurch Sir Julius Vogel Award Finalists & Winners

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 15 2015

Celebrating Christchurch’s Sir Julius Vogel Award Winners: My Keynote Address

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., About Writing, Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 14 2015

Fantasy Heroines That Rock My World” On SF Signal: # 5, Pania Of The Reef

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Jun 13 2015

Celebrating Christchurch’s Sir Julius Vogel Award Winners: A.J. Fitzwater

Posted in Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 12 2015

Celebrating Christchurch’s Sir Julius Vogel Award Winners: Rebecca Fisher

Posted in Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 11 2015

Celebrating Christchurch’s Sir Julius Vogel Award Finalists: Shelley Chappell & Tim Stead

Posted in Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 10 2015

The Tuesday Poem: On The Edge

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 09 2015

What’s Coming Up This Week: An Event, A Guest Post—& A Spot Prize Opportunity

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 08 2015

Fun With Friends: David Mueller-Cajar Live @ Orange, 16 June

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jun 07 2015

What I’m Reading This Weekend… How About You?

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jun 06 2015

Read & Enjoyed Recently: “The Coldest Girl In Coldtown” by Holly Black

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jun 05 2015

The Top 25 SF Signal Posts For May: I Make The Cut!

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Jun 04 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens & Fantasy/Sci-Fi Films You’ve Probably Never Heard Of: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Primer”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jun 03 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Nancy Mattson — “Letter from Somewhere, 1932”

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 02 2015

New On The Supernatural Underground Now: Love, Actually (Part 2)

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jun 01 2015

A Very Merry Month Of NZ Speculative Fiction in NZ Book Month May

Posted in About My Books, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 01 2015

And So It Began…

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

May 31 2015

Celebrating NZ Speculative Fiction For #NZBookMonthMay: Wrapping Up Week 4 & The Month!

Posted in About My Books, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 30 2015

Gorgeous Words: Guy Gavriel Kay & “Tigana”

Posted in General, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

May 29 2015

“Unpredictable to Myself”: Out Of The Recent Auckland Writers’ Festival…

Posted in About Writing, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 28 2015

An Interview With Anna Smaill, Author Of “The Chimes”

Posted in Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really' by Helen Lowe

May 27 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Nancy Mattson — “Maze”

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 26 2015

Forthcoming This Week: An Interview With Anna Smaill, Author Of “The Chimes”

Posted in Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 25 2015

Celebrating NZ Speculative Fiction For #NZBookMonthMay: Week The Third

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 24 2015

Celebrating NZ Speculative Fiction For #NZBookMonthMay: The First Three Days

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 23 2015

“Fantasy Heroines That Rock My World” On SF Signal: # 4, Dianora Di Certando

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

May 22 2015

“Defining” Books Of The Twentieth Century

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 21 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens & Fantasy/Sci-Fi Films You’ve Probably Never Heard Of: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “The Polar Bear King”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

May 20 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Nancy Mattson — “Compasses: A Triptych”

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 19 2015

Looking Ahead…

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

May 18 2015

Celebrating NZ Speculative Fiction For #NZBookMonthMay: Week The Second

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 17 2015

The Coolest Little Inside Middle Earth Photo…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 16 2015

A Few Fairytale Retellings I’ve Enjoyed

Posted in Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

May 15 2015

Magic In “The Wall Of Night” World

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

May 14 2015

“Plotter” Or “Pantser”

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

May 13 2015

The Tuesday Poem: “The Minotaur to Theseus” by Catherine Fitchett

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 12 2015

Stepping Stones To Publication Day…

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

May 11 2015

Celebrating NZ Speculative Fiction For #NZBookMonthMay

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 10 2015

Courtesy Of Professor Snape…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 09 2015

Inside The Road Trip — & Middle Earth: Skippers Canyon

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 08 2015

The Sound Of Water

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

May 07 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens & Fantasy/Sci-Fi Films You’ve Probably Never Heard Of: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Sound Of My Voice”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

May 06 2015

“Garden peas (Mendel’s Law, 1866)” by Helen Bascand

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 05 2015

A Book A Day: Celebrating New Zealand SFF Literature for #NZBookMonthMay

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 04 2015

Inside The Road Trip

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 03 2015

New Now On The Supernatural Underground: It’s Love, Actually…

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

May 02 2015

“Fantasy Heroines That Rock My World” On SF Signal: # 3

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

May 01 2015

Scaffolding

Posted in About Writing by Helen Lowe

Apr 30 2015

Wild South

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 29 2015

The Tuesday Poem: “Armistice ” by Laura Staveley Anker

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 28 2015

The Perfect Quote On Art To Start Your Week — From Aristotle

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 27 2015

More Scholar’s Garden Photos & A Brief Mention Of Recent NZ Literature That Recognises Our Nation’s Chinese Heritage

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 26 2015

ANZAC Day Centennary: NZEF Trooper 203453 by Leigh Vickridge

Posted in General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 25 2015

About That Road Trip, Then…

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Apr 24 2015

Road Trips in Literature

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Apr 23 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Responds To Winning The Sir Julius Vogel Award 2015 for Best Fan Writing

Posted in Awards, Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Apr 22 2015

The Tuesday Poem: I Am Guest Editor On the Hub, Featuring Robynanne Milford

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 21 2015

The Sad Truth About E-Magazines & E-Newsletters

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 20 2015

Autumn Glory From ‘Inside Middle Earth’

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 19 2015

Currently Reading: “The Chimes” by Anna Smaill

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Apr 18 2015

Seasons and Festivals In the Southern Realms Of Haarth

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Apr 17 2015

The Hazards Of Writing Big Books — Or More Stuff Wot I Do As A Writer

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Apr 16 2015

Stuff Wot I Do As A Writer

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Apr 15 2015

The Tuesday Poem: “Break of Day in the Trenches”, by Isaac Rosenberg

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 14 2015

“Fantasy Heroines That Rock My World” On SF Signal: # 2

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Apr 13 2015

“Never Have I Ever”: Our Supernatural Underground Giveaway Is Still Open

Posted in Giveaways, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Apr 12 2015

Just Arrived: “The Chimes” by Anna Smaill

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Apr 11 2015

SF Signal Mind Meld: I Salute Leonard Nimoy & Sir Terry Pratchett

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Apr 10 2015

Background Tales, Once Told, That Prove Disappointing…

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 09 2015

Congratulations, Rebecca! — Plus Fantasy/Sci-Fi Films You’ve Probably Never Heard Of & “The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Apr 08 2015

The Tuesday Poem: An ANZAC Poem By Jessie Pope, 1868-1941

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 07 2015

From My Library: Kids’ Books (Broadly) Related To Easter

Posted in Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Apr 06 2015

More About Malian: Interviews & Guest Features

Posted in About My Books, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Apr 05 2015

Another Wee Snippet From Daughter Of Blood, The Wall Of Night Book Three

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Apr 04 2015

Gorgeous Words From Margaret Mahy: Celebrating International Children’s Book Day (For Yesterday)

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 03 2015

April Foolery: “Never Have I Ever” On The Supernatural Underground—Plus Giveaway!

Posted in Giveaways, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Apr 02 2015

Just When We Thought It Was Over: Sir Peter Jackson To Make Tom Bombadil?

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Apr 01 2015

The Tuesday Poem: “The Drum” by John Scott, 1730-1783

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 31 2015

What’s Coming Up, Plus Fun Links From The Week

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 29 2015

“Staying The Course” With Gillian Polack for Women’s History Month

Posted in Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Mar 28 2015

Ruffians & Roughnecks: The Sorcerer

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 27 2015

Untold Stories I’ve Always Wondered About…

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 26 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens & Fantasy/Sci-Fi Films You’ve Probably Never Heard Of: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Another Earth”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Mar 25 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing “Cathedral of the Poor” by Frankie McMillan

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 24 2015

What I’m Reading: “The Doubt Factory” by Paolo Bacigalupi

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Mar 23 2015

Living Fictionally: The Final Instalment Of “Ithaca”

Posted in Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Mar 22 2015

I Post On SF Signal: Fantasy Heroines That Rock My World

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Mar 21 2015

Ruffians & Roughnecks: The Henchman

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 20 2015

Something About London & The Realms Fantastical

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 19 2015

Just Finished Reading: “Life After Life” by Kate Atkinson

Posted in Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Mar 18 2015

The Tuesday Poem: I Am Guest Editor On the Hub, Featuring Frankie McMillan

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 17 2015

SF Lineage: Le Guin Through Cherryh To Leckie

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Mar 16 2015

Living Fictionally: “Ithaca: Part 2” by Helen Lowe

Posted in Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Mar 15 2015

Some Fun Bookish Stuff — Plus What’s Coming Up

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Mar 14 2015

Ruffians & Roughnecks: The Malcontent (or —Obsolete—Malignant)

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Mar 13 2015

I’m Interviewed Indepth by Lorna Suzuki — Plus More On Women’s History Month!

Posted in My Interviews, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Mar 12 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens & Fantasy/Sci-Fi Films You’ve Probably Never Heard Of: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “The Company of Wolves”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Mar 11 2015

The Tuesday Poem: “Meeting House Hill” by Amy Lowell, 1874-1925

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 10 2015

Viewed & Enjoyed Lately: TV Shows & Films

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 09 2015

Living Fictionally: “Ithaca” by Helen Lowe

Posted in Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Mar 08 2015

A Writing Quote for Saturday From EB White — Plus Don’t Forget…

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 07 2015

Ruffians And Roughnecks: The Bully

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 06 2015

“Pure Endurance”

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Mar 05 2015

Hey, I’ve Done It: I’ve Read “Ancillary Justice” by Ann Leckie

Posted in Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Mar 04 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Focusing On Tim Jones & “Angela Carter”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 03 2015

On The Supernatural Underground Now — & What Else’s Happening In March

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Mar 02 2015

More On Living Fictionally

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Mar 01 2015

Last Call, Last Chance, Last…Plus First Call For Tomorrow’s News

Posted in Giveaways, Short Fiction, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 28 2015

Ruffians And Roughnecks: The Nemesis

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Feb 27 2015

Another Sneak Preview For “Daughter Of Blood, The Wall Of Night Book Three”

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Feb 26 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens & Fantasy/Sci-Fi Films You’ve Probably Never Heard Of: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Safety Not Guaranteed”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Feb 25 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Focusing On Tim Jones & “The stars Natasha”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 24 2015

Some Not Quite So Good News For “Daughter Of Blood, The Wall Of Night Book Three”

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Feb 23 2015

Four Years On: Commemorating February 22, 2011

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Feb 22 2015

Something New On The Supernatural Underground

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 21 2015

Ruffians And Roughnecks: The Villain—Or In This Case, Villainess

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Feb 20 2015

Just Finished Reading: “The Little Friend” by Donna Tarrt

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Feb 19 2015

American Heart Month: A Few Tips For Heart-Conscious Living

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Feb 18 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Tim Jones — “Thinning”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 17 2015

More On Book Covers: The Illustrations Of Pauline Baynes & A Fellow Artist’s Tribute

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 16 2015

From Around The Traps: Thought Provoking Articles & Cool Links

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 15 2015

Just Finished Reading: “Ghostwritten” by David Mitchell

Posted in Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Feb 14 2015

Ruffians And Roughnecks: The Thug

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Feb 13 2015

SFF Cover Art Love: More Favorites

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 12 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens & Fantasy/Sci-Fi Films You’ve Probably Never Heard Of: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Strings”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Feb 11 2015

The Tuesday Poem: I Am Guest Editor On the Hub

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 10 2015

What I’m Doing Right Now: Bookish’n’Writing Stuff

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Feb 09 2015

What’s Coming Up

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

Feb 08 2015

Celebrating Waitangi Day & Cross-Culturalism In New Zealand Literature

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 07 2015

Ruffians And Roughnecks: The Rogue, Part 2

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Feb 06 2015

Fictional Favourites: The Pressure Of Choosing Only One Hero or Heroine

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Feb 05 2015

On Writing As Vocation: More Thoughts Sparked By Zadie Smith

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 04 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Tim Jones — “The First Artist On Mars”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 03 2015

Now On The Supernatural Underground: “Bird Of Passage” Part 2—Swinging Into 2015 With Story

Posted in Short Fiction, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 02 2015

Zadie Smith: “All that matters is what you leave on the page”

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 01 2015

What I’m Reading: Next Up Is “Ghostwritten” by David Mitchell

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 31 2015

Ruffians And Roughnecks: The Rogue, Part 1

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jan 30 2015

SFF Cover Art Love: Some Favourites—& Reflections On Why They “Work” For Me

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 29 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens & Fantasy/Sci-Fi Films You’ve Probably Never Heard Of: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “The Secret Of Kells”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jan 28 2015

The Tuesday Poem: “The Lotos Eaters” (Excerpt) by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 27 2015

Just Finished Reading: “Among Others” by Jo Walton

Posted in Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 26 2015

A Few Fun Links From The Past Week Or So

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 25 2015

This Definitely Resonates: Georgia O’Keeffe On Artistic Integrity, Longevity, & Form

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 24 2015

An Interesting Observation Re James Tiptree, Jr From Jo Walton’s “Among Others”

Posted in General, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 23 2015

My TBR Stack Today

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Jan 22 2015

A Brief Reflection On SFF Awards & The Oscars

Posted in Awards, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 21 2015

The Tuesday Poem: Heat

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 20 2015

Awards & My Philosophy Re Making Nominations & Voting

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Jan 19 2015

Transitioning Into 2015—& Anticipating The New

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 18 2015

I’m Already Liking Jo Walton’s “Among Others” A Lot, Because…

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 17 2015

Next On The TBR Pile: “Among Others” by Jo Walton

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 16 2015

The Sir Julius Vogel Awards & Time To Get Nominating, Starting With…

Posted in Awards, Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jan 15 2015

Big Worlds On Small Screens & Fantasy/Sci-Fi Films You’ve Probably Never Heard Of: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Attack The Block”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jan 14 2015

Earthquake Repairs: Could 2015 Begin My Year Of Living Heroically?

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Jan 13 2015

On 2015 and Resolution

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

Jan 12 2015

NZ’s Sir Julius Vogel Awards: Time To Get Nominating

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Jan 11 2015

Thanking My 2014 Contributors

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher, Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really" by Helen Lowe

Jan 10 2015

About That Resolution, Then…

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 09 2015

My Favourites From 2014

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', General by Helen Lowe

Jan 08 2015

The Most-Read Posts of “…On Anything Really” From 2014

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Most-Read Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 07 2015

Twelfth Night

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 06 2015

The Twelve Epic Days Of Christmas: It’s A Wrap

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jan 06 2015

An Epic Christmas: On The Twelfth Day…

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jan 05 2015

An Epic Christmas: On The Eleventh Day…

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jan 04 2015

An Epic Christmas: On The Tenth Day…

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jan 03 2015

An Epic Christmas: On The Ninth Day…

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jan 02 2015

Now, On Supernatural Underground—“Bird Of Passage” & Swinging Into 2015 With Story

Posted in Short Fiction, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jan 02 2015

An Epic Christmas: On The Eighth Day…

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jan 01 2015

Happy New Year!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 01 2015

An Epic Christmas: On The Seventh Day

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Dec 31 2014

An Epic Christmas: On The Sixth Day…

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Dec 30 2014

An Epic Christmas: On The Fifth Day…

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Dec 29 2014

An Epic Christmas: On The Fourth Day…

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Dec 28 2014

An Epic Christmas: On The Third Day…

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Dec 27 2014

An Epic Christmas: On The Second Day…

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Dec 26 2014

An Epic Christmas: On The First Day…

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Dec 25 2014

The Best Of The Season To You All

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 24 2014

The Tuesday Poem: An Earthquake Poem Diptych—“All Over” and “The Sparrows”

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 23 2014

“I Meant It To Be A Poem About Sparrows”: Unveiling The Painting

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 22 2014

A Riff On Writing Process

Posted in About Writing by Helen Lowe

Dec 21 2014

After The Book Is Done…

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Dec 20 2014

Ruffians And Roughnecks: The Roughneck

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Dec 19 2014

The Journey Of (Considerably More Than) A Thousand Words…

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Dec 18 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens & Fantasy/Sci-Fi Films You’ve Probably Never Heard Of: Rebecca Fisher Discusses Mirrormask

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Dec 17 2014

The Tuesday Poem: “I Wish You Angels” by Joanna Preston

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 16 2014

Playing Hookey—But No, Glossary!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Dec 15 2014

Inside Middle Earth: Gondor Beaconfire Country

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 14 2014

A Writing Post For Saturday From Stephen King

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 13 2014

Ruffians And Roughnecks: Starting With A Ruffian

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Dec 12 2014

The Edit Is Done!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Dec 11 2014

“Because” Daughter Of Blood

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Dec 11 2014

A New Sub-Series For Big Worlds On Small Screens

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Dec 10 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Featuring Helen Heath & “Fairytale V: O Brother”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 09 2014

“My Life As A Foreign Country”—US Poet Brian Turner On NZ’s Sunday Morning Programme

Posted in Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 08 2014

What I’m Reading: Words Of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 07 2014

A Quote For Saturday, From Joni Mitchell

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 06 2014

Ruffians & Roughnecks: A New Post Series

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Dec 05 2014

The Alchemy of Alcibiades

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 04 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Penny Dreadful”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Dec 03 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Featuring Helen Heath & “Night’s Magic”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 02 2014

Elegant And Enduring: A Salute To The Great Ursula Le Guin

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 01 2014

Some Random Blog Posts Of Interest

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 30 2014

A Writing Quote For Saturday, From John Rogers

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 29 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: A Few More Final Reflections

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Nov 28 2014

Reflections On Re-Reading “Restoree” by Anne McCaffrey

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 27 2014

My Top SF Films

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 26 2014

The Tuesday Poem: The Puk-Wudjies

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 25 2014

More Thoughts On “Interstellar”

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 24 2014

Well, I Saw “Interstellar”…

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 23 2014

A Quote For Saturday, From Goethe

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 22 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: The Final Round Up

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Nov 21 2014

Ithaca Conversations

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 20 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses A “Game Of Thrones”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Nov 19 2014

The Tuesday Poem: “One Day”, from the Ithaca Conversations Sequence

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 18 2014

“…and don’t waste time. Start now.”

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 17 2014

“Imagine immensities, don’t compromise, and don’t waste time.” — Debbie Millman

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 16 2014

Inside Middle Earth: West Coast Nikau Palms

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 15 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Wymark

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Nov 14 2014

Random Reflections On Story & Storytelling

Posted in About Writing, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Nov 13 2014

Poetry In Performance: Siobhan Harvey & Frankie McMillan Live at Canterbury Poets Tonight

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 12 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Featuring Siobhan Harvey & “Autistic Cloud Boy Visits Auckland Art Gallery”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 11 2014

Thinking More About That Blood Moon…

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 10 2014

w00t! I’m Reading “Words Of Radiance” At Last! What Are You Reading?

