Helen Lowe. On Anything, Really... Author Helen Lowe
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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

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Dec 02 2024

Relooking At Leadership in Speculative Fiction: Part 2

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Nov 28 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

It’s Halloween! Time For A Listicle

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Oct 31 2024

What’s Up On Supernatural Underground

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Oct 21 2024

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

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Oct 17 2024

Swing Into Spring

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Oct 07 2024

On Writing — Louise Glück

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Aug 22 2024

A Quick Look At Owls in Fantasy

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Aug 08 2024

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

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Aug 01 2024

More on Fairytales — A Quote from Victoria M Adams

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Jul 29 2024

Extry “Supernatural Underground” Goodness

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Jul 25 2024

More on Fairytales — A Quote from CS Lewis

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Jul 22 2024

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

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Jul 15 2024

Announcing “The Wall of Night” Wiki!

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Jul 11 2024

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

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Jul 08 2024

Fun Stuff Ahead!

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Jul 04 2024

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

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Jun 27 2024

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

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Jun 17 2024

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

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Jun 13 2024

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

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Jun 10 2024

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

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Jun 06 2024

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

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May 30 2024

“Taking Tea” — More Thoughts on Festivals & Feasts

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May 27 2024

Q&A Thursdays #18: Adrian’s Question

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May 23 2024

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

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May 13 2024

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

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May 09 2024

Rounding Up April on the Supernatural Underground

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Apr 29 2024

The WALL Series “Tuckerization” Tradition

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Apr 25 2024

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

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Apr 22 2024

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

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Apr 08 2024

What’s Coming Up

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Apr 04 2024

Autumnal

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Mar 28 2024

A Writing Quote To Start The Week — from Jeanette Winterson

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Mar 25 2024

Q&A Thursdays #17: Jane’s Question

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Mar 21 2024

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

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Mar 11 2024

What I’m Watching — Avatar: The Last Airbender

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Mar 07 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?”

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Feb 26 2024

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

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Feb 12 2024

Recently on Supernatural Underground: Some Great Posts

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Feb 05 2024

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

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Jan 29 2024

A Writing Quote from the Great Ursula Le Guin

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Jan 25 2024

Q&A Thursdays #16: Forrest’s Question

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Jan 18 2024

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

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Dec 11 2023

What’s Coming Up

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Dec 07 2023

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

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Nov 30 2023

Kicking For Touch — With Added Writing Quote Goodness

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Nov 27 2023

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

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Nov 16 2023

Evocative Music

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Nov 13 2023

A Writing Quote from Michael Crichton, 1942 – 2008

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Oct 30 2023

A Northland Adventure

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Oct 19 2023

Q&A Thursdays #15: Andrew’s Question

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Sep 28 2023

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

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Sep 25 2023

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

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Sep 14 2023

About Those Book Covers, Then…

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Sep 11 2023

A Great Quote From Steve Jobs, 1955 – 2011

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Sep 07 2023

From The Backlist: Reflections on Minor Characters

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Aug 21 2023

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

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Aug 17 2023

Q&A Thursdays #14: Bethany’s Question

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Aug 10 2023

What’s A-Happenin’

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Jul 24 2023

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

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Jun 29 2023

Q&A Thursdays #13: Ashley’s Question

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Jun 15 2023

About This “Seasonality” Thing, Then…

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Jun 12 2023

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

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Jun 08 2023

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

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May 22 2023

Q&A Thursdays #12: Tom’s Question

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May 18 2023

Mothers As Main Characters in Fantasy & SciFi (Reprised)

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May 15 2023

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

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May 11 2023

A Quote from Jack Kerouac

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May 08 2023

A Writing Quote From Phyllis Theroux

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Apr 24 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

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Apr 13 2023

Catchcries & Slogans Revisited :-)

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Apr 10 2023

Catchcries & Slogans

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Apr 06 2023

Q&A Thursdays #11: Jenny’s Question