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 09 2014

A Quote for Saturday, From Francis Bacon

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Nov 08 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Winter Country

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Nov 07 2014

It’s That Time: Just Now The Wisteria Is In Bloom…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 06 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Chuck”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Nov 05 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Featuring Siobhan Harvey & “Day of Delivery”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 04 2014

The Blood Moon—& The Moon In Fantasy

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Nov 03 2014

Supernatural Couture: Featured Now On The Supernatural Underground

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Nov 02 2014

A Writing Quote for Saturday, from Virginia Woolf

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Nov 01 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Wildenrush

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Oct 31 2014

Guest Post: Ashley Capes Discusses His Debut Novel, “City Of Masks”—& Beginnings

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 30 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Siobhan Harvey & “Van Gogh In Aotearoa”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 28 2014

The Ingredients Of An SFF Heroine

Posted in About Writing, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Oct 27 2014

Looking Back: Looking Ahead

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 26 2014

Inside Middle Earth: Mt Aspiring National Park

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 25 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Westwind Hold

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Oct 24 2014

More Great Heroines Of SFF: Part 2

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Oct 23 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Da Vinci’s Demons”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Oct 22 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Excerpt From John Donne’s Meditation XVII—“No Man Is An Island…”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 21 2014

More Great Heroines Of SFF: Part One

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Oct 20 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Belinda Crawford

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 19 2014

A Writing Quote For Saturday, From Madeleine L’Engle

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 18 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Westgate

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Oct 17 2014

Story & Why I Write Fantasy

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Oct 16 2014

What Makes A Chapter “Gnarly”

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Oct 15 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Michael Harlow & “The Longest Day Of The Year”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 14 2014

Why I Don’t Entirely Agree With Nick Hornby

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 13 2014

One Of The Fun Aspects Of The Writing Life

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Oct 12 2014

A Writer Is Like…

Posted in About Writing by Helen Lowe

Oct 11 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Western Mountains

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Oct 10 2014

Provocations, Speculations, & Reflections On The Future Of Reading & Writing: Determining The Portents; Deciphering The Entrails…

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 09 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Dr Who”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Oct 08 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Michael Harlow & “I Am A Tyger”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 07 2014

Making Space For Readers & The Alchemy Of Possibility: Haruki Murakami Meets AS Byatt

Posted in About Writing, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 06 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Karyn Taylor-Moore

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Oct 05 2014

“The Secret I Didn’t Share”: Featured On The Supernatural Underground

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Oct 04 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Wards

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Oct 03 2014

Historical Fiction vs Historical Fantasy, Using “Hild” As Context

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 02 2014

Reader “Or” Writer…

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 01 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Bernadette Hall and “Angelfish”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 30 2014

Literary vs Genre, Seriously?

Posted in About Writing by Helen Lowe

Sep 29 2014

A Writer Is Like…

Posted in About Writing by Helen Lowe

Sep 28 2014

Something Fun—And Ghostly—For Your Saturday…

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 27 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Wall Of Night

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Sep 26 2014

What I’m Reading: “Hild” by Nicola Griffith

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Sep 25 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Batman”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Sep 24 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Bernadette Hall and “The Fox”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 23 2014

I Loved This Interview With Harumi Murakami

Posted in Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 22 2014

Celebrating Women Characters: An “Easter Egg”….

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Sep 21 2014

Why I’m Voting Today

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 20 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Vertward

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Sep 19 2014

Celebrating Women Characters: The Gathering Of The Lost

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Sep 18 2014

I Celebrate NZ Women’s Suffrage—By Celebrating My Women Characters: Part 2, Thornspell

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Sep 17 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Australia Post

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 16 2014

I Celebrate NZ Women’s Suffrage—By Celebrating My Women Characters: Part 1, The Heir Of Night

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Sep 15 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Vast

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Sep 12 2014

Awkward Paper Cut: Writers On Writing—Fantasy and Adventure on Page and Screen

Posted in About Writing, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Sep 11 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Firefly”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Sep 10 2014

The Tuesday Poem: “July 1914” by Anna Akhmatova

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 09 2014

Link Fun: To “Supernaturally” Plus An Interview With Laini Taylor

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Sep 08 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Towers Of Morning

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Sep 05 2014

September 4, 2010: Four Years On From The Initial Canterbury Earthquake

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Sep 04 2014

“Supernaturally” Tips For Aspiring Writers: Featured Now On The Supernatural Underground

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Sep 03 2014

The Tuesday Poem: “The Author to her Book” by Anne Bradstreet

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 02 2014

“Supernaturally” Was Super!

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Sep 01 2014

WORDChristchurch Excitement Continues: I Welcome Fellow Hachette Author, Laini Taylor

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 29 2014

WORDChristchurch Excitement Is On: I Welcome Fellow Hachette Author, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 28 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Lost”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Aug 27 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Poetry At The Forefront—WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers’ Festival, 27 – 31 August

Posted in Events, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 26 2014

WORDChristchurch Excitement Builds: I Welcome Fellow Hachette Authors!

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 25 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Tower Of The Rose

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Aug 22 2014

Writing Process: When Life Intervenes…

Posted in About Writing by Helen Lowe

Aug 21 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 19 2014

What I’m Reading: It’s History, Fictional & Non Fictional aka Tales of Two Alfreds

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Aug 18 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: The Sleeve

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Aug 15 2014

Wonderful Words From Jackie French, Here for the WORD Christchurch Writers & Readers’s Festival

Posted in About Writing, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 14 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Arrow”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Aug 13 2014

The Tuesday Poem: A Selection Of World War One Poetry

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 12 2014

Radio New Zealand “Sunday Morning” Show Interview With Joanna Preston

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 11 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: The Leas

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Aug 08 2014

Gorgeous Words: “Chocolat” by Joanne Harris

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 07 2014

Hsst, “They’re All Fictional”, Plus — Studio Ghibli News

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher, Friends, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 06 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Rhian Gallagher’s “Butterfly”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 05 2014

Uh-oh…

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Aug 04 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Terebanth

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Aug 01 2014

“The Gospel Of Loki” by Joanne Harris — Reviewed by Andrew Robins

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really" by Helen Lowe

Jul 31 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens Features Miyazaki — & Rebecca Fisher Discusses “The Secret World Of Arrietty”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jul 30 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Rhian Gallagher’s “Windowpane”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 29 2014

Supernaturally: Interviewing Elizabeth Knox and Laini Taylor For WORD Christchurch

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Jul 28 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Tenneward Lodge

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Jul 25 2014

WORD Christchurch Writers & Readers’ Festival 27-31 August

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Jul 24 2014

Guest Post: Coral Atkinson Discusses The Beginnings Of Her New Novel, “Passing Through”

Posted in Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jul 23 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Rhian Gallagher’s “Between”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 22 2014

Coming Up This Week, 21-27 July

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 21 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Tenneward

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Jul 18 2014

Hey, It’s Mini-Me, “I Mean” Snaga — My Legend Finalist’s Award Is Here!

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Jul 17 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens Features Miyazaki — & Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Howl’s Moving Castle”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jul 16 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Catherine Fitchett’s “Learning Italian”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 15 2014

The Edit: What It Looks Like

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jul 14 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Temple Of Night

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Jul 11 2014

Onward, Onward, Game Is A-Foot…

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jul 10 2014

It’s “Phew”, Too, Re “Daughter Of Blood”…

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jul 09 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Catherine Fitchett’s “Blue”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 08 2014

Writing Process &/or The Writing Life

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Jul 07 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Temple Of Mhaelanar

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Jul 04 2014

Here It Is: The Sir Julius Vogel Award For Services To NZ Speculative Fiction :)

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Jul 03 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens Features Miyazaki — & Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Spirited Away”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jul 02 2014

The Tuesday Poem: “Listening to Glenn Gould on Orton Scar” by Kathleen Jones

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 01 2014

Some Very Good News For “Daughter of Blood, The Wall Of Night Book Three”

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jun 30 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Temple In The Rock

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Jun 27 2014

A Writing Quote From Stephen King

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jun 26 2014

Inside Middle Earth: Taiaroa Head / Otago Peninsula

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 25 2014

The Tuesday Poem: I Refeature Kathleen Jones’ “Winter Light”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 24 2014

Two Recent Reads I’ve Enjoyed: “Heartland” by Michelle Leggott & “Mortal Fire” by Elizabeth Knox

Posted in Recommended Reading, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jun 23 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Telimbras

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Jun 20 2014

A Writing Quote from Harper Lee, With A Riff To Junot Diaz

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jun 19 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens Features Miyazaki — & Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Princess Mononoke”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jun 18 2014

The Tuesday Poem: I Am Guest Editor On the Hub

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 17 2014

Coming Up This Week of Monday 16 June

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 16 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Swift

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Jun 13 2014

Which Speaks, Book Or Author?

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Jun 12 2014

“Flash In The Pan” — An Event For National Flash Fiction Day on June 22

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 11 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Glenn Colquhoun’s “Teddy”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 10 2014

When Genre Intersects Classical Literature & Myth On SF Signal

Posted in Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jun 09 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Storm Hold

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Jun 06 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens Features Miyazaki — & Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Kiki’s Delivery Service”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jun 04 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Glenn Colquhoun’s “She asked me if she took one pill … ”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 03 2014

“Fantastic Sidekicks” — Featured Now On The Supernatural Underground, Plus More: A Reference To “The Prince Of Tides”

Posted in General, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jun 02 2014

Happy 4th Birthday “On Anything, Really” :)

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 31 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Southern Realms

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

May 30 2014

Reading M’Own Books: How That Went

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

May 29 2014

I Am Interviewed By Ashley Capes On “City Of Masks”

Posted in My Interviews by Helen Lowe

May 28 2014

Tuesday Poem: “Finland” by Victoria Broome

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 27 2014

More Changes On The Blog

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

May 26 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Fellow Author Kate Forsyth

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, Reviews by Helen Lowe

May 25 2014

Tuesday Poets & Poems On “…Anything, Really”

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 24 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Sirith

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

May 23 2014

Coming Up: the 4th Birthday of The Blog — & Time for Reflection

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

May 22 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens Features Miyazaki May — & Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Laputa: Castle in the Sky”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

May 21 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing “The Foreign Office” by Victoria Broome

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 20 2014

Yet Another “Terribly (Un)Important Thought” On Writing ;-)

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

May 19 2014

I Am Interviewed By Kate Forsyth

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., My Interviews by Helen Lowe

May 18 2014

Why I’m Re-featuring Tuesday Poems — & Poets

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 17 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Shield-Wall Of Night

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

May 16 2014

My Favourite Fairytale Retellings — A Guest Post On Kate Forsyth’s Blog

Posted in About My Books, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

May 15 2014

Kate Forsyth Reviews “Thornspell” — & Includes It Amongst Her Favourite Fairytale Retellings

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

May 14 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Johanna Aitchison’s “Banana & The Battered Woman Group”

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 13 2014

Oops, no Monday post yet — how can that be? But here’s a photo!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

May 12 2014

A Writing Quote For Sunday from Toni Morrison

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 11 2014

Inside Middle Earth: Gibbston Valley

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 10 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Secret Isle

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

May 09 2014

What I’m Doing Right Now…

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

May 08 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens Features Miyazaki May: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

May 07 2014

The Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Johanna Aitchison’s “is anybody in there?”

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 06 2014

Vladimir Nabokov On The Three Aspects Of A Major Writer

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 05 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Bree (Australia)

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

May 04 2014

A Quote for Saturday…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 03 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Sea Keep

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

May 02 2014

Points Of View

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 01 2014

The Sir Julius Vogel Award 2014 For Services To Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Apr 30 2014

Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing Lorna Staveley Anker’s “Bedroom on the Pavement”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 29 2014

Just Arrived: Dreams Of Gods and Monsters” by Laini Taylor

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Apr 28 2014

A Writing Quote for Sunday, From Stephen Fry

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 27 2014

Inside Middle Earth: Another Shot From The Road Trip

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 26 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Road Gate

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Apr 25 2014

Just Arrived: “Words Of Radiance, The Stormlight Archive Book Two” by Brandon Sanderson

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Apr 24 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Angel”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Apr 23 2014

Tuesday Poem: Refeaturing “Ellen’s Vigil” by Lorna Staveley Anker for ANZAC Week

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 22 2014

“Just Arrived” & “What I’m Reading”: Blog Posts On New Zealand SFF Books And Writers

Posted in Awards, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 21 2014

Supporting A Very Special New Zealand SFF Initiative: The “A Peek Inside ‘Tales For Canterbury'” Series

Posted in Awards, General, Other Writers, Tales for Canterbury by Helen Lowe

Apr 20 2014

A List Of “…On Anything, Really” Posts Focusing On New Zealand Speculative Fiction

Posted in Awards, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 19 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: River Port

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Apr 18 2014

A List Of “…On Anything, Really” Guest Posts Featuring Fellow New Zealand SFF Writers

Posted in Awards, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 17 2014

A List Of My Interviews Focusing On NZ Writers & SFF

Posted in Awards, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 16 2014

Tuesday Poem: “Lepanto” by GK Chesterton

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 15 2014

Just Arrived: “Heartland” by Michele Leggott

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 14 2014

Another Shortlist! New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2014

Posted in Awards, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 13 2014

Sir Julius Vogel Awards 2014: This Year’s Fiction List

Posted in Awards, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 12 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: River-Of-No-Return

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Apr 11 2014

Guest Post: Karen McMillan Discusses Her New Novel, “The Paris of the East”

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 10 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Apr 09 2014

Tuesday Poem: from Fragment 542, Simonides Of Keos

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 08 2014

Sir Julius Vogel Awards 2014: I Am ShortListed For Services To (NZ) SFF

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Apr 07 2014

Gorgeous Words: Mary Renault & “The Praise Singer”

Posted in General, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Apr 06 2014

Hey, hey—Some Book Finishing Fun…

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Apr 05 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: River

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Apr 04 2014

“Finishing The Book – The Power Of Retreat” Featured Now On The Supernatural Underground

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Apr 03 2014

O Frabjous Day!

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Apr 02 2014

Tuesday Poem: “State Highway 1”

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 01 2014

Last Gasp On “Daughter Of Blood”

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Mar 31 2014

Writing, Writing…

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Mar 30 2014

A Quote For Saturday, From Henry David Thoreau

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 29 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Rindle

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Mar 28 2014

Still Beavering…

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Mar 27 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Sleepy Hollow”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Mar 26 2014

Tuesday Poem: “after you leave”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 25 2014

Beavering…

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Mar 24 2014

A Last Observation On Mary Stewart’s “Madam, Will You Talk”: So What Does Date It, Then?

Posted in General, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Mar 23 2014

Inside Middle Earth: From The Road Trip

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 22 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Red and White Suite

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Mar 21 2014

More On Mary Stewart’s “Madam, Will You Talk”: What I’m Not So Keen On

Posted in General, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Mar 20 2014

More On Mary Stewart’s “Madam, Will You Talk”: What I Love Most About It

Posted in General, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Mar 19 2014

Tuesday Poem: “beachcombing”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 18 2014

Just Arrived: “The Gospel Of Loki” by Joanne Harris

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Mar 17 2014

A Little More Fun, Speaking Nu Zild

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Mar 16 2014

A Poetry Quote for Saturday, From Russel Baker

Posted in General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 15 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Perfumed City

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Mar 14 2014

Here’s Another Terribly (Un)Important Thought On Writing ;-)

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Mar 13 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Gargoyles”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Mar 12 2014

Tuesday Poem: “cresting the shingle bank”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 11 2014

Gorgeous Words: Patricia McKillip & “The Riddle-Master Of Hed”

Posted in General, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Mar 10 2014

A Poetry Quote for Sunday, From Peter Sansom

Posted in General, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 09 2014

Inside Middle Earth: From The Road Trip

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 08 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Place Between

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Mar 07 2014

More Fun Speaking “New Zild”

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Mar 06 2014

Gorgeous Words: Mary Stewart & “Madam, Will You Talk?”

Posted in General, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Mar 05 2014

Tuesday Poem: “Penelope Dreaming” Features On Michelle Elvy’s Glow Worm Blog

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 04 2014

Psst, Secret…

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 03 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Julie

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 02 2014

“Judging A Book Buy Its Cover: A Few Favourites” — Featured Now On the Supernatural Underground

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Mar 01 2014

A Geography of Haarth: Old Keep

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Feb 28 2014

“What’s ‘Wrong’ With Epic Fantasy?”: Puzzled, But Also Curious…

Posted in Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Feb 27 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Orphan Black”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Feb 26 2014

Tuesday Poem: “quiet along the river”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 25 2014

Yet Another Terribly (Un)Important Thought On Writing…

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Feb 24 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Rodger (Christchurch)

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Feb 23 2014

Commemorating February 22nd, 2011

Posted in Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 22 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Old Empire

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Feb 21 2014

“The Girl With All The Gifts” by M.R. Carey — Reviewed by Karen McMillan

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really" by Helen Lowe

Feb 20 2014

Another Terribly (Un)Important Thought On Writing…

Posted in About My Books, About Writing by Helen Lowe

Feb 19 2014

Tuesday Poem: “walking into the nor’easter”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 18 2014

Epic Lists

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Feb 17 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Michelle Elvy

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Feb 16 2014

“It’s A Chicken’s Life” — A Short French Horn Composition By David Muller-Cajar

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Feb 15 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: North Gate

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Feb 14 2014

The Skiffy and Fanty Show Talks New Zealand Speculative Fiction (Yay!)

Posted in Fun Stuff, My Interviews by Helen Lowe

Feb 13 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “The Legend Of Korra”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Feb 12 2014

Haiku: “finishing the book”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 11 2014

Hachette NZ Revamps “The Realm” — With A Grand Giveaway

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 10 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Thomas Stentz

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Feb 09 2014

Inside Middle Earth: From “The Shire” — The Green Dragon

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 08 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Normarch

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Feb 07 2014

Waitangi Day: Celebrating Us — In Literature

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 06 2014

Is Malian Of Night A Streetwise Heroine?

Posted in About My Books, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 05 2014

Haiku: “Welcome Swallows”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 04 2014

“Streetwise Heroines”: Right Now on The Supernatural Underground

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 03 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Nancy Cudis

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Feb 02 2014

A Little Fun: Speaking “New Zild”

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Feb 01 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: New Keep

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Jan 31 2014

“Here’s SpecFicNZ Wellington”: The Wrap Up

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jan 30 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Robin Of Sherwood”

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Jan 29 2014

A Poetry Quote For Tuesday, From Billy Collins

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Jan 28 2014

Reading Recommendations

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Jan 27 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Ruth Maca

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Jan 26 2014

Inside Middle Earth: From “The Shire” — The Party Tree

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Jan 25 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Minstrels’ Island

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Jan 24 2014

A Few Terribly (Un)Important Thoughts On Writing…

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Jan 23 2014

Sneak Preview: A Synopsis For “Daughter Of Blood, The Wall Of Night Book Three”

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Jan 22 2014

A Poetry Quote For Tuesday, From Robert Frost

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Jan 21 2014

The Tao Of Writing: “The Book That Can be Spoken Of Is Not The Book” — AKA A “Daughter Of Blood” Update

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Jan 20 2014

Tis The Season For Award Nominations: The Sir Julius Vogel Awards

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Jan 19 2014

Inside Middle Earth: From “The Shire” — Bag End

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 18 2014

A Geography Of Haarth: Main Road

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Jan 17 2014

Top Anticipated Fantasy Books For 2014 – Readers’ Choice From Fantasy Faction

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Jan 16 2014

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Pushing Daisies”

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Jan 15 2014

Wrapping Up The Most-Read Posts Of 2013—& Back To Routine :)

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Jan 14 2014

The Most-Read Posts of “…On Anything Really” from 2013: “Is Epic Fantasy Currently Enjoying A Resurgence?”

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Jan 13 2014

The Most-Read Posts of “…On Anything Really” from 2013: “Five Books That Changed Me”

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Jan 12 2014

The Most-Read Posts of “…On Anything Really” from 2013: “Here’s SpecFicNZ–Christchurch”: Featuring AJ Fitzwater

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Jan 11 2014

The Most-Read Posts of “…On Anything Really” from 2013: “Celebration: “The Gathering Of The Lost” Makes The David Gemmell Legend Award Shortlist!”

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Jan 10 2014

The Most-Read Posts of “…On Anything Really” from 2013: “One Of My “Most Disliked” Tropes Of SFF / Epic Fantasy”

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Jan 09 2014

The Most-Read Posts of “…On Anything Really” from 2013: “Tuesday Poem: ‘Female nude’ by Joanna Preston”

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Jan 08 2014

The Most-Read Posts of “…On Anything Really” from 2013: “What Makes Fantasy Epic?”

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Jan 07 2014

The Most-Read Posts of “…On Anything Really” from 2013: “An Interview with Elspeth Cooper, Author of “The Wild Hunt” Series”

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Jan 06 2014

The Most-Read Posts of “…On Anything Really” from 2013: “My Favourite Standalone Novels”

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Jan 05 2014

The Most-Read Posts of “…On Anything Really” from 2013: “In Memory Of Sarah Broom, 1972 – 2013”

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Jan 04 2014

The Most-Read Posts of “…On Anything Really” from 2013: Starting Tomorrow

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Jan 03 2014

A Resolution For 2014 :)

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Jan 02 2014

My Year In Retrospect — On The Supernatural Underground Now!

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Jan 01 2014

Happy New Year!

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Jan 01 2014

New Year’s Eve: A Thought for The Cusp of the Year, Courtesy Of St Augustine

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Dec 31 2013

Acknowledging Contributors: The One-Off Reviewers :)

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Dec 30 2013

Acknowledging Contributors: Andrew Robins & SFF Reviews

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Dec 29 2013

Acknowledging Contributors: Marion Drolsbach & “To Hell & Back: Translating Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno.'”

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Dec 28 2013

Acknowledging Contributors: Rebecca Fisher & ‘Big Worlds On Small Screens’

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Dec 27 2013

Acknowledging Contributors

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Dec 26 2013

Merry Christmas!

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Dec 25 2013

Tuesday Poem: Christmastide

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 24 2013

What I’m Reading: Maggie Stiefvater’s “The Raven Boys”

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Dec 23 2013

So, Christmas Plans Everybody?

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Dec 22 2013

A Book Quote For Saturday, From Somerset Maugham

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Dec 21 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Long Pass

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Dec 20 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ Wellington”: Featuring Darusha Wehm

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Dec 19 2013

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Once Upon A Time”

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Dec 18 2013

The Tuesday Poem: Featuring Sarah Broom’s “One story and the other” On The Hub

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Dec 17 2013

Sharing Great News From Friends

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Dec 16 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Kristen B.

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Dec 15 2013

A Writing Quote For Saturday, From Emily Dickinson

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Dec 14 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Lion Throne

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Dec 13 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Wellington”: Featuring Jonathan James Todd

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Dec 12 2013

Big Worlds On Small Screens: A “Stop Motion” Round Up

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Dec 11 2013

Tuesday Poem: “do you?”

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Dec 10 2013

Favourite Questions From Recent Interviews: Alex Davis Asks About Creating Characters

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Dec 09 2013

Inside Middle Earth: Guess Where?

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Dec 08 2013

A Writing Quote For Saturday, From Elmore Leonard

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Dec 07 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Lathayra

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Dec 06 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Wellington”: Featuring Dan Rabarts

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Dec 05 2013

Stop-Motion December: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Frankenweenie”

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Dec 04 2013

Tuesday Poem: “One Girl” by Sappho, ca. 620 BC – 550 BC

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Dec 03 2013

Favourite Questions From Recent Interviews: Tim Jones Asks About the Epic Continuum

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Dec 02 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Courtney Schafer

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Dec 01 2013

A Writing Quote for Saturday, from Toni Morrison

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Nov 30 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Landward

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Nov 29 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Wellington”: Featuring Richard Parry

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Nov 28 2013

Something I Didn’t Know Until Now…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 27 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Remember” by Christina Rossetti, 1830 – 1894

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 26 2013

Favourite Questions From Recent Interviews: Sharon Stogner Asks About Being Nominated For Awards

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Nov 25 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Teresa Frohock

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Nov 24 2013

A Writing Quote For Saturday, From John Steinbeck

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Nov 23 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Land Marks

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Nov 22 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Wellington”: Featuring Eileen Mueller

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Nov 21 2013

Stop-Motion November: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “ParaNorman”

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Nov 20 2013

Tuesday Poem: “The Great Lover” by Rupert Brooke, 1887-1915

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Nov 19 2013

Favourite Questions From Recent Interviews: Ruth Todd Ask Where Malian Came From

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Nov 18 2013

Comment Of The Week: (Again) From Kate Forsyth

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Nov 17 2013

A Writing Quote For Saturday, From Anaïs Nin

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Nov 16 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Keep of Winds

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Nov 15 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Wellington”: Featuring Sally McLennan

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Nov 14 2013

Guest Post: “What Lies At the Heart Of Heartwood” By Freya Robertson, Author Of “Heartwood”

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Nov 13 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry” — Traditional

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 12 2013

Awesome Words From Eleanor Catton On “Worth” And “Value”

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Nov 11 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Kate Forsyth

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Nov 10 2013

A Writing Quote for Saturday, From Joyce Carol Oates

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Nov 09 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Keep Of Stone

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Nov 08 2013

Guest Post: “Why This Story” By Aimee L. Salter, Author Of “Breakable”

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Nov 07 2013

Stop-Motion November: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Coraline”

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Nov 06 2013

Tuesday Poem: Haiku — “Having Slept, the Cat Gets Up” by Kobayassi Issa

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Nov 05 2013

Not Yet Legend… ;-)

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Nov 04 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Liz De Jager

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Nov 03 2013

A Writing Quote for Saturday from Raymond Chandler

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Nov 02 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Jhaine

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Nov 01 2013

Here’s SpecFicNZ Wellington — Featuring Elizabeth Heritage

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Oct 31 2013

Coming Up: Guest Posts By Two New Authors

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Oct 30 2013

“Fun With Friends” On SF Signal: I Interview Freya Robertson

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Oct 30 2013

Tuesday Poem: Haiku — “after the funeral”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 29 2013

Adding To The Epic Conversation

Posted in Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Oct 28 2013

Ignatz, 1992-2013

Posted in Friends, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 27 2013

SciFi Giveaway Saturday: Result

Posted in Fun Stuff, Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Oct 26 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Jaransor

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Oct 25 2013

Here’s SpecFicNZ Wellington — Introducing More Comrades in Speculative Fiction

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 24 2013

Stop-Motion October: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Corpse Bride”

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Oct 23 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Today, your house is cold”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 22 2013

Is Epic Fantasy Currently Enjoying A Resurgence?

Posted in Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Oct 21 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Orare

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 20 2013

SciFi Giveaway Saturday

Posted in Fun Stuff, Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Oct 19 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Ishnapur

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Oct 18 2013

Congratulations To Eleanor Catton, New Zealand’s Second Booker Prize Winner

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Oct 17 2013

Around the Traps

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 16 2013

Tuesday Poem: “breath” by Sarah Broom, 1972 – 2013

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 15 2013

What Makes for “The New’ in Epic Fantasy?

Posted in Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Oct 14 2013

Comment Of The Week: From “NightTrippin”

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 13 2013

Quote Time: This One’s From Sir Edmund Hillary, 1919 – 2008

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Oct 12 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Ijir

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Oct 11 2013

Gnarly — But “Knocked Off”, Another Piece Of Wall 3

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Oct 10 2013

Stop Motion October: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “The Nightmare Before Christmas”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Oct 09 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Bedroom on the Pavement” by Lorna Staveley Anker

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 08 2013

What Makes Fantasy Epic?

Posted in Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Oct 07 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Elizabeth Welsh

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Oct 06 2013

A Writing Quote for Saturday, from Mark Twain

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Oct 05 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Ij

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Oct 04 2013

Book Review: “Shaman” by Kim Stanley Robinson — Reviewed by Andrew Robins

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really" by Helen Lowe

Oct 03 2013

“North” Featured On “Small Marks” Blog

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 02 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Old Pet” by Barbara Strang

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 01 2013

What’s On This Week of 30 September

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Sep 30 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Paul Weimer

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Sep 29 2013

Reminders: AKA It All Ends 30 September!

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Sep 28 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Hills Of the Hawk

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Sep 27 2013

More Fun Stuff: Guest Posts

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Sep 26 2013

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “The Powerpuff Girls”

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Sep 25 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Anthem For Doomed Youth ” by Wilfrid Owen

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 24 2013

Fun Stuff: Kristin Cashore’s Bitterblue Talks With Malian Of Night

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Sep 23 2013

Why I Write Epic Fantasy

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Sep 23 2013

Spring Equinox, Spring Poetry Season

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 22 2013

A Writing Quote For Saturday: (Again) from Junot Diaz

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Sep 21 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Hills

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Sep 20 2013

A Nice Shout Out From Christchurch City Libraries

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 19 2013

“Magic In The Wall Of Night World”: A Guest Post On RisingShadow, Plus Giveaway

Posted in About My Books, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Sep 18 2013

Tuesday Poem: “The Charge Of The Light Brigade” By Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 17 2013

David Gemmell Legend Award Shortlisting: ‘Still Ongoing’, Plus Even More Coming Up!

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Awards, My Interviews by Helen Lowe

Sep 16 2013

Comment Of The Week: from StephF

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 15 2013

The Great BookSworn Worldcon Party!

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 14 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Hillholt

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Sep 13 2013

My Gemmell Legend Award Finalist’s Post

Posted in About My Books, Awards, My Interviews by Helen Lowe

Sep 12 2013

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Roar”

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Sep 11 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Lijssenthoek” — A Haibun By Joanna Preston

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 10 2013

More Gemmell Legend Award Interviews — Including With Malian

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Sep 09 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Aron

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Sep 08 2013

A Writing Quote For Saturday: from Junot Diaz

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Sep 07 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Highvert

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Sep 06 2013

Some Gemmell Award Links — And Another Giveaway!

Posted in About My Books, Awards, My Interviews by Helen Lowe

Sep 05 2013

Book Review: “Existence” by David Brin — Reviewed by Andrew Robins

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really" by Helen Lowe

Sep 04 2013

Tuesday Poem: Ellen’s Vigil by Lorna Staveley Anker

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 03 2013

A Supernatural Underground Giveaway — Plus More Happening Here & Elsewhere!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., My Interviews, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Sep 02 2013

Comment Of The Week: from Jennifer Moore

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Sep 01 2013

A Writers’ Tea Party, 8 September — & More Frankie McMillan!

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Aug 31 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: High Tor

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Aug 30 2013

Just Arrived: “Gleam” by Sarah Broom

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Aug 29 2013

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Xena: Warrior Princess”

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Aug 28 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Ordinary Boy” by Michelle Elvy

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Aug 27 2013

Fun! BookSworn & Friends Worldcon Party Poster

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Aug 26 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Rosie Cooper

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Aug 25 2013

Just Arrived: “The Raven’s Shadow” by Elspeth Cooper

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Aug 24 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Haarth

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Aug 23 2013

Book Review: “Great North Road” by Peter F. Hamilton — Reviewed by Andrew Robins

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really" by Helen Lowe

Aug 22 2013

Legendary! US Special Price for “The Gathering Of The Lost” Until Legend Award Voting Closes

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 21 2013

Tuesday Poem: “For A Song” By Barbara Strang

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Aug 20 2013

What’s Happening, 19-25 August & Looking Ahead

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Aug 19 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Charlotte Angus

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Aug 18 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Great River

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Aug 17 2013

Excitement: A BookSworn Legend Award Post & Giveaway

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Aug 16 2013

Celebration: “The Gathering Of The Lost” Makes The David Gemmell Legend Award Shortlist!

Posted in About My Books, Awards by Helen Lowe

Aug 15 2013

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Justice League”

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Aug 14 2013

Tuesday Poem: “The Trojan Shore”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 13 2013

What I’m Reading: “The Ocean At The End Of The Lane” by Neil Gaiman

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Aug 12 2013

Comment Of The Week: from Robin Sutton

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 11 2013

Fourth & Final Book Quote For Saturday From Ursula Le Guin

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Aug 10 2013

A Geograpy of Haarth: Gray Lands

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Aug 09 2013

What’s A-Happenin’ In the Week of 5-10 August, Anno Domini 2013

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Aug 08 2013

Teresa Frohock Reports In On “The Heir Of Night”

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Aug 07 2013

Tuesday Poem: The Wayfarer

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 06 2013

Catalyst Open Mic Is Back: Yahoo!

Posted in Events, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 05 2013

Comment Of The Week: from Wen Baragrey

Posted in About My Books, Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Aug 04 2013

Our Third Book Quote for Saturday from Ursula Le Guin

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 03 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Grayharbor

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Aug 02 2013

“When Characters We Love Die”: I Post on BookSworn Writers

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Aug 01 2013

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Charmed”

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Jul 31 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Morte D’Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 30 2013

Gemmell Legend Award Voting Closes This Wednesday, 31 July

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Jul 29 2013

Comment Of the Week: from John Davidson

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Jul 28 2013

Another Book Quote for Saturday from Ursula Le Guin

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 27 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Gate Of Winds

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Jul 26 2013

Three Fast Questions On ISmellSheep Genre Site

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Jul 25 2013

Influence On Story: Epic Poems & An Excerpt From “The Gathering Of The Lost”

Posted in About My Books, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Jul 24 2013

Tuesday Poem: Sir Gawain & The Green Knight

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 23 2013

A New Review For “Thornspell”

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Jul 22 2013

It’s Update Month On The Supernatural Underground!

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Jul 21 2013

A Book Quote for Saturday: from Ursula Le Guin

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 20 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Gate Of Dreams

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Jul 19 2013

SF Signal Mind Meld: The Fantastic “Road Trip”

Posted in Epic Fantasy, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Jul 18 2013

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Warehouse 13”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jul 17 2013

The Tuesday Poem: The Seafarer (Unknown Author, From The Anglo-Saxon)

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 16 2013

What’s A-Happening On “…Anything, Really”: July 15 Round-Up

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jul 15 2013

Comment Of the Week: from Ben at ‘Raving Doomslayer’ Blog

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Jul 14 2013

Another Of My “Most Disliked” Tropes Of SFF / Epic Fantasy

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 13 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Farelle

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Jul 12 2013

Supernatural Underground Giveaway For “The Gathering Of The Lost”: We Have A Winner!

Posted in About My Books, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jul 11 2013

One Of My “Most Disliked” Tropes Of SFF / Epic Fantasy

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 10 2013

Tuesday Poem: Featuring Legendary Poems — The Iliad by Homer

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 09 2013

What’s A-Happening On “…Anything, Really”: July 8 Round-Up

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jul 08 2013

Comment Of The Week: from Elizabeth (Liz) Gatens

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Jul 07 2013

Giveaway Goodness On The Supernatural Underground

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Jul 06 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Emer

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Jul 05 2013

The Crown of Good Company: BookSworn ‘Legends’

Posted in Awards, BookSworn, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 04 2013

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Maddigan’s Quest”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jul 03 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Godwitting” by Bella Boyd

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 02 2013

“The Gathering Of The Lost” Makes The Gemmell Legend Award Longlist!

Posted in About My Books, Awards by Helen Lowe

Jul 01 2013

Comment Of The Week: from Paul Weimer

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Jun 30 2013

Just Arrived: “The Judas Tree” — Poems By Lorna Staveley Anker; edited by Bernadette Hall

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Jun 29 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Emaln

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Jun 28 2013

“Insightful” Interview With Author, Kristin Cashore, On “Bitterblue” Republished in China

Posted in Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really' by Helen Lowe

Jun 27 2013

Just Arrived: “The Ocean At the End Of The Lane” by Neil Gaiman

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Jun 26 2013

Tuesday Poem: More About Sparrows—An Excerpt from “Thornspell”

Posted in About My Books, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 25 2013

A New Review For “The Gathering Of The Lost”: 10 Out Of 10 Stars!

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Jun 24 2013

A Book Quote For Sunday: from Robert Heinlein

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 23 2013

Pear, Chocolate & Almond Cake — for Nicola Griffiths & All of You :)

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 22 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Dunmuir Slough

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Jun 21 2013

What I’m Reading: “Battle Of the Birds” By Lee Murray

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Jun 20 2013

Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Avatar: The Last Airbender—Season One”

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher by Helen Lowe

Jun 19 2013

Tuesday Poem: “The Death Of Lesbia’s Sparrow” by Catullus

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 18 2013

Moving Into Maintenance Mode Until The Book Is Done

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jun 17 2013

Guest Post by Ripley Patton: The “Ghost Hold” Cover Reveal

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 16 2013

Book Review: “Love Minus Eighty” by Will McIntosh—Reviewed by Karen McMillan

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really" by Helen Lowe

Jun 15 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Crosshills

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Jun 14 2013

Introducing A New “…On Anything, Really” Feature: Rebecca Fisher On SFF TV Shows and Films

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jun 13 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Christchurch”: The Wrap Up

Posted in Friends, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 12 2013

Tuesday Poem: “A Host Of Sparrows” by Joanna Preston

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 11 2013

What’s Coming up “On Anything, Really”: Another Great Week!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

Jun 10 2013

More Wine Wow: “One of the Very Best Pinot Noirs on the Planet”

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jun 09 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Conservatory

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Jun 08 2013

“To Hell And Back”: Translating Dan Brown’s “Inferno”—Part 2, by Dutch Translator, Marion Drolsbach

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jun 07 2013

“To Hell And Back”: Translating Dan Brown’s “Inferno” by Dutch Translator, Marion Drolsbach

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jun 06 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Christchurch”: Featuring Tim Stead

Posted in Friends, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 05 2013

Tuesday Poem: ‘I meant it to be a poem about sparrows’—A Collaboration Between Artist, Claire Beynon, & Poet, Helen Lowe

Posted in Friends, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 04 2013

What’s Coming up “On Anything, Really”: A Great Week!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 03 2013

Now On The Supernatural Underground: Holding Out For A Hero

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jun 02 2013

“Fun With Friends” On SF Signal: I Interview Gillian Polack

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Jun 01 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Cloud Hold

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

May 31 2013

Currently Reading: “Of Blood & Honey” by Stina Leicht

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

May 30 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Christchurch”: Featuring Gareth Renowden

Posted in Friends, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 29 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Ode On A Grecian Urn” by John Keats, 1795-1821

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 28 2013

Read & Enjoyed: Patricia Briggs’ “Frost Burned” (A Mercy Thompson Novel)

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

May 27 2013

A Book Quote for Sunday: from AS Byatt

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 26 2013

Tis the Season for Award Nominations: World Fantasy Award

Posted in About My Books, Awards by Helen Lowe

May 25 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Caer Argent

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

May 24 2013

Around The Traps: A Review Poll; & A Gemmell Quote on Fantasy Book Critic

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

May 23 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Christchurch”: Featuring Beaulah Pragg

Posted in Friends, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 22 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Cathedral of the Poor” by Frankie McMillan

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 21 2013

Truth, Lies, & Storytelling

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

May 20 2013

A Book Quote for Sunday: from Ursula Le Guin

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

May 19 2013

Inside Middle Earth: Fantail / Piwakawaka

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 18 2013

A Geography Of Haarth: Butterworth

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

May 17 2013

Women Write Science Fiction: Yes, We Do!

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 16 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Christchurch”: Featuring Cat Langford

Posted in Friends, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 15 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Portrait of Betty Curnow” by Nick Williamson

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 14 2013

Celebrating Mother’s Day on BookSworn: Three Great “Moms” of SFF

Posted in BookSworn by Helen Lowe

May 13 2013

A Book Quote for Sunday, from Mark Twain

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

May 12 2013

Inside Middle Earth: The King Country

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 11 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Bridge of Boats

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

May 10 2013

Book Review: “Towers Of Midnight” by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson—Reviewed by Chris Whelan

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really" by Helen Lowe

May 09 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Christchurch”: Featuring AJ Fitzwater

Posted in Friends, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 08 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Giacometti”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 07 2013

What’s Happening On The Blog This Week, 6-12 May

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

May 06 2013

A Book Quote for Sunday, from John Steinbeck

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

May 05 2013

More on May Day, Summer’s Eve… & A Dash of Tongue-In-Cheek (or Plain Cheek!) On Author Names (‘Mongst Other Things)

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

May 04 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Brackwater

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

May 03 2013

On The Supernatural Underground Today: Celebrating May Day & Summer’s Eve In “The Gathering Of The Lost”

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

May 02 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Christchurch”: Featuring Kevin Berry

Posted in Friends, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 01 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Female nude” by Joanna Preston

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 30 2013

Inside Middle Earth: Tamaki Makaurau

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 29 2013

A Little “A Song For Arbonne” Paean

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Apr 28 2013

Excitement—NZ’s Sir Julius Vogel Award Shortlist Announced

Posted in Awards, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 27 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Border Mark

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Apr 26 2013

ANZAC Day & “The Walk Home” on Radio New Zealand National

Posted in General, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Apr 25 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Christchurch”: Featuring Elizabeth Gatens

Posted in Friends, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 24 2013

Tuesday Poem: In Memory of Sarah Broom, 1972-2013

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 23 2013

What’s Happening This Week of 22-28 April

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Apr 22 2013

A Book Quote For Sunday from Samuel Butler

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 21 2013

What I’m Reading: Patricia Briggs’ “Frost Burned”

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Apr 20 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Bonamark

Posted in A Geography of Haarth, About My Books by Helen Lowe

Apr 19 2013

On Blogging & The Interrelationship With Writing–Or, Is Blogging A Marketing Tool?

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 18 2013

Here’s SpecFicNZ-Christchurch: Introducing Comrades in Speculative Fiction

Posted in Friends, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 17 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Angela Carter” by Tim Jones

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 16 2013

Celebrating “The Gathering Of The Lost”: Building Fantastic Worlds

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Apr 15 2013

A Book Quote for Sunday from Freya Stark

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 14 2013

Allusion In Literature: “Eyeless In Gaza”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 13 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Black Tower

Posted in A Geography of Haarth, About My Books by Helen Lowe

Apr 12 2013

Five Books That Changed Me (Warning: Not An Exclusive List!)

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Apr 11 2013

Read and Enjoyed: “Prickle Moon” — A Short Story Collection by Juliet Marillier

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Apr 10 2013

Tuesday Poem: “The Autistic Cloudboy Visits Auckland Art Gallery” by Siobhan Harvey

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 09 2013

Celebrating “The Gathering of The Lost” & Women in Genre Month: Writing Strong Women

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Apr 08 2013

A Book Quote For Sunday from Saint Augustine

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 07 2013

New Zealand National Flash Fiction Day Is Happening Again—And There’s A Contest!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 06 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Barrowdun

Posted in A Geography of Haarth, About My Books by Helen Lowe

Apr 05 2013

Just Arrived: “The Disestablishment Of Paradise” by Phillip Mann

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Apr 04 2013

Great Fantasy Courtships: Intercedents, Masks, Gifts, Choices, & Magic on the Supernatural Underground

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Apr 03 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Au Charbonnage” by Laurice Gilbert

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 02 2013

Here’s Another Photo of My Cat…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 01 2013

Last Call for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards: Nominations Close Today!

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Mar 31 2013

“Fun With Friends” On SF Signal: I Interview Ian Irvine

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Mar 30 2013

A Geography of Haarth: The Barren Hills

Posted in A Geography of Haarth, About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 29 2013

Just Arrived: “Of Blood and Honey” & “And Blue Skies From Pain” by Stina Leicht

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Mar 28 2013

Good News for “The Heir of Night”

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 27 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Ti”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 26 2013

Celebrating “The Gathering of The Lost”: R is for Romance

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Mar 25 2013

A Book Quote for Sunday from Carl Sagan

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 24 2013

Read and Enjoyed: “The Fractal Prince” by Hannu Rajaniemi

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Mar 23 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Arun-En

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Mar 22 2013

Just Arrived: “Prickle Moon” by Juliet Marillier

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Mar 21 2013

Welcome To The BookSworn: Spinners of Tales, Weavers of Worlds!

Posted in BookSworn, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Mar 20 2013

Tuesday Poem: “To Autumn” by John Keats

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 19 2013

Celebrating Adventure In “The Gathering of The Lost”

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Mar 18 2013

A Book Quote For Sunday, From James Baldwin

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 17 2013

22 Rules of Storytelling by Emma Coates (A Former Pixar Storyboard Artist)

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 16 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Argent

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Mar 15 2013

Read & Enjoyed: “Days of Blood and Starlight” by Laini Taylor

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Mar 14 2013

Romance vs Reality: War & Conflict in Epic Fantasy and “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Mar 13 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Home Thoughts From Abroad” by Robert Browning

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 12 2013

Read and Enjoyed: “Dearie–The Remarkable Life of Julia Child” by Bob Spitz

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Mar 11 2013

So What Are You Reading?

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Mar 10 2013

Just Arrived: “Frost Burned” by Patricia Briggs

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Mar 09 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Ar

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Mar 08 2013

Book Review: “The Twelve” by Justin Cronin — Reviewed by Lou Stella

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really" by Helen Lowe

Mar 07 2013

Celebrating “The Gathering Of The Lost”: Historical Influences

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Mar 06 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s Day?” by William Shakespeare

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 05 2013

Antecedents Of Contemporary High Fantasy — A Few Thoughts

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Mar 04 2013

Just Arrived: “Rebellion” by Ian Irvine

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Mar 03 2013

High Romantic Fantasy and “The Gathering Of The Lost” On The Supernatural Underground

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Mar 02 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Aldermere

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Mar 01 2013

“Fun With Friends” On SF Signal: I Interview Karen Healey

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Feb 28 2013

War and Power: Sources of Conflict In “The Gathering Of The Lost”—A Guest Post

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Feb 28 2013

Book Review: “The Gathering Storm” by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson—Reviewed by Chris Whelan

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really" by Helen Lowe

Feb 27 2013

Tuesday Poem: “Pied Beauty” by Gerard Manley Hopkins

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 26 2013

What’s A-Happening Now, Plus What’s Coming Up on “Anything, Really”

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

Feb 25 2013

Three Arcane Secrets for Successfully Writing Books in the 21st Century

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 24 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Aralorn

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Feb 23 2013

Commemorating February 22nd, 2011: “Disintegration”

Posted in Earthquake Poems, General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 22 2013

“Use of Weapons: The Armoury of Epic Fantasy”—A Guest Post Celebrating the UK Mass Market Release of “The Gathering Of The Lost”

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Feb 21 2013

Celebrating Epic Fantasy in “The Gathering Of The Lost”

Posted in Book Launches, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Feb 21 2013

Celebrating “The Gathering of the Lost”: A Story About Friendship

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Feb 20 2013

Tuesday Poem: “A Good Kiwi Girl” by Alexandra Fraser

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 19 2013

Book Review: “The Fractal Prince” by Hannu Rajaniemi—Reviewed by Andrew Robins

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really" by Helen Lowe

Feb 18 2013

A Quote for Sunday: from Writer, J.M. Coetzee

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Feb 17 2013

What’s Coming Up?

Posted in About My Books, Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really", General by Helen Lowe

Feb 16 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Aeris

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Feb 15 2013

Celebrating “The Gathering of the Lost” And The Power of Environment

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Feb 14 2013

An Interview with Elspeth Cooper: Giveaway Result for “Songs of the Earth” & “Trinity Rising”

Posted in Giveaways, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really' by Helen Lowe

Feb 13 2013

Tuesday Poem: “At the Workingmen’s Club Picnic” by Gail Collier

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 12 2013

What’s Coming Up: “The Gathering of the Lost” Mass Market Release in the UK,That’s What!

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Feb 11 2013

A Writing Quote for Sunday, Courtesy of Ray Bradbury

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 10 2013

What I’m Reading: Still Reading “The Food of Spain” by Claudia Roden

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Feb 09 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Academy Island

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Feb 08 2013

What I’m Reading: “Miserere—An Autumn Tale” by Teresa Frohock

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Feb 07 2013

February 6: Waitangi Day — New Zealand is 173 Years Old Today

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 06 2013

Tuesday Poem: Haiku — “Summer grasses” by Mattsu Basho

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 05 2013

An Interview with Elspeth Cooper, Author of “The Wild Hunt” Series—Plus A Giveaway!

Posted in Giveaways, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 04 2013

Coming Up Tomorrow: An Interview with Fantasy Author, Elspeth Cooper

Posted in Giveaways, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really' by Helen Lowe

Feb 03 2013

Oops! I Forgot “A Geography of Haarth”…

Posted in A Geography of Haarth, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 03 2013

I Wish “Pride and Prejudice” Happy 200th Birthday on the Supernatural Underground

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 02 2013

Interview Mania Continues: I Am Guest of the Month with Karen McMillan

Posted in My Interviews by Helen Lowe

Feb 01 2013

Interview Mania: Marianne De Pierres and Elspeth Cooper

Posted in Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 31 2013

My Favourite Fantasy Standalone Novels

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 30 2013

Tuesday Poem: “We Children” by Janine Sowerby

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 29 2013

A Red Letter Day: I Have Upgraded My Website!

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

Jan 28 2013

February 14 Isn’t Just Valentine’s Day: It’s International Book Giving Day

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 27 2013

Speaking of The Tuesday Poem…

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 26 2013

A Geography of Haarth: Announcing A New Post Series

Posted in A Geography of Haarth by Helen Lowe

Jan 25 2013

What’s Coming Up On The Reading Front

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 24 2013

What’s Coming Up

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jan 23 2013

Writing the Novel: An Extended Nautical Metaphor

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jan 22 2013

Holidays & the Joy of the Comfort Read

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 21 2013

Two More Holiday Books: Both for the “Foodie”

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Jan 20 2013

List Mania: “The Heir of Night” & “The Gathering of the Lost” Both Get Mentions

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jan 19 2013

Tis the Season for Award Nominations: New Zealand’s Sir Julius Vogel Awards

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Jan 18 2013

An Author Book Exchange: Teresa Frohock Is Reading “The Heir of Night”

Posted in About My Books, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jan 17 2013

What I Read Over the Holidays

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 16 2013

Tis the Season for Award Nominations: The Hugo Awards

Posted in About My Books, Awards by Helen Lowe

Jan 15 2013

The Most-Read posts of “…on Anything, Really” in 2012: My Favourite Epic Fantasy Series

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Most-Read Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 14 2013

A Writing Quote for Sunday, from Toni Morrison

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 13 2013

A Saturday Post: A Walk in the Park

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 12 2013

Just Arrived: “Miserere, An Autumn Tale” by Teresa Frohock

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jan 11 2013

The Most-Read posts of “…on Anything, Really” in 2012: Andrew Robin’s Review of “The Hydrogen Sonata”

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really", Most-Read Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 10 2013

The Observer Celebrates Jane Austen’s 10 Best Characters—in Pictures

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jan 09 2013

The Most-Read posts of “…on Anything, Really” in 2012: A Tuesday Poem—“AB Negative (The Surgeon’s Poem)” by Brian Turner

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 08 2013

”A Memory of Light” Giveaway—the Draw Result for the Third & Final Giveaway Book

Posted in Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Jan 07 2013

The Most-Read posts of “…on Anything, Really” in 2012: ‘Robin Hobb & Helen Lowe in Conversation…’

Posted in Most-Read Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 06 2013

The Most-Read posts of “…on Anything, Really” in 2012: ‘It’s Publication Day for New Zealand, Australia & the USA: Welcome to “The Gathering of the Lost” ‘

Posted in Most-Read Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 05 2013

The Most-Read Posts of “…on Anything, Really” in 2012: “The Heir of Night Wins — Yes, Wins! — the 2012 Gemmell Morningstar Award!”

Posted in Awards, Most-Read Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 04 2013

The Most-Read Posts of “…on Anything, Really” in 2012: Tropes Not Cliches—More thoughts on Making Epic Fantasy New & The Importance of Character

Posted in Most-Read Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 03 2013

What’s Your Dream for 2013? Check out My Guest Post on The Supernatural Underground

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jan 02 2013

Happy New Year!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 01 2013

”A Memory of Light” Giveaway—the Draw Result for the Second Giveaway Book

Posted in Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Dec 31 2012

“Fun with Friends” on SF Signal — An interview with Stephen Minchin of Steam Press

Posted in Other Writers, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 30 2012

The Most-Read Posts of “…on Anything, Really” in 2012: Maori Mythology in New Zealand SFF—A Few Favourite Tales

Posted in Most-Read Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 29 2012

The Most-Read Posts of “…on Anything, Really” in 2012: A Tuesday Poem—The Tauparapara ”Te Tangi A Te Matui” (Traditional)

Posted in Most-Read Posts, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 28 2012

The Most-Read Posts of “…on Anything, Really” in 2012: An Interview with Kristin Cashore, Author of Bitterblue

Posted in Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Most-Read Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 27 2012

Heralding The Most-Read Posts of “…On Anything Really” from 2012

Posted in Most-Read Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 26 2012

Merry Christmas!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 25 2012

The First “A Memory of Light” Giveaway Book Drawn—& the Draw for Copies Two & Three Continues!

Posted in Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Dec 24 2012

A Sunday Quote from Neil Gaiman

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 23 2012

“Great Exploding Supernovae, Batman!”

Posted in Space Stuff by Helen Lowe

Dec 22 2012

Book Review: “Aralorn—Masques & Wolfsbane” by Patricia Briggs

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really" by Helen Lowe

Dec 21 2012

My Terribly Important Thoughts on “The Hobbit” Film

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 20 2012

I’ve Seen “The Hobbit”—Yes, I Have!

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 19 2012

Tuesday Poem: “O lucky man” by Riemke Ensing

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 18 2012

“Epic” Giveaway for “A Memory of Light” Begins Today!

Posted in Giveaways by Helen Lowe

Dec 17 2012

Guest Post: “Becoming Olivia Black” — Ripley Patton Talks Character in “Ghost Hand”

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 16 2012

“Epic” Giveaway, Plus Also Coming Up…

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 15 2012

My Favourite Epic Fantasy Series, Part 2

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 14 2012

My Favourite Epic Fantasy Series

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 13 2012

What’s A-Happening…

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 12 2012

Tuesday Poem: “Banana & The Battered Woman Group” by Johanna Aitchison

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 11 2012

What I’m Reading: “The Whitefire Crossing” & “The Tainted City” by Courtney Schafer

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 10 2012

Festive Season Deals on The Supernatural Underground

Posted in About My Books, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Dec 09 2012

A Quote for Saturday…from Katherine Mansfield via Elizabeth Knox

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 08 2012

“The Next Big Thing” Rocks On

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 07 2012

Just Arrived: “Songs of the Earth” and “Trinity Rising” by Elspeth Cooper

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 06 2012

What I’m Reading: “Dragons Away!” by K.D. Berry

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 05 2012

Tuesday Poem: “New Zealand Dredge”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 04 2012

An Evening with Walter Jon Williams

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 03 2012

Steampunk Holiday

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 02 2012

Why Queenstown (& Environs) for The Holiday

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 01 2012

What’s Up

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 30 2012

Of Holidays & Writing

Posted in General, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Nov 29 2012

The Next Big Thing—An “Author Tags Author” Meme

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 28 2012

“Fun With Friends” On SF Signal: I Interview Elizabeth Knox

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Nov 28 2012

“Home Thoughts, From Abroad” by Robert Browning

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 27 2012

What I’ve Been Doing: I’ve Been On Holiday, That’s What!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Nov 26 2012

“Just This” Moments: Celebrating Spring iii

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 25 2012

A Quote for Saturday: Courtesy of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 24 2012

Just Arrived: “Days of Blood and Starlight” by Laini Taylor

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Nov 23 2012

A Few Thoughts on the Nobel Prize for Literature

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 22 2012

“Just This” Moments: Celebrating Spring ii

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 21 2012

Tuesday Poem: A Poem by E Nesbit from “The Story of the Treasure Seekers”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 20 2012

Look What’s New: “the Food of Spain” (Penguin) by Claudia Roden

Posted in Just Arrived, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 19 2012

“Just This” Moments: Celebrating Spring, i

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 18 2012

A Saturday Writing Quote from Toni Morrison

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 17 2012

Fellow Author, Courtney Schafer, Reads “The Heir of Night” & “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 16 2012

“Names A New Perspective”: Recapping A Great SpecFic Guest Series

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 15 2012

This Evening With Canterbury Poets: Joanna Preston, Owen Marshall, & Tusiata Avia

Posted in Events, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 14 2012

Tuesday Poem: “is anybody in there?” by Johanna Aitchison

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 13 2012

In which the author is drowning in paperwork…

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 12 2012

Fun Stuff: Trying the New—I Make A Floral Wreath

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 11 2012

A Saturday Writing Quote from Marcus Fabius Quintilianus

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 10 2012

“Shutting Out A World of Digital Distraction”

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 09 2012

Just Arrived: “The Whitefire Crossing” & “The Tainted City” by Courtney Schafer

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 08 2012

World Fantasy Awards 2012

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Nov 07 2012

Tuesday Poem: “The Old Vicarage, Grantchester” by Rupert Brooke

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 06 2012

About the Sir Julius Vogel Awards

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Nov 05 2012

“Just now the wisteria is in bloom…”

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 04 2012

Reprise of My Interviews with Fellow Authors, Plus “Just This”

Posted in General, Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 03 2012

A Friday Giveaway—A Trio of YA Fantasy Reads: We Have A Result

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 02 2012

Not One But Two Author Interviews Today: Merrie Destefano on the Supernatural Underground

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Nov 02 2012

“Fun With Friends” On SF Signal: I Interview Adam Christopher

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Nov 02 2012

1021 Posts Today!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 01 2012

Reflection on Character: Malian of Night

Posted in About My Books, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Oct 31 2012

Tuesday Poem: “The zookeeper sings the blues” by Jeni Curtis

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 30 2012

Reprised for Monday: A Friday Giveaway—A Trio of YA Fantasy Reads

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 29 2012

On Writing: Mostly Via Quotes

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Oct 28 2012

Just Arrived: The Landmark “Xenophon’s Hellenika”

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Oct 27 2012

A Friday Giveaway: A Trio of YA Reads

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 26 2012

Reflection on Minor Characters

Posted in About My Books, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Oct 25 2012

Questions Authors Get Asked: “Aren’t Writers in Competition?”

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Oct 24 2012

Tuesday Poem: “Tom O’ Bedlam” — An Anonymous Folk Ballad

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 23 2012

A New Review for The Gathering of the Lost: “Highly, Highly, Highly Recommended”

Posted in Reviews by Helen Lowe

Oct 22 2012

A Writing Quote for Sunday — Courtesy of Ernest Hemingway

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 21 2012

Book Review: “Citadel” by Kate Mosse—Reviewed by Karen McMillan

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really" by Helen Lowe

Oct 20 2012

Just Arrived: “When We Wake” (Advance Reading Copy) by Karen Healey

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 19 2012

More Reflection on Characters

Posted in About My Books, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Oct 18 2012

What’s Happening Today: It’s Canterbury Poets’ Spring Reading No. 3

Posted in Events, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 17 2012

Tuesday Poem: I Am Guest Editor on The Tuesday Poem Hub

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 16 2012

Reflection on Characters

Posted in About My Books, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Oct 15 2012

What I’m Reading: “A Long Girl Ago” by Johanna Aitchison

Posted in Poetry, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Oct 14 2012

The Supernatural Underground Celebrates Halloween: A Paranormal Giveaway Extravaganza!

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Oct 13 2012

I Guest Post on “The Power of Names”

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Oct 12 2012

SF Signal Mind Meld: “Holding Out For A Hero”

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Oct 11 2012

An Aotearoa Affair: Frankfurt 2012 & “A View From Here”—The 5th Blog Carnival Goes Live

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Oct 10 2012

Tuesday Poem: “My Ancestors Live” by Christina Stachurski

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 09 2012

What’s Happening This Week: 8 — 14 October

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Guest Blog Posts, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 08 2012

What I’m Doing: A “Daughter of Blood” Update

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Oct 07 2012

It’s the Weekend — So What Are You All Reading?

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Oct 06 2012

Book Review: “The Hydrogen Sonata” by Iain M Banks — Reviewed by Andrew Robins

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really" by Helen Lowe

Oct 05 2012

Just Arrived: “Seven Wonders” by Adam Christopher

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Oct 04 2012

A View from Here: My View As A Writer

Posted in About My Books, General, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Oct 03 2012

Tuesday Poem: “The stars, Natasha” by Tim Jones

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 02 2012

What’s Happening This Week: 1 — 7 October

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Oct 01 2012

A Writing Quote for Sunday — Courtesy of John Steinbeck

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 30 2012

“Fun With Friends” on SF Signal — An Interview with Jane Higgins

Posted in Other Writers, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Sep 29 2012

What I’m Reading: “Zoo City” by Lauren Beukes

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Sep 28 2012

A View From Here: A View From Aotearoa-New Zealand

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 27 2012

Abhinav Jain & A Guest Author Series on The Importance of Names in Speculative Fiction

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 26 2012

Tuesday Poem: ‘sewing the world’ by Kerrin Sharpe

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 25 2012

Stargazing

Posted in Fun Stuff, Space Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 24 2012

“Fun With Food”—A Few Photos

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 23 2012

The Magic of The Gift: Thank You, Christchurch Irish Society

Posted in Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 22 2012

Spring Fever Is Well & Truly Here—With the Poetry In Performance Spring Season 2012

Posted in Events, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 21 2012

It’s Aotearoa-New Zealand Speculative Fiction Blogging Week!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 20 2012

Today is Women’s Suffrage Day in Aotearoa-New Zealand

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 19 2012

Tuesday Poem: A Podcast Interview With Rhian Gallagher, Author of “Shift” & Winner of the NZ Post Book Award for Poetry 2012

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 18 2012

What I’m Doing: A Quick Round Up, Plus Around the Traps

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

Sep 17 2012

A View From Here: From The Writer’s Study

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 16 2012

The Very Last Day of Women on Air

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 15 2012

What I’m Doing… More on “Daughter of Blood, The Wall of Night Book Three”

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Sep 14 2012

A View From Here: A View From Christchurch

Posted in Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 13 2012

What I’m Doing… “Daughter of Blood, The Wall of Night Book Three”

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Sep 12 2012

Tuesday Poem: “Re-vision” by Karen Zelas

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 11 2012

Book Review: “Redshirts” by John Scalzi

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really" by Helen Lowe

Sep 10 2012

Some More Spring Photos

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 09 2012

A Codicil On True Confessions Of A Writer

Posted in General, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Sep 08 2012

What’s Happening…

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Sep 07 2012

True Confessions Of A Writer…

Posted in General, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Sep 06 2012

Congratulations, SF Signal!

Posted in Awards, Friends by Helen Lowe

Sep 05 2012

Tuesday Poem: “Abandoned Geography” by Sugu Pillay

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 04 2012

It’s Official…

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Sep 03 2012

I Interview Juliet Marillier on the Supernatural Underground—Plus “Shadowfell” / “The Heir of Night” Giveaway

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Sep 02 2012

The First Day if Spring & What’s Coming Up…

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 01 2012

Festival Poetry Launches & Interactive Publications’ Tour

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 31 2012

Why YA? My Christchurch Writers’ Festival 2012 Event

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Events by Helen Lowe

Aug 30 2012

“Fun With Friends” on SF SIgnal — An Interview with Tim Jones

Posted in Other Writers, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Aug 29 2012

Tuesday Poem: “Christchurch Gothic” by David Eggleton

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 28 2012

Almost Here: The Christchurch Writers’ Festival 2012, August 30 – September 2

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Aug 27 2012

“Absent Antipodeans”—Bob Kuhn Reads Speculative Fiction by Australian & New Zealand Authors at Worldcon 70, 2012

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 26 2012

The Magic of Poetry at the Christchurch Writers’ Festival

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 25 2012

More Thoughts on “Risking Delight”—Plus, “What If?” In The Context of Harry Potter

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Aug 24 2012

Where The Ideas Come From: About “Thornspell”

Posted in About My Books, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Aug 23 2012

Risking Delight — The Awesomeness of Diana Wynne Jones & “The Power of Three”

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Aug 22 2012

Tuesday Poem: “For a new Technician” by Sarah Jane Barnett

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 21 2012

Developing “The Wall of Night” Series Map

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Aug 20 2012

What’s Coming Up…

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 19 2012

A Weekend Book Quote from William Styron

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Aug 18 2012

Thoughts On Space Opera: Women Authors

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 17 2012

Hmm, I Wonder, Am I Really Right About Space Opera?

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 16 2012

Three New Reviews

Posted in Reviews by Helen Lowe

Aug 15 2012

Tuesday Poem: “Night’s Magic” by Helen Heath

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 14 2012

A Passion for Fantasy

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 13 2012

Go The Poem: ‘Stepping Into Rain’ In The Press

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 12 2012

Today I’m At The Hagley Writers’ Institute

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Aug 11 2012

A Week For Wonderful Features…

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 10 2012

A Guest Post by Ripley Patton—“Ghost Hand: Why ‘This’ Story?”—Plus, Ripley’s Kickstarter

Posted in Friends, Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 09 2012

What’s Coming Up: Tomorrow & Friday

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 08 2012

Two Interesting Articles

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Aug 08 2012

Tuesday Poem: “Juice of Nelson Haven” by Helen McKinlay

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 07 2012

A Guest Post by Rowena Cory Daniells: “Fantasy, the Poor Cousin of Science Fiction”

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 06 2012

Yesterday & Tomorrow…

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 05 2012

NZ Post Book Award for Poetry 2012: Rhian Gallagher and “Shift”

Posted in Awards, Friends, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 04 2012

“All About… The Awesomeness of Story” — Check It Out On the Supernatural Underground

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Aug 03 2012

Book Review: “2312” by Kim Stanley Robinson

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really" by Helen Lowe

Aug 02 2012

What’s Coming Up

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really", Events, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 01 2012

Tuesday Poem: “Desert Bloom” by Ciarán Fox

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 31 2012

What I’m Reading: “Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion” by Anne Somerset

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jul 30 2012

Two Reviews for “L’Héritière de la Nuit/The Heir of Night” — All the Way From From France

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Jul 29 2012

‘Fun With Friends’ On SF SIgnal — An Interview with Juliet Marillier

Posted in Other Writers, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Jul 28 2012

National Poetry Day Today!

Posted in Events, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 27 2012

World Building: The Wall of Night Series & The World of Haarth

Posted in About My Books, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Jul 26 2012

Margaret Mahy, 1936 – 2012: A Personal Tribute

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 25 2012

Tuesday Poem: A Podcast Interview with Helen Heath, Author of “Graft”

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 24 2012

“Meet Helen Lowe” — I Am Interviewed by Australian Author, Rowena Cory Daniells

Posted in My Interviews by Helen Lowe

Jul 23 2012

A Little More Poetry News…

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 22 2012

The Magic of Winter Worlds

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 21 2012

Frankfurt Book Fair 2012: An Aotearoa Affair Blog — ‘The Wayfarer’ A Highlight

Posted in Events, Guest Blog Posts, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 20 2012

What I’ve Been Doing…

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jul 19 2012

A Little Poetry News…

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 18 2012

Tuesday Poem: “Vivien’s Song” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 17 2012

The Christchurch Writers’ Festival: “Why YA?”

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Jul 16 2012

Nice!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jul 15 2012

Just Arrived: “Shadowfell” by Juliet Marillier

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Jul 14 2012

The Christchurch Writers’ Festival Programme Is Out Today!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Events by Helen Lowe

Jul 13 2012

A Bit More Feedback for “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in Reviews by Helen Lowe

Jul 12 2012

“L’Héritière De La Nuit: Le Mur De La Nuit 1” Is Here!

Posted in About My Books, Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Jul 11 2012

Tuesday Poem: “North” Reprised

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 10 2012

What I’m Reading: Books Recently Completed

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jul 09 2012

A Sunday Quote From Roberto Calasso

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jul 08 2012

Women on Air Interview Today — Helen Heath & “Graft”

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 07 2012

Time To Give In & Admit It…

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 06 2012

Just Arrived: Rachael King’s “Red Rocks”

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 05 2012

“‘Place As Person’: What Does It Mean When Telling Story?”

Posted in About My Books, Friends, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Jul 04 2012

Tuesday Poem—“Fairytale V: O Brother” by Helen Heath

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 03 2012

The Speculative Element In Fantasy — & Keeping It Real

Posted in About My Books, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Jul 02 2012

I Join The Gemmell Awards’ Pantheon

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Jul 01 2012

What I’m Reading: “The Quantum Thief” by Hannu Rajaniemi

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jun 30 2012

‘Fun With Friends’ On SF SIgnal — AUS/NZ Friends In Fact!

Posted in Other Writers, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Jun 29 2012

A Weekend Creative Writing Workshop from The Hagley Writers’ Institute

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 28 2012

“Snow White & The Huntsman”: A Few of My Terribly Important Thoughts

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 27 2012

Tuesday Poem: A Podcast Interview With Bernadette Hall, Editor of “Best New Zealand Poems 2011”

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 26 2012

A Gemmell Award Essay: “Why I Chose To Write Fantasy & Writing Influences”

Posted in Awards, Epic Fantasy, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Jun 25 2012

What I’m Reading: “Graft” by Helen Heath

Posted in Poetry, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jun 24 2012

Here It Is: The Gemmell Morningstar Award

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Jun 23 2012

‘Once Upon A Time in Aotearoa’: Today Is National Flash Fiction Day in New Zealand

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 22 2012

An Interview With Kristin Cashore—Author of “Bitterblue”

Posted in Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 21 2012

Some Photos From The Gemmell Award Ceremony

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Jun 20 2012

Tuesday Poem: “Learning Italian” by Catherine Fitchett

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 19 2012

A New Review For “The Heir of Night” from AurealisXpress

Posted in Reviews by Helen Lowe

Jun 18 2012

“The Heir of Night” Wins The Gemmell Morningstar Award 2012: My Acceptance Speech

Posted in About My Books, Awards by Helen Lowe

Jun 17 2012

The Heir of Night Wins — Yes, Wins! — the 2012 Gemmell Morningstar Award!

Posted in About My Books, Awards by Helen Lowe

Jun 16 2012

Just Arrived: “Winter Be My Shield” by Jo Spurrier

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Jun 16 2012

Last Chance To Acquire “Tales for Canterbury” (Random Static)

Posted in Short Fiction, Tales for Canterbury by Helen Lowe

Jun 15 2012

Introducing Melvin Sterne & His Debut Novel “Zara” (Ink Brush Press)

Posted in Friends, Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 14 2012

What’s Being Said About “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in Reviews by Helen Lowe

Jun 13 2012

Tuesday Poem: “at Fossil Gorge” by James Norcliffe

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 12 2012

What’s Coming Up

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Events by Helen Lowe

Jun 11 2012

Looks Like Snow—Christchurch Past & Present

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 10 2012

Civilian Reader Asks: “Should You Read What You Write?”

Posted in Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jun 09 2012

Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012: A Personal Tribute

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 08 2012

And Because A Picture Speaks Those Thousand Words…

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Jun 07 2012

More Photos from the UnCONventional Natcon

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Jun 06 2012

Tuesday Poem: Homing

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 05 2012

Natcon Fun & The Sir Julius Vogel Awards

Posted in Awards, Events by Helen Lowe

Jun 04 2012

Natcon Day 2 — A Blog Marker

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Jun 03 2012

Day 1 at Natcon

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Jun 02 2012

The “Help Baby Jayden” Online Auction Begins Today

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 02 2012

Event Horizon — I’m At Natcon

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Events by Helen Lowe

Jun 01 2012

And Today’s The Day: The Very Last Gasp for Gemmell Award Voting

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

May 31 2012

A Bit Of A Round Up: Interviews

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

May 30 2012

Tuesday Poem: “Push” by David Gregory

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 29 2012

The 2012 Mythopoeic Award Shortlist Is Out

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

May 28 2012

Fun Stuff

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

May 27 2012

What I’m Reading: “Started Early, Took My Dog” by Kate Atkinson

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

May 26 2012

I Appear On SF Signal Podcast (Episode 128)

Posted in My Interviews, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

May 25 2012

New York Times Best-Selling Author Nalini Singh Interviews Me On “The Realm”

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, My Interviews by Helen Lowe

May 24 2012

Breaking News: Robin Hobb & Helen Lowe in Conversation—Plus an “Easter Egg” for “…on Anything, Really”

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, My Interviews by Helen Lowe

May 23 2012

An Interview & Two Reviews for “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in My Interviews, Reviews by Helen Lowe

May 23 2012

Tuesday Poem: “The Longest Day of the Year” by Michael Harlow

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 22 2012

“Help Baby Jayden”: Please Welcome Wen Baragrey

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

May 21 2012

Fun With Food

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

May 20 2012

Two New Interviews

Posted in My Interviews by Helen Lowe

May 19 2012

Friends’ News…

Posted in Friends, General by Helen Lowe

May 19 2012

Reddit Fantasy AMA With Robin Hobb: What A Blast!

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 18 2012

My Reddit ‘AMA’ Q&A with Robin Hobb Is On Today!

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 17 2012

Frankfurt Book Fair 2012: An Aotearoa Affair—& the Blog Carnival Rocks On!

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

May 17 2012

Some More Reader Feedback On “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in Reviews by Helen Lowe

May 16 2012

Tuesday Poem: “Conversations”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 15 2012

Exciting News: I’m To Do An AMA On Reddit With Robin Hobb

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 14 2012

What I’m Reading: Jane Higgins’ “The Bridge ” & Kristin Cashore’s “Bitterblue”

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

May 13 2012

“Write On”: I Am Interviewed By Vanda Symon

Posted in My Interviews by Helen Lowe

May 12 2012

Gone Perhaps “Where The Wild Things Are”: Farewell Maurice Sendak, 1928-2012

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 11 2012

On SF Signal Now—A New Mind Meld: The Pros and Cons of Book Trailers

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 10 2012

Two New Reviews For “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in Reviews by Helen Lowe

May 09 2012

Tuesday Poem: I Am Guest Editor On The Tuesday Poem Hub

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 08 2012

Out of Middle Earth: Reality & Imagination—New Zealand’s Landscape Influence On The Wall of Night World

Posted in About My Books, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

May 07 2012

It’s Been Wonderful Having Nicole Murphy As My Guest This Weekend

Posted in Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

May 06 2012

“When The Heroine Swoops In To Save The Day” — A Guest Post By Nicole Murphy

Posted in Friends, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

May 05 2012

Hachette NZ is Giving Away An ARC of 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson!

Posted in General, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

May 04 2012

The Gemmell “Ravenheart” Award for Best Cover Art—“Oracle’s Fire” & “Journey By Night” Make the Shortlist

Posted in Awards, Friends by Helen Lowe

May 03 2012

“The Heir of Night” Makes The Final of the Gemmell Morningstar Award—& Voting Is Now Open!

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

May 02 2012

“Fey” Is This Week’s Feature Poem on the Tuesday Poem Hub

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 01 2012

I Wrap Up The Blog Tour

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Book Launches, Events by Helen Lowe

Apr 30 2012

Just Arrived: ‘Bitterblue’ by Kristin Cashore

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Apr 29 2012

Some Early Reader Feedback on “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in Uncategorized by Helen Lowe

Apr 28 2012

Two More Reviews: One for “The Heir of Night”; One for “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in Reviews by Helen Lowe

Apr 27 2012

SF Signal Mind Meld: “Great Genre Reads For Teenage Girls”

Posted in Recommended Reading, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Apr 26 2012

Last Stop On The Blog Tour—A Guest Post & Joint Giveaway With Kate Elliott

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Book Launches, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Apr 25 2012

Tuesday Poem: “Autumn”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 24 2012

Earth Day Visit To Wine Country

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 23 2012

RisingShadow Reviews “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Apr 22 2012

The Blog Tour Keeps Rolling—I Stop In With The Mighty Mur Lafferty!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Book Launches, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Apr 21 2012

And the Gemmell Awards Feature on Harper Voyager USA, Too

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Apr 21 2012

Orbit Celebrates “The Heir of Night’s” Gemmell Morningstar Shortlisting

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Apr 20 2012

She Writes The Night! — A Great Indepth Interview with John R Fultz

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Book Launches, Epic Fantasy, My Interviews by Helen Lowe

Apr 19 2012

Fellow Epic Author, Ian Irvine, Interviews Me On Orbit

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., My Interviews by Helen Lowe

Apr 18 2012

The 2012 Sir Julius Vogel Award Shortlist Is Out!

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Apr 17 2012

Tuesday Poem: Our Second Birthday Poem—Plus An Interview with Poet Jan Hutchison

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 17 2012

Kim Falconer Interviews Malian of Night on the Supernatural Underground

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Apr 16 2012

Where We’re At With The Blog Tour

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Book Launches, Events by Helen Lowe

Apr 16 2012

A Day on Otago Peninsular

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 15 2012

What I’m Reading: “City of Dragons” by Robin Hobb

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Apr 14 2012

“The Gathering of the Lost” Blog Tour: I Drop In On “The Shared Desk”

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Book Launches, Events by Helen Lowe

Apr 13 2012

Two New Reviews: One for “The Heir of Night”; One for “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in Reviews by Helen Lowe

Apr 12 2012

I Interview Fellow Author, Ian Irvine, on Orbit

Posted in My Interviews by Helen Lowe

Apr 11 2012

Today’s Stop on The Blog Tour: I Visit US Entertainment Site “I Smell Sheep”

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Book Launches, Events by Helen Lowe

Apr 10 2012

Tuesday Poem: “The Trojan Shore”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 10 2012

Breaking News: “The Heir of Night” Has Been Shortlisted for The Gemmell Awards

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Apr 09 2012

A Few More Photos From The Launch

Posted in Book Launches, Events by Helen Lowe

Apr 09 2012

Currently on “The Gathering of the Lost” Blog Tour: An interview With Mary Victoria

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Book Launches, Events by Helen Lowe

Apr 08 2012

UK Release Day Giveaway Result Announced!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Book Launches, Events by Helen Lowe

Apr 07 2012

The “Your Name For A Character” Draw: We Have A Result

Posted in Book Launches, Events by Helen Lowe

Apr 07 2012

Next Stop On The Tour: I Chat With Mary Victoria

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Book Launches, Events by Helen Lowe

Apr 07 2012

UK Release Day Done: But The Blog Tour Rolls On!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Book Launches, Events by Helen Lowe

Apr 06 2012

It’s Publication Day—“The Gathering of the Lost” Touches Down In The UK

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Events by Helen Lowe

Apr 05 2012

There Has been A Slight Delay …

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Apr 05 2012

“The story is …” A Great Quote From Ursula Le Guin

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 05 2012

Fabulous Launch!

Posted in Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Apr 04 2012

Tuesday Poem: Haiku—“yellow admiral”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 03 2012

The Tour Rolls On — & This Stop Is With Civilian Reader

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Book Launches, My Interviews by Helen Lowe

Apr 02 2012

Podcast Interview on Galactic Chat

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., My Interviews by Helen Lowe

Apr 02 2012

It’s The Next Stop On the Tour: R is for Romance in “The Gathering of the Lost” on the Supernatural Underground

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Apr 02 2012

Reviewing the Week That’s Been & What’s Coming Up For This Week

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Book Launches, Events by Helen Lowe

Apr 01 2012

Last Chance to Dance: The Gemmell Awards & the Sir Julius Vogels Both Close Today!

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Mar 31 2012

The Blog Tour: I Stop By “Trentonomicon”

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Book Launches, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Mar 30 2012

The Big Idea & “The Gathering of the Lost”—Today on John Scalzi’s Whatever

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Book Launches, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Mar 30 2012

The “Gathering of the Lost” Has Its First US Review

Posted in Reviews by Helen Lowe

Mar 30 2012

Grand Giveaway Result Announced!

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Events by Helen Lowe

Mar 29 2012

It’s Still Launch Day in the USA! :)

Posted in About My Books, Events by Helen Lowe

Mar 28 2012

It’s Publication Day for New Zealand, Australia & the USA: Welcome to “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Events, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Mar 27 2012

Blog Tour Schedule for “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Events, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Mar 26 2012

Nearly Tuesday 27 March: Advance Notice of Release Day Festivities

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Mar 25 2012

Counting Down To “The Gathering of the Lost” — Now Only 3 Days To Go!

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 24 2012

So What’s Happening: Celebrating Publication of “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Events by Helen Lowe

Mar 23 2012

5 Days — & Counting Down to “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 22 2012

The Gemmell Awards: Just Ten Days Until Voting Closes

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Mar 21 2012

Tuesday Poem: Siobhan Harvey and “Day of Delivery”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 20 2012

8 Days — & Counting Down To “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 19 2012

‘Die Erbin Der Nacht’ Has A Release Date for Germany

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 18 2012

Sunflowers

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 17 2012

What’s Coming Up With NZ Book Month: Starting 19 March: “The Great NZ Book Race”

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Mar 16 2012

12 Days — & Counting Down To “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 15 2012

What’s Coming Up: Right Here in Christchurch on 18 March—“Flights of Fancy: Kiwi Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror”

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Mar 14 2012

The Tuesday Poem: “Angelfish” by Bernadette Hall

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 13 2012

15 Days — & Counting Down To “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 12 2012

Celebrating Friends’ Successes

Posted in Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Mar 11 2012

Are You A Robert Jordan Fan? Then You May Want To Turn The Wheel of Time …

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 10 2012

What I’m Reading: “The Prince of Soul And The Lighthouse” by Fredrik Brounéous

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Mar 09 2012

19 Days — & Counting Down To “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 08 2012

On Writing …

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 07 2012

Tuesday Poem: “Finland ” by Victoria Broome

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 06 2012

22 Days — & Counting Down to “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 05 2012

Book Giveaway Draw

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 04 2012

My Excellent Adventure

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Mar 04 2012

It’s NZ Book Month! Two Events Coming Up

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Mar 03 2012

The Aotearoa Affair Blog Carnival Launches—“Crossings”

Posted in About My Books, Events by Helen Lowe

Mar 02 2012

27 Days — & Counting Down to “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 01 2012

The Countdown Is On For “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Feb 29 2012

Tuesday Poem: Haiku—“May Day”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 28 2012

27 February — & The Final Countdown Begins

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Feb 27 2012

Some Books To Give Away

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Feb 26 2012

Photos From My Garden

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Feb 25 2012

Just Arrived: ‘The Prince Of Soul And The Lighthouse’ by Fredrik Brounéous

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Feb 24 2012

SF Signal Mind Meld: Favourite Villains in Fantasy & Science Fiction

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Feb 23 2012

Commemorating February 22nd 2011

Posted in Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 22 2012

Tuesday Poem: Commemorating February 22nd 2011—“This Will Be Us””

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 21 2012

An Interview with John R Fultz—Author of “Seven Princes”

Posted in Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really' by Helen Lowe

Feb 20 2012

Less Than 6 Weeks To Go …

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Feb 19 2012

“Life Isn’t …” A Great Quote From Alan Moore

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 18 2012

Just Arrived: “Blue Remembered Earth” by Alastair Reynolds

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Feb 17 2012

The Gemmell Awards: Why I Feel Honoured To Be Nominated

Posted in Awards, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Feb 16 2012

What’s Coming Up — On The Blog & Otherwhere

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Events by Helen Lowe

Feb 15 2012

Tuesday Poem for Valentine’s Day: “Whenas in Silks My Julia Goes” by Robert Herrick

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 14 2012

Update On The Big Writing Goal 2012

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Feb 13 2012

My ‘Terribly Important Thoughts’ on the Writing Life …

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Feb 12 2012

We Pass The 10,000 Mark …

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Feb 11 2012

Maori Mythology in New Zealand SFF: A Few Favourite Tales

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 10 2012

My Favourite Arthurian-Influenced Fantasy-Fiction

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 09 2012

A Poetry Launch: “The Happiness of Rain” by Jan Hutchison

Posted in Book Launches, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 08 2012

Tuesday Poem: Tauparapara—“Te Tangi A Te Matui”; Traditional

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 07 2012

Waitangi Day: “He Iwi Kotahi Tatou”

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Feb 06 2012

My Favourite Arthurian Retellings

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Feb 05 2012

Frankfurt Book Fair 2012: An Aotearoa Affair—“Crossings”

Posted in About My Books, Events, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 04 2012

I Make SF-Signal’s Top 25 Posts … :)

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Feb 03 2012

From the Residency …

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 02 2012

Breathless: aka Playing Catch Up

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Feb 01 2012

Tuesday Poem: “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 31 2012

Guest Interview With Nicole Murphy: On Writers’ Habits & Processes Series

Posted in Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 30 2012

Guest Post: Simon Litten & June Young Discuss Their Approach to Reading & Nominating for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Jan 29 2012

More On “Place” In ‘The Heir of Night’

Posted in About My Books, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 28 2012

Guest Post on Orbit Today—But Wait, There’s More: The Role of Place In Shaping ‘The Heir of Night’

Posted in About My Books, Guest Blog Posts, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Jan 27 2012

Tis the Time: for Sir Julius Vogel Award Nominations!

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Jan 26 2012

Just Arrived: “Seven Princes” by John R Fultz

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Jan 25 2012

Tuesday Poem: “AB Negative (The Surgeon’s Poem)” by Brian Turner

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 24 2012

Tropes Not Cliches: More Thoughts On Making ‘Epic Fantasy New’ & The Importance of Character

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Jan 23 2012

What I’m Reading: “Sacrifice” by Joanna Orwin

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 22 2012

Guest Post On SF Signal: “Making Epic Fantasy New—Do We Need To?”

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 21 2012

“The Heir of Night”–Mass Market Edition Out In The UK Today

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jan 20 2012

Catherine Asaro on “The Gathering of the Lost: The Wall of Night Book Two”

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jan 19 2012

No, I Didn’t Forget …

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jan 18 2012

Tuesday Poem: “My Father, The Oceanographer” by Frankie McMillan

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 17 2012

“The Heir of Night” Nominated For The UK-Based Gemmell Awards

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Jan 16 2012

‘Place As Person’: Read My Guest Author Post On Mary Victoria’s Blog

Posted in Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 15 2012

‘Place As Person’ A Guest Author Series Celebrating the Newly Released “River” Anthology

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jan 15 2012

‘All the Pretty Covers’

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jan 14 2012

Guest Post On Orbit—“The Evolution of Character: Malian of Night and the Heroic Tradition”—Plus Giveaway!

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 13 2012

The Gathering of the Lost Cover UK—Revealed Now on Orbit!

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jan 12 2012

What I’m Doing: My Big Writing Goal for 2012

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jan 11 2012

Tuesday Poem: The Best of ‘… on Anything Really’ 2011 — “from the hill””

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 10 2012

Coming Very Soon: ‘The Heir of Night’–UK Mass Market Edition, Plus New Cover Feature!

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jan 09 2012

The Best of ‘… on Anything Really’ 2011: National Poetry Day—& “The Curve of the World”

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 09 2012

What I’m Reading: “The Lieutenant” by Kate Grenville (Text Publishing)—Now Finished

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 08 2012

Just Arrived: “Here, Bullet” & “Phantom Noise” by Brian Turner from Bloodaxe Books

Posted in Just Arrived, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 07 2012

Ringing In The New: I’m Now On Twitter!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 06 2012

The Best of Anything Really 2011: An Interview With Brandon Sanderson

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really' by Helen Lowe

Jan 05 2012

“The Gathering of the Lost”: New Year’s Day Cover Flat Giveaway Result

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jan 04 2012

The Best of ‘… on Anything Really’ 2011: The Tuesday Poem—“Indifferent Planet”

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 03 2012

But Wait, There Is More: A Quote From Juliet Marillier for ‘The Gathering of the Lost’

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jan 02 2012

Happy New Year: Welcome to The Year of ‘The Gathering of the Lost’

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jan 01 2012

The Best of ‘… on Anything Really’ 2011: My Personal Highlights

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Tales for Canterbury by Helen Lowe

Dec 31 2011

The Best of ‘… on Anything Really’ 2011: “An Interview with Daniel Abraham, Author of ‘The Dragon’s Path'” “

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really' by Helen Lowe

Dec 30 2011

The Best of ‘… on Anything Really’ 2011: “Why Write Epic Fantasy?”

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Dec 29 2011

The Best of ‘… on Anything Really’ 2011: An Interview with Mary Victoria, Author of “Samiha’s Song”

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really' by Helen Lowe

Dec 28 2011

The Best of ‘… on Anything Really’ 2011: The Tuesday Poem—“Knowing” (for Valentine’s Day)

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 27 2011

Boxing Day—& Why I Never Do The Big Sales

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 26 2011

Merry Christmas to You All!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 25 2011

More Earthquakes: Not The Start To Christmas We’d All Hoped For …

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Dec 24 2011

Just Arrived: “Sacrifice” by Joanna Orwin—Plus Reading for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards

Posted in Awards, Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Dec 23 2011

Putting In A Good Word for Epic & Genre

Posted in Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Dec 22 2011

Guest Blog Post on SF Signal: “Having fun With Epic Fantasy—The Soul-Sucking Sword”

Posted in Epic Fantasy, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 21 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Winter Light” by Kathleen Jones

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 20 2011

What I’ve Been Doing…

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Dec 19 2011

What I’m Reading: “The Lieutentant” by Kate Grenville

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 18 2011

Just Arrived: “Not Saying Goodbye at Gate 21” by Kathleen Jones

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Dec 17 2011

Fun With Thornspell: “Nameless”—A Short Story For My Readers

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Dec 16 2011

“Fun With Thornspell”—The “Rue” Short Story Here At Last!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Dec 15 2011

Plus Guest Post on SF-Signal—“Having Fun With Epic Fantasy: The Band of Brothers”

Posted in Epic Fantasy, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 14 2011

Ursula Bethell Residency Featured On the Orbit Blog

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Dec 14 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Sumer is Icumen In”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 13 2011

A Magical Mystery Tour Through “Men Briefly Explained”—& A Few Side Topics—With Author Tim Jones

Posted in Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 12 2011

Another Great Thing About Summer …

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Dec 11 2011

Just Arrived: “The Bone People” by Keri Hulme

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Dec 10 2011

Book Giveaway Result—from An Interview With Brandon Sanderson

Posted in Giveaways, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 09 2011

Ursula Bethell Creative New Zealand Residency in Creative Writing 2012

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Dec 08 2011

Guest Post on SF Signal: Having Fun with Epic Fantasy—Making The Grand Tour

Posted in Epic Fantasy, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Dec 07 2011

What I’ve been Doing: All Sorts

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Dec 07 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Unwinding Matariki’s Hair” by Jan Hutchison

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 06 2011

An Interview with Brandon Sanderson—Plus Giveaway

Posted in Giveaways, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 05 2011

What I’ve Been Doing …

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

Dec 04 2011

“It Started With A Kiss” On The Supernatural Underground—Plus Giveaway!

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Dec 03 2011

Die Erbin Der Nacht: “The Heir of Night” to be Published in Germany

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Dec 02 2011

Awards Catch Up

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Dec 01 2011

A Walk Along the River …

Posted in Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 30 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Teddy” by Glenn Colquhoun

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 29 2011

Encountering Fantastic Worlds, Part 3: SciFi continued

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Nov 28 2011

What I’m Reading: “The Way of Kings” Parts 1 & 2 by Brandon Sanderson

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 27 2011

Election Day

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 26 2011

Encountering Fantastic Worlds, Part 3: SciFi

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Nov 25 2011

A Personal Tribute: Anne McCaffrey, 1926-2011

Posted in Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 24 2011

Just Arrived: “The Way of Kings” Parts 1 & 2 by Brandon Sanderson

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Nov 23 2011

Tuesday Poem: Haiku—“Hanging Out Washing”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 22 2011

In the Spirit of Poe and Proofing …

Posted in Fun Stuff, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Nov 21 2011

Proof Is Done

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Nov 20 2011

Writing Process Oddments

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Nov 19 2011

Fun Stuff, Not Proofing …

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 18 2011

Still Proofing!

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Nov 17 2011

I’m In Proofing Mode!

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Nov 16 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Orison”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 15 2011

Book Giveaway Result: An Interview with “Oracle’s Fire” Author, Mary Victoria

Posted in Giveaways, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really' by Helen Lowe

Nov 14 2011

A Long Awaited Launch: Barbara Strang’s “The Corrosion Zone”

Posted in Events, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 13 2011

Just Arrived: “The Alloy of Law” by Brandon Sanderson

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Nov 12 2011

An Interview with Mary Victoria, Author of “Oracle’s Fire”—& Giveaway

Posted in Giveaways, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 11 2011

You Gotta Have Character!—My Mind’s Been Melded!

Posted in Other Writers, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Nov 10 2011

Forthcoming Interviews

Posted in Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 09 2011

Tuesday Poem: “The Wait” by Barbara Strang

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 08 2011

Summer is A-Comin’ In

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 07 2011

What’s Happening?

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 06 2011

Remember, Remember the 5th of November …

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 05 2011

Encountering Fantastic Worlds, Part 2 continued

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 04 2011

Encountering Fantastic Worlds—Part 2

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 03 2011

The Importance of Buddies in SFF—on the Supernatural Underground (Plus Giveaway!)

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Nov 02 2011

Tuesday Poem: “backwards”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 01 2011

Getting In The Mood for Halloween with Merrie Destefano

Posted in Friends, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 31 2011

A Peek Inside Tales for Canterbury: “The Bus To Nostalgia” by Ripley Patton

Posted in Tales for Canterbury by Helen Lowe

Oct 30 2011

World Building in “The Heir of Night”

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Oct 29 2011

World Building In “Thornspell”

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Oct 28 2011

Encountering Fantastic Worlds: Part 1

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 27 2011

Just Arrived: “The Tempest Prognosticator” by Isobel Dixon

Posted in Just Arrived, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 26 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Thinning” by Tim Jones

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 25 2011

Launching “Oracle’s Fire” (Harper Voyager) by Mary Victoria

Posted in Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 24 2011

Today’s The Big Day …

Posted in Events, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 23 2011

Forget-Me-Nots

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 22 2011

And The Excitement Builds …

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Oct 21 2011

“Writers Are Thieves”—aka Influences on Story

Posted in Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Oct 20 2011

An Interview with Daniel Abraham, Author of “The Dragon’s Path”

Posted in Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 19 2011

Tuesday Poem: Cowarral Sequence ii—The Orange Tree, by Joanna Preston

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 18 2011

In Support of the Short Story

Posted in General, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Oct 17 2011

Around The Traps

Posted in Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 16 2011

Experimentation and Finding the New 2

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Oct 15 2011

Experimentation and Finding the New

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Oct 14 2011

Just Arrived: “The Kingdom of Gods” by NK Jemisin and “Oracle’s Fire” by Mary Victoria

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 13 2011

Guest Post on SF Signal—“Looking at the Stars: Why Epic Fantasy Keeps ‘Speaking’ To Us”

Posted in SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

Oct 12 2011

Doing Interviews

Posted in Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really' by Helen Lowe

Oct 12 2011

Tuesday Poem: “She asked me if she took one pill … ” by Glenn Colquhoun

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 11 2011

Gettin’ In The Mode

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Oct 10 2011

Fun With Friends

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Oct 09 2011

Sense of Place 2

Posted in About My Books, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Oct 08 2011

Placido Domingo and Katherine Jenkins in Christchurch

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Oct 07 2011

Sense of Place

Posted in About My Books, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Oct 06 2011

What I’m Reading: “Lion of Senet” by Jennifer Fallon

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Oct 05 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Windowpane” by Rhian Gallagher

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 04 2011

New Books

Posted in About My Books, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 03 2011

Heroines vs Villainesses on the Supernatural Underground—Plus Giveaway

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Oct 02 2011

What’s A-Happenin’ …

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Oct 01 2011

Comfort Reading

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Sep 30 2011

Earthquake Report: Reprise

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Sep 29 2011

Earthquake Report: 28 September

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Sep 28 2011

Tuesday Poem: “The Begonias”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 27 2011

Book Giveaway Result—An Interview with “Phoenix Rising” Co-Authors Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris

Posted in Giveaways, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really' by Helen Lowe

Sep 26 2011

Steampunk Oamaru

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 25 2011

Oh No! I Missed “Talk Like A Pirate” Day! But There’s Still Great Pirate Tales of SFF …

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 24 2011

More Looking Ahead

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 23 2011

An Interview with “Phoenix Rising” Co-Authors, Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris—Plus Book Giveaway

Posted in Giveaways, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 22 2011

Celebrating the Seasons In “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Sep 21 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Indigo” by Barbara Strang

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 20 2011

Looking Ahead

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Sep 19 2011

Just Arrived: “The Language of Flowers” by Vanessa Diffenbaugh & “The Quantum Thief” by Hannu Rajaniemi

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Sep 18 2011

A Dutch Review for “Kind van de Nacht” (The Heir of Night)

Posted in Reviews by Helen Lowe

Sep 17 2011

Reflections on What I’m Reading

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Sep 16 2011

“Fun With Thornspell”: We Have A Result!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 15 2011

A Peek Inside Tales for Canterbury: Neil Gaiman’s “Inventing Aladdin”

Posted in Tales for Canterbury by Helen Lowe

Sep 14 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Cargoes” by John Masefield

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 13 2011

Writers’ Tea Party Reprise

Posted in Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 12 2011

Just Arrived: “Shift” by Rhian Gallagher

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Sep 11 2011

What I’m Reading: “The Passage” by Justin Cronin

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Sep 10 2011

Last Call for Writers’ Tea Party

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Sep 10 2011

“Kind van de Nacht” Is Here!

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Sep 09 2011

Done!

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Sep 08 2011

Around The Traps

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 07 2011

Tuesday Poem: Swarm

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Sep 06 2011

WOW!

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 05 2011

This’n’That

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Events by Helen Lowe

Sep 04 2011

What I’m Reading: “Surface Detail” by Iain M Banks

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Sep 03 2011

Supernatural Underground: Where “Does” Time Go?

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Sep 02 2011

Fun With Thornspell: The Final Week!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Sep 01 2011

It’s (Still!) Copyedit Time …

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Aug 31 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Enchantress of Numbers” by Helen Rickerby

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 30 2011

It’s Copyedit Time—Over Halfway There!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Aug 29 2011

What’s Coming Up: Christchurch Friends of the Library, 18 October

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Aug 28 2011

Just Arrived: “The Broken Kingdoms” & “The Dragon’s Path”

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Aug 27 2011

“Completed To Date”—aka It’s Copyedit Time!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Aug 26 2011

“Fun With Thornspell”: Week 4

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 25 2011

A Peek Inside Tales for Canterbury: Karen Healey’s “The Unicorn Bell”

Posted in Tales for Canterbury by Helen Lowe

Aug 24 2011

Tuesday Poem: Guest Editor on The Tuesday Poem Hub

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 23 2011

The Hugo Awards 2011 Announced

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Aug 22 2011

A Tea Party in Amberley—Still On for September 11

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Aug 21 2011

It’s—Copyedit Time!

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Aug 20 2011

Six Great Non-Human Heroes of SFF: Part Two

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 19 2011

Fun With Thornspell: Week the Third!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 18 2011

Six Great Non-Human Heroes of SFF

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 17 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Snow Country”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 16 2011

What I’m Reading: “Graveminder” by Melissa Marr

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Aug 15 2011

Another Peek Inside Tales for Canterbury: “Eggs for Dinner” by Jay Lake

Posted in Other Writers, Short Fiction, Tales for Canterbury by Helen Lowe

Aug 14 2011

It’s Official: News from the UK

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Aug 13 2011

The Arthouse Presents “En Masse”, with Claire Beynon

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 12 2011

“Fun with Thornspell”: Introducing the Judges, Plus …

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 11 2011

Record Turnout for Hugo Award Voting

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Aug 10 2011

Tuesday Poem: “June 13”

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 09 2011

“Fun With Thornspell” Reprise

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 08 2011

I “Heart” Port Waikato

Posted in Earthquake Reports, Friends by Helen Lowe

Aug 07 2011

Cool Places

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 06 2011

A Peek Inside Tales for Canterbury: “Juggling Silver” by Juliet Marillier

Posted in Other Writers, Tales for Canterbury by Helen Lowe

Aug 05 2011

Fun With “Thornspell”

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 04 2011

The 2011 World Fantasy Award Finalists

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Aug 03 2011

Tuesday Poem: The Sparrows

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 02 2011

Reading for the Hugo Awards: The Ballot Is In

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Aug 01 2011

Just Arrived!

Posted in Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Jul 31 2011

Hugo Awards Reading Report 5: The Novels—“Blackout” and “All Clear” by Connie Willis

Posted in Awards, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jul 30 2011

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Posted in Fun Stuff, Space Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jul 29 2011

Hugo Awards Reading Report 4: The Novels—“Cryoburn” by Lois McMaster Bujold

Posted in Awards, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jul 28 2011

Hugo Awards Reading Report 3: The Novels—“The Dervish House” by Ian McDonald

Posted in Awards, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jul 27 2011

Tuesday Poem: “It’s Over”

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 26 2011

Fun With Friends

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 25 2011

Being In The Lull

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 24 2011

Another Peek Inside Tales for Canterbury: “The Daughter of the Khan” by Mary Victoria

Posted in Other Writers, Tales for Canterbury by Helen Lowe

Jul 23 2011

National Poetry Day—& “The Curve of the World”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 22 2011

Hugo Awards Reading Report 2: The Novels—“Feed” by Mira Grant

Posted in Awards, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jul 21 2011

There & Back Again

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jul 20 2011

Tuesday Poem: “This Will Be Us”

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 19 2011

“The Heir of Night” Released in The Netherlands Today as “Kind van de Nacht”

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Jul 18 2011

“Tales for Canterbury”: A Peek Inside “The Magician” by Janis Freegard

Posted in Other Writers, Tales for Canterbury by Helen Lowe

Jul 17 2011

Hugo Awards Reading Report 1: The Novels—“The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms” by NK Jemisin

Posted in Awards, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jul 16 2011

It’s Friday!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jul 15 2011

“ismellsheep” Review Blog’s Swagday Giveaway

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jul 14 2011

Guest Author Nicole Murphy Posts on “The Challenge”—Plus Giveaway!

Posted in Friends, Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 13 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Indifferent Planet”

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 12 2011

Just Arrived: “Graveminder” & “Phoenix Rising”

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 11 2011

Six Great Heroes of Epic Fantasy, Part 2

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 10 2011

Guest Blog Post: Portent and Fate—The Mythic Aspect of Dream and Fulfilment in Contemporary Fantasy

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 09 2011

Six Great Heroes of Epic Fantasy: Part 1

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 08 2011

“Gathering” News; Plus Tales for Canterbury: A Peek Inside “Sign of the Tui” by Tim Jones

Posted in About My Books, Tales for Canterbury by Helen Lowe

Jul 07 2011

Life After Deadline

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 06 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Midwinter”

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 05 2011

Reflections on Meeting Deadline & Oscar Speech (ie Many “Thank Yous”)

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jul 04 2011

What I’m Reading: “Under Heaven” (Guy Gavriel Kay) & “My Iron Spine” (Helen Rickerby)

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jul 03 2011

Draw Result: Birthday-of-the-Blog Grand Book Giveaway Competition

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jul 02 2011

Supernatural Underground: 1 Year On: Plus …

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jul 02 2011

The Blog Birthday Grand Book Giveaway Competition Now Closed

Posted in Uncategorized by Helen Lowe

Jul 01 2011

“Completed Today 5” Plus Video of the ConText Preview Reading from “The Gathering of the Lost”

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Events by Helen Lowe

Jun 30 2011

“Completed Today 4” Plus Videos of the ConText Readings from “The Heir of Night”; & “Samiha’s Song” by Mary Victoria

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 29 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Allow Me To Say …”

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 28 2011

Videos from the ConText Readings: from “Thornspell” & Mary Victoria’s “Tymon’s Flight” (Read by Helen Lowe)

Posted in About My Books, Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 27 2011

“Completed Today 3” Plus “Fun with Friends” & Competition Reminder

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 26 2011

“Completed Today 2”

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jun 25 2011

2011 Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards

Posted in Awards, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 24 2011

“Tales For Canterbury”: A Peek Inside “The Fountain” by Helen Lowe

Posted in Short Fiction, Tales for Canterbury by Helen Lowe

Jun 23 2011

“Completed Today”

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jun 22 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Leaving”

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 21 2011

The Gemmell Awards Announced

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Awards by Helen Lowe

Jun 20 2011

Ladies & Gentlemen: I Give You—the Post Office; aka “Just Arrived: More Hugo Awards Reading”

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

Jun 19 2011

Small Earthquake Update, Plus “Completed Today”

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Jun 18 2011

It’s Friday: More Revision Progess

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jun 17 2011

Pick ‘n’ Mix

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Awards, Earthquake Reports, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Jun 16 2011

Earthquake Report: Christchurch June 14

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Jun 15 2011

Tuesday Poem: “A Canterbury Tale”

Posted in Earthquake Poems, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 14 2011

Christchurch Friends of the Library Event, Tuesday 14 June: Cancelled Due to Earthquake

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Jun 13 2011

Earthquake Report: Christchurch Gets Hammered Again

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Jun 13 2011

Award Watch: The Gemmell Awards

Posted in Awards, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 13 2011

What I’m Doing: The Great Revision Rolls On

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jun 12 2011

Christchurch Friends of the Library: Tuesday 14 June

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Jun 11 2011

Just Arrived & What I’m (Already!) Reading: “Tales for Canterbury”

Posted in General, Just Arrived, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jun 10 2011

Orbit & Harper Voyager Celebrate “The Heir of Night’s” Vogel Success; Plus, the “Grand Giveaway” Reminder!

Posted in About My Books, Awards by Helen Lowe

Jun 09 2011

More on ConText

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Jun 08 2011

A Year of The Tuesday Poem: “from the hill”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 07 2011

More on the Sir Julius Vogel Awards

Posted in About My Books, Awards, Events by Helen Lowe

Jun 07 2011

“The Heir of Night” Wins the Sir Julius Vogel Award 2011 for Best Novel

Posted in About My Books, Awards by Helen Lowe

Jun 06 2011

“Kind van de Nacht”: Netherlands Cover for “The Heir of Night”

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jun 05 2011

Dance, Dance, Dance: ConText Officially Rolling!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Events by Helen Lowe

Jun 04 2011

Word & Image

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jun 03 2011

In Which I Have Been Remiss …

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 02 2011

Guest Blog Post: “Martial Arts and Me: 5 Reasons Why I Love ’em”

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jun 01 2011

Happy Birthday to ” … on Anything, Really”: 1 Year Old Today—Plus Grand Birthday Giveaway Begins!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

May 31 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Sonnet on the Author’s Birthday” by Robert Burns

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 31 2011

ConText: Natcon 2011

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

May 30 2011

Just Arrived: Two Poetry Collections & A Novel

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 29 2011

Six Great Heroines of SFF: Part 2

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 28 2011

Six Great Heroines of SFF: Part 1

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 27 2011

Nancy Mattson: “Lisi’s Letters from Karelia”, Cardinal Points Literary Journal

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 26 2011

What I’m Reading: “Moon Called” by Patricia Briggs

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

May 25 2011

Tuesday Poem: “The Ballad of Sir Bors” by John Masefield

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 24 2011

What I’m Reading: “broadsheet 7”

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

May 23 2011

What I’ve Been Doing: The Great Revision Rocks On

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

May 22 2011

The Excitement Mounts: “Tales for Canterbury” Goes To Press

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

May 21 2011

Christchurch Friends of the Library: Guest Speaker

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

May 20 2011

Time, Quality, & The Modern SFF Novel

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 19 2011

Around The Traps: Shaun Tan, Paolo Bacigalupi & Professor John Johnson of Caltech

Posted in Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 18 2011

Tuesday Poem: The Riders of Rohan’s Poem, from “The Lord of the Rings”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 17 2011

Just Arrived: NK Jemisin’s “The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms” & Mira Grant’s “Feed”

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 16 2011

I’m Going To A Writers’ Tea Party: Woot!

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

May 15 2011

What I’ve Been Doing …

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

May 14 2011

So—Is Epic Fantasy Misogynist? Part 3: “The Wheel of Time” & “A Song of Ice and Fire” Series, and Conclusion

Posted in Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

May 13 2011

So—Is Epic Fantasy Misogynist? Part 2—“The Lord of the Rings”

Posted in Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

May 12 2011

So—Is Epic Fantasy Misogynist? Part 1

Posted in Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

May 11 2011

Tuesday Poem: “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by William Butler Yeats

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 10 2011

Picking Up Post Threads 2: “One Vital Part of My Process’

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 09 2011

Just Arrived: “broadsheet 7: new new zealand poetry”

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 08 2011

Picking Up Post Threads 1: “Baggage”

Posted in General, Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

May 07 2011

Update—Plus “Just Arrived”

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Just Arrived by Helen Lowe

May 06 2011

This ‘n’ That Again

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., General by Helen Lowe

May 05 2011

The Auckland Writers’ & Readers’ Festival 2011–Almost Here!

Posted in Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 04 2011

Tuesday Poem: Haiku—“the world of dew” by Kobayashi Issa

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

May 03 2011

The Supernatural Underground: “When The Going Gets Tough—What’re You Gonna Reach For?”

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

May 02 2011

About Revision: One Vital Part of My Process.

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 01 2011

What I’m Reading: “Baggage”

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Apr 30 2011

It’s Friday & “Gathering” Progress

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Apr 29 2011

No Big Post Today …

Posted in About My Books, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 28 2011

Requiem for a Bookshop

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 27 2011

Tuesday Poem: NZEF Trooper 203453 by Leigh Vickridge

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 26 2011

The Hugo Award Finalists 2011

Posted in Awards, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 25 2011

Blog Roll

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 24 2011

Starry Starry Night

Posted in Space Stuff by Helen Lowe

Apr 23 2011

Earthquake Report, 22 April: Christchurch—Whose City?

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Apr 22 2011

What I’ve Been Doing …

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Apr 21 2011

Is There A Distinctively New Zealand Speculative Fiction?

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 20 2011

Tuesday Poem: “The Gift Outright” by Robert Frost

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 19 2011

What I’m Reading: Patricia McKillip’s “The Changeling Sea”

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Apr 18 2011

Earthquake Report, 17 April: ‘Just When You Thought It Was Safe …’

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Apr 17 2011

Why Write Epic Fantasy?

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Apr 16 2011

Sir Julius Vogel Award Finalists 2011: The Full List Now Out

Posted in Awards, Events by Helen Lowe

Apr 15 2011

Sir Julius Vogel Awards 2011: “The Heir of Night” a Finalist

Posted in About My Books, Awards by Helen Lowe

Apr 14 2011

More Thoughts on Epic Fantasy

Posted in Epic Fantasy by Helen Lowe

Apr 13 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Castle Rock”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 12 2011

“The Heir of Night” is Reviewed Again—In German:)

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Apr 11 2011

More on Epic Fantasy

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Apr 10 2011

Epic Fantasy

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 09 2011

More This ‘n’ That

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 08 2011

This ‘n’ That

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 07 2011

ConText 2011

Posted in Events by Helen Lowe

Apr 06 2011

Tuesday Poem: First Birthday & “This is My Heart”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 05 2011

“Winter is Coming …”

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 04 2011

What I’m Reading …

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Apr 03 2011

The Supernatural Underground: “1 April & Three Fabulous Moms of SFF”

Posted in Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Apr 02 2011

My Book Month 2011

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Events by Helen Lowe

Apr 01 2011

Earthquake Report, 31 March

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Mar 31 2011

Diana Wynne Jones, 1934-2011: A Personal Tribute

Posted in Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Mar 30 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 29 2011

Earthquake Fundraiser: Tales for Canterbury

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Mar 28 2011

Sir Julius Vogel Award Nominations About to Close

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Mar 27 2011

What I’m Reading Post-Earthquake

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Mar 26 2011

Guest Blog Post: Historically-Influenced Fantasy Settings

Posted in Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Mar 25 2011

New Reviews for “The Heir of Night”

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Mar 25 2011

New Review for “Thornspell”

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Mar 24 2011

Of Earthquakes & Reader Feedback on “The Heir of Night”

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Mar 23 2011

Tuesday Poem: Café

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 22 2011

NZ Book Month, Here I Come!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Events by Helen Lowe

Mar 21 2011

Silent Witness: True Heroes

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Mar 20 2011

A Much-Needed Day Off

Posted in Earthquake Reports, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Mar 19 2011

Silent Witness

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Mar 18 2011

Yvonne de Fresne, A Personal Tribute

Posted in Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Mar 17 2011

Just Doing It

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Earthquake Reports, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Mar 16 2011

Tuesday Poem: Haiku—“after the funeral”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 15 2011

Earthquake Report, 14 March

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Mar 14 2011

Some Fun / Good Stuff

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Mar 13 2011

Japanese Earthquake

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Mar 12 2011

Earthquake Report, Day 17 (March 10)

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Mar 11 2011

Not About Earthquakes Or Their Aftermaths

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Mar 10 2011

Earthquake Report Day 15 (March 8)

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Mar 09 2011

Tuesday Poem: “To a Poor Old Woman” by William Carlos Williams

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 08 2011

In Which I Decide … To Return to My Work

Posted in About My Books, Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Mar 07 2011

Earthquake Report, Day 13 (March 6)

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Mar 06 2011

“The Heir of Night” UK Launch Giveaway—& Launch-a-thon Result

Posted in Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Mar 05 2011

“The Heir of Night” UK Launch Book Giveaway Now Closed

Posted in Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Mar 04 2011

“The Heir of Night”: Now Published in the UK—Plus Earthquake ‘Launch-a-thon’

Posted in Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Mar 03 2011

UK Launch Day ‘Advisory’

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Mar 03 2011

Reprise on my Earthquake Report for Day 8

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Mar 03 2011

Earthquake Report for Day 8, Plus the UK Release of “The Heir of Night”

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Mar 02 2011

Tuesday Poem: Storm Front

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 01 2011

Earthquake Report Day 6 (27 February)

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Feb 28 2011

Earthquake Report Day 5 (26 February)

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Feb 27 2011

Earthquake Day 4 (25 February)

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Feb 26 2011

Earthquake Day 3 (24 February)

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Feb 25 2011

Christchurch Earthquake Update

Posted in Earthquake Reports by Helen Lowe

Feb 24 2011

Tuesday Poem: Haiku “splitting pine” by Nick Williamson

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 22 2011

Here It Is—the UK Cover for “The Heir of Night”!

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Feb 21 2011

What I’m Reading—Plus “Just Arrived!”

Posted in Just Arrived, Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Feb 20 2011

In Which, Despite the Exigencies of the Writing Life, I Am Happy …

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Feb 19 2011

In Which I Reflect on Bottom Lines …

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Feb 18 2011

Single Titles Reviewers’ Choice Award 2010 for “The Heir of Night”

Posted in Awards, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Feb 17 2011

An Interview with Mary Victoria: Book Giveaway Result

Posted in Giveaways, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 16 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Knowing”—for Valentine’s Day

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 15 2011

An Interview with Mary Victoria, Author of “Samiha’s Song”—with Giveaway

Posted in Giveaways, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 14 2011

What I’m Reading: ‘The Elegance of the Hedgehog’

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Feb 13 2011

International Literary Quarterly: Issue 14 Published

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 12 2011

What I’m Doing …

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Feb 12 2011

Writing Strong Women in Fantasy: It’s all About Character

Posted in Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Feb 11 2011

Influences on Story 3: Other Writing

Posted in Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Feb 10 2011

International Literary Quarterly: A New Zealand Literary Showcase

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 09 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Tarantella” by Hilaire Belloc

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 08 2011

Book Giveaway Result

Posted in Giveaways, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 07 2011

What I’m Reading: “Leviathan” & “A Shadow In Summer”

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Feb 06 2011

What I’ve Been Doing … And What’s Coming Up

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Feb 05 2011

Release Day Interview with Beth Anne Miller—Plus Giveaway!

Posted in Giveaways, Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really', Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 04 2011

Fun Stuff Happening—Everywhere!

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 03 2011

Helen Lowe in Conversation with Beth Anne Miller—on the Supernatural Underground

Posted in Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Feb 02 2011

Tuesday Poem: 51 by Catullus

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 01 2011

Speculative Fiction: Reader Preferences

Posted in Friends by Helen Lowe

Jan 31 2011

What I’m Reading: “A Foreign Country” & “Samiha’s Song”

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 30 2011

Happy (Belated) Release Day, Tracey O’Hara!

Posted in Friends, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jan 29 2011

More Astronomy Fun—A Runaway Star!

Posted in Fun Stuff, Space Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jan 28 2011

Speculative Fiction in New Zealand

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 27 2011

“The best words in their best order”

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 26 2011

Tuesday Poem: Haiku “spring rain” by Kobayashi Issa

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 25 2011

I Welcome in the New Year on The Realm

Posted in Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 24 2011

New Reviews

Posted in Reviews by Helen Lowe

Jan 24 2011

What’s Coming Up

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jan 23 2011

Of Retreats and Productive Writing Environments

Posted in General, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jan 22 2011

Book Recommendations

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jan 21 2011

More Mish-Mash …

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 20 2011

And here’s the cat …

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jan 19 2011

Tuesday Poem: “Putting in the Seed” by Robert Frost

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 18 2011

What I’ve Been Doing … Or of Glossaries, Catch-Up, Contracts, Gardens & TV Viewing!

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Jan 17 2011

Sir Julius Vogel Award Nominations: Best Artwork

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Jan 16 2011

Guess What I Found in My PO Box This Morning?

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 15 2011

Guest Post on HarperVoyager USA: It’s Hugo Awards Time Again!

Posted in Awards, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Jan 14 2011

Sir Julius Vogel Awards Now Open for Nomination—& “How To” Nominate

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Jan 13 2011

Tis still the season—for lists!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jan 12 2011

Tuesday Poem: Harvey McQueen & “After the Disaster”

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 11 2011

Reader Feedback

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jan 10 2011

It’s Hugo Awards Time Again!

Posted in Awards, Worldcon by Helen Lowe

Jan 09 2011

True Love: The Chicago Manual of Style

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 08 2011

It’s Friday …

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Jan 07 2011

A Food Anecdote

Posted in Fun Stuff, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Jan 06 2011

Omissions!

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Jan 05 2011

In Memory of My Fellow Tuesday Poet: Harvey McQueen

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 04 2011

Summary of Reviews

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Jan 03 2011

Reflecting on 2010

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 02 2011

1-1-’11: And I’ve Finished The Wall of Night, Book Two!

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jan 01 2011

Happy New Year 2011!

Posted in General, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jan 01 2011

250 Posts Giveaway Result

Posted in Uncategorized by Helen Lowe

Jan 01 2011

“I Wish You Angels” by Joanna Preston

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 31 2010

Milestone: 250 Posts Reached—& Now Passed!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 30 2010

Short Fiction: Black Magic

Posted in Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Dec 29 2010

Christmas-New Year Tuesday Poem: “Uncle Joe’s New Year Tree” by Mike Bartholomew-Biggs

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 28 2010

Short Story: Heartland

Posted in Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Dec 27 2010

Earthquakes, Wine, Food … & A Poem by Keri Hulme

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 26 2010

Merry Christmas!

Posted in General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 25 2010

Christmas Is Coming …

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 24 2010

Tis A Nor’west Season

Posted in General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 23 2010

What’s Gone Down … What’s Coming Up

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Dec 22 2010

Tuesday Poem Christmas Exchange: “Burning with Joan of Arc” by Helen Rickerby

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 21 2010

“I Did It! I Did It!”

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Dec 20 2010

What I’m Reading

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 19 2010

What I’m Doing

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Dec 18 2010

Voyager Heading Out Beyond the Solar System

Posted in Other Writers, Space Stuff by Helen Lowe

Dec 17 2010

Mer-Made Tonight!

Posted in Events, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 16 2010

Sir Julius Vogel Award Nominations

Posted in Awards by Helen Lowe

Dec 16 2010

12 Spec Fic Stocking Fillers for the 12 Days of Christmas!

Posted in About My Books, Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 15 2010

Mer-Made Magic & Maybe Mayhem on the ‘Morrow

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 15 2010

Tuesday Poem: “Fey”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 14 2010

Guest Post: Helen Rickerby & “JAAM 28 Dance Dance Dance”

Posted in Book Launches, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 13 2010

2010 Nobel Peace Prize: Congratulations Dr Liu Xiaobo

Posted in Awards, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 12 2010

What I’m Reading

Posted in What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 11 2010

Rosewater Macaroon Cakes

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe

Dec 10 2010

Shameless Self-Promotion!

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 09 2010

Mer Made!

Posted in Events, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 08 2010

Tuesday Poem: “Blue” by Barbara McCartney

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 07 2010

Keeping Going

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ..., Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Dec 06 2010

On Beatties Bookblog: “The Heir of Night” Sells Netherlands Rights

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Dec 05 2010

More Good News!

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Dec 05 2010

Good News

Posted in Friends, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 04 2010

Songs from the Sea

Posted in General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 03 2010

Thornspell

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Dec 02 2010

What I’m Reading

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Dec 01 2010

Tuesday Poem: “Blue” by Catherine Fitchett

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 30 2010

Steampunk Reprised

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 29 2010

Thanksgiving

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 28 2010

2010 Reads: My Personal Picks So Far

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 27 2010

Christchurch City Libraries: “Heir” Included in Best Reads of 2010!

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Nov 26 2010

Pike River Mine Deaths

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 25 2010

New Publications: “JAAM 28: Dance Dance Dance” and “Bravado 20”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 24 2010

Tuesday Poem: “Wonderful To Relate” by Michele Leggott

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 23 2010

What I’m Reading: “Ship Breaker” by Paolo Bacigalupi

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 22 2010

What I’ve Been Doing …

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Nov 21 2010

Guest Post on Out of this Eos

Posted in About My Books, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Nov 20 2010

Clockwork Angel Giveaway

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 19 2010

Family Feedback

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Nov 19 2010

What’s Hot?

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 18 2010

More “Helen Lowe” Reads

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Nov 17 2010

Tuesday Poem: “Glass Cases (i)” by Christina Stachurski

Posted in Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 16 2010

What I’m Reading

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Nov 15 2010

The Quakes Go On …

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 14 2010

Spiral

Posted in Space Stuff by Helen Lowe

Nov 13 2010

“Fresh Fiction” Review for “The Heir of Night”

Posted in About My Books, Reviews by Helen Lowe

Nov 12 2010

Out of this Eos: It’s All About Character!

Posted in About My Books, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Nov 12 2010

Something About Auckland … Photos and Poem

Posted in Fun Stuff, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 11 2010

Something About Auckland …

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Nov 11 2010

What I’ve Been Doing …

Posted in About My Books, About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Nov 10 2010

Tuesday Poem: “The Foreign Office” by Victoria Broome

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 09 2010

So Who Was Sir Geoffrey Cox?

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 08 2010

The Loser in NZ Film

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 07 2010

Partial Solar Eclipse

Posted in Space Stuff by Helen Lowe

Nov 06 2010

Great Things Happening for Christchurch Poets

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Nov 05 2010

Favourite Cover Art

Posted in Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 04 2010

“Our Staff Recommends”—Hurrah!

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Nov 03 2010

Tuesday Poem: “Spring and All” by William Carlos Williams

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Nov 02 2010

What I’ve Been Doing …

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Nov 01 2010

Samhein—All Hallows Eve—Halloween

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Oct 31 2010

FSF Guest Author Series: Wrap Up & Competition Result

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Oct 30 2010

Out of this Eos: “The Heir of Night” & Characters Under Pressure

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Oct 29 2010

Specusphere Review … & Halloween

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Oct 29 2010

Over the Edge: Book Interview, Plus …

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Oct 28 2010

“The Heir of Night” Guest Author Series: James Norcliffe

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Oct 27 2010

Tuesday Poem: “Van Gogh in Aotearoa” by Siobhan Harvey

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Oct 26 2010

“The Heir of Night” Guest Author Series: Marianne de Pierres

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Oct 25 2010

Arts on Sunday Interview on Podcast, Plus a New Review

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Oct 24 2010

Arts on Sunday, The Supernatural Underground, And …

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Oct 24 2010

A Few Armageddon Photos!

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Oct 24 2010

“The Heir of Night” Guest Author Series: Gillian Polack

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Oct 23 2010

Weekend Events: Armageddon & Arts on Sunday!

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Oct 22 2010

Big Idea

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Oct 22 2010

Keeping It Real: Character

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Oct 22 2010

“Is Fantasy Really Escapism?”

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Oct 21 2010

“The Heir of Night” Guest Author Series: Julie Czerneda

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Oct 21 2010

“The Heir of Night” Guest Author Series: Anne Hamilton

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Oct 20 2010

There’s So Much Happening!

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Oct 19 2010

Tuesday Poem: “Nanosphere” by Harvey Molloy

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Oct 19 2010

“The Heir of Night” Guest Author Series: Juliet Marillier

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Oct 18 2010

“The Heir of Night” Guest Author Series: Tracey O’Hara

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Oct 17 2010

“The Heir of Night” Guest Author Series: Michael Pryor

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Oct 16 2010

Tim Jones Guest Post Re-Posted on io9!

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Oct 15 2010

Cover Love

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Oct 15 2010

It’s Friday Update!

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Oct 15 2010

“The Heir of Night” Guest Author Series: Tim Jones

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Oct 14 2010

Revised F-SF Guest Author Schedule

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Oct 14 2010

“The Heir of Night” Guest Author Series: Kim Falconer

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Oct 13 2010

Tuesday Poem: “Maze” by Nancy Mattson

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Oct 12 2010

“The Heir of Night” F-SF Guest Author Series: Mary Victoria

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Oct 11 2010

Armageddon—Saturday 23 October

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Oct 10 2010

“The Heir of Night” Map Features … Plus “Our Staff Recommends”

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Oct 10 2010

“The Heir of Night” F-SF Guest Author Series: Nicole Murphy

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Oct 09 2010

“The Heir of Night” Grand Giveaway Draw Announced!

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Oct 08 2010

“The Heir of Night” F-SF Guest Author Series: Alan Baxter

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Oct 08 2010

Well, We Did It—We Painted AU/NZ Red for “The Heir of Night”!

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Oct 08 2010

“The Heir of Night” Launched in Australia/New Zealand Today—& I’m Celebratin’!

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches by Helen Lowe

Oct 07 2010

Celebrating F-SF & “The Heir of Night”: F-SF Author Guest Series

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Oct 06 2010

“Fiction Kingdom” Review for The Heir of Night

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Oct 06 2010

Tuesday Poem: Ithaca Conversations—Argos

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Oct 05 2010

Painting It Red: AU/NZ Launch of “The Heir of Night” Thursday 7

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Oct 04 2010

Mary Victoria Says: I’m A “Versatile Blogger”

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Oct 03 2010

Fun With Food

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Oct 02 2010

It’s Friday!

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Oct 01 2010

After the Party …

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Sep 30 2010

A Fantastic Party, But Seriously, It’s All You …

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Sep 29 2010

Here At Last: Publication Date In the USA!

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Sep 28 2010

Tuesday Poem: “Out of the blue” by Frankie McMillan

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Sep 28 2010

Early Copies Here!

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Sep 27 2010

A Day Closer … & Blog Interviews

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Sep 26 2010

Still Counting Down … & Some Thoughts on Reviews

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Sep 25 2010

Being In Countdown Mode

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Sep 24 2010

Library Journal Review for “The Heir of Night”—& Cover Flat Giveaway

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Sep 23 2010

Revised Countdown to “The Heir of Night” Release

Posted in About My Books, My Interviews by Helen Lowe

Sep 22 2010

Tuesday Poem: “In A Station of the Metro” By Ezra Pound

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Sep 21 2010

Countdown to “The Heir of Night” Release

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Sep 20 2010

Avast Me Hearties!

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Sep 19 2010

Zombie Love

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Sep 18 2010

Being A NZ SpecFic Writer

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 17 2010

Heir of Night Interview on Podcast

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Sep 16 2010

UNconventional: Worldcon & Me

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Sep 15 2010

Out of this Eos & NZ SpecFic Blogging Week

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Sep 15 2010

Tuesday Poem: “In the midst of the plain …” Bassho

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Sep 14 2010

Carrying On

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Sep 13 2010

The Big Idea: John Scalzi’s “Whatever” Blog

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Sep 12 2010

What I’m Reading

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Sep 11 2010

A Few Worldcon Photos

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Sep 10 2010

Orbit Interview: Building The Wall of Night

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Sep 09 2010

Living on the Back of the Dragon

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Sep 08 2010

Tuesday Poem: “Outback”

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Sep 07 2010

Worldcon: It’s All Over Now

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Sep 06 2010

“Thornspell” Review from Finland: 5 Stars

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Sep 06 2010

Christchurch Earthquake

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Sep 05 2010

Worldcon: Two Days In

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Sep 04 2010

An Interview with Cheryl Morgan: Reprised for Worldcon

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Sep 03 2010

Helen-in-Black on the Supernatural Underground

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Sep 02 2010

I’m in Melbourne!

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Sep 02 2010

I’ve Got Business Cards!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 01 2010

Tuesday Poem: “The World As Meditation” by Wallace Stevens

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Aug 31 2010

What I’m Reading: “Guardian of the Dead” by Karen Healey; “Mirabile Dictu” by Michelle Leggott

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Aug 30 2010

Wine Wow

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Aug 29 2010

And Here’s The NZ Post Book Award Result!

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Aug 28 2010

Today’s The Day—the NZ Post Book Awards Will Be Decided!

Posted in Awards, Events, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 27 2010

An Interview with Mary Victoria, Author of “Tymon’s Flight”

Posted in Other Writers, Worldcon by Helen Lowe

Aug 26 2010

An Interview With Cheryl Morgan

Posted in Guest Interviews on '...Anything Really' by Helen Lowe

Aug 25 2010

Tuesday Poem: “I am a Tyger” by Michael Harlow

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Aug 24 2010

Worldcon Ho!

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Aug 23 2010

Of CP Lin, Food & Wine Matches

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Aug 22 2010

What I’m Reading

Posted in Other Writers, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

Aug 21 2010

More “Heir of Night” Feedback

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Aug 20 2010

Ripley Patton Interview Features on Out of this Eos

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Aug 19 2010

Here It Is: The Australia-New Zealand Cover!

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Aug 18 2010

Tuesday Poem: “The Fox” by Bernadette Hall

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Aug 17 2010

The Press Christchurch Writers’ Festival

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Aug 16 2010

What I’m Reading: “Leaving The Tableland” & “Tymon’s Flight”

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Aug 15 2010

UnCONventional

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Aug 14 2010

Sir Julius Vogel Awards

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Aug 13 2010

New Radio Interviews

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Aug 12 2010

Reading for the Hugo Awards: the Final Instalment

Posted in Awards, Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 11 2010

Tuesday Poem: “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll

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Aug 10 2010

UNconventional—Fun Stuff!

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Aug 09 2010

Catch-Up Sunday

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Aug 08 2010

What I’m Reading

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Aug 07 2010

Speculative Fiction Interview

Posted in Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Aug 06 2010

Our Very Own G2V Star

Posted in Fun Stuff, Space Stuff by Helen Lowe

Aug 06 2010

Even More Australia/New Zealand Cover Excitement!

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Aug 05 2010

It’s Official: I’m Off to Worldcon

Posted in Awards, Worldcon by Helen Lowe

Aug 04 2010

Tuesday Poem: “North”

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Aug 03 2010

Giveaway Draw Result

Posted in About My Books, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Aug 03 2010

It’s “All About the Characters” on the Supernatural Underground

Posted in About My Books, Guest Blog Posts, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Aug 02 2010

More Australia/New Zealand Cover Excitement!

Posted in About My Books by Helen Lowe

Aug 01 2010

Reading for the Hugos on Out of this Eos Blog

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Jul 31 2010

What I’m Reading: “The God Engines” by John Scalzi; “Definitely Dead” by Charlaine Harris

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Jul 31 2010

New Zealand National Poetry Day: “Ti”

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Jul 30 2010

Sometimes …

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Jul 29 2010

Good Thornspell News

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Jul 28 2010

Tuesday Poem: “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson

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Jul 27 2010

The Supernatural Underground

Posted in About My Books, Other Writers, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jul 26 2010

What I’m Reading: “The Windup Girl” by Paolo Bacigalupi; “The City & The City” by China Mieville

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Jul 25 2010

National Poetry Day: Friday 30 July

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Jul 24 2010

More Fun Stuff

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Jul 23 2010

The Pleiades Again: Awesome!

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Jul 22 2010

Reading for the Hugo Awards on Out of this Eos Blog

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Jul 21 2010

Influences on Story (2) Giveaway

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Jul 21 2010

Tuesday Poem: “The First Artist On Mars” by Tim Jones

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Jul 20 2010

First Public Reader Response to “The Heir of Night”

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Jul 19 2010

Influences on Story (2)

Posted in About My Books, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Jul 19 2010

Check This Out!

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Jul 18 2010

It’s My Birthday!

Posted in Friends, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 18 2010

What I’m Reading: A Positive Bouquet of Books!

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Jul 17 2010

It’s Friday!

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Jul 16 2010

2010 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing

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Jul 15 2010

2010 Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards Announced

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Jul 14 2010

Tuesday Poem: Cowarral Sequence iii—A Summer Storm by Joanna Preston

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Jul 13 2010

Australia/New Zealand Cover Excitement

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Jul 12 2010

A Little Travelogue …

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Jul 11 2010

Feeling For Daylight: The Photographs of Jack Adamson

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Jul 10 2010

Interviews …

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Jul 09 2010

Joanna Preston & “The Summer King” Win The Mary Gilmore Poetry Prize (Australia)

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Jul 08 2010

Mid-Week Already!

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Jul 07 2010

Tuesday Poem: “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning

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Jul 06 2010

Reading the Mythopoeic Children’s Award Finalists

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Jul 05 2010

Fun Stuff!

Posted in About My Books, Friends, Other Writers

Jul 04 2010

“The Hat” Delivers!

Posted in About My Books, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jul 03 2010

Wrap-Up Saturday

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Jul 03 2010

“Thornspell” is Out In Paperback Today!

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Jul 02 2010

Making My Bow on the Supernatural Underground!

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Jul 01 2010

The Gathering of the Lost: Part 2—Done!

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Jul 01 2010

There’s A Lot Happening …

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Jun 30 2010

Tuesday Poem: “Between” by Rhian Gallagher

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Jun 29 2010

More on Books …

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Jun 28 2010

Interviews

Posted in Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 27 2010

Out of this Eos Blog: The Oil Spill

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 26 2010

It’s Still Friday!

Posted in About What I'm Doing ... by Helen Lowe

Jun 25 2010

It’s Friday — But First, More from “Elizabeth Knox & SpecFic”

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Jun 25 2010

Elizabeth Knox & Spec-Fic Christchurch

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Jun 24 2010

Influences on Story

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Jun 23 2010

Poetry Tuesday: More Poetry News

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Jun 22 2010

Tuesday Poem—A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning

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Jun 22 2010

Something About Mondays …

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Jun 21 2010

Neil Gaiman on Stories

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Jun 21 2010

Winter Solstice, Loulandia, & Matariki

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Jun 20 2010

Catalyst Open Mic Poetry Nights

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Jun 19 2010

It’s Friday!

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Jun 18 2010

And the winner is …

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Jun 17 2010

ARE Draw Pending

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 17 2010

Robin Hobb Quote for “The Heir of Night”

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Jun 16 2010

Tuesday Poem: “Ithaca Conversations—The Wayfarer”

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Jun 15 2010

“The Heir of Night” ARE’s Are Here!

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Jun 14 2010

A Welcome from the Bookman

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Jun 14 2010

What I’m Reading (& Awards)

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Jun 13 2010

Writing Books & Blogs

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Jun 12 2010

The Green Comet

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Jun 11 2010

The Seagull: Portrait of the Artist?

Posted in General

Jun 10 2010

Thornspell: Here in Paperback July 2!

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Jun 09 2010

Tuesday Poem: “You know the place: then … “

Posted in Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jun 08 2010

Queen’s Birthday

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 07 2010

Diana Wynne Jones

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Jun 06 2010

Book Launch: Grandma Meets The Queen

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Jun 05 2010

It’s Friday!

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Jun 04 2010

Worldcon: Also Attending

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Jun 03 2010

The Supernatural Underground Goes Live!

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Jun 02 2010

Tuesday Poem

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Jun 01 2010

And so it begins …

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May 31 2010


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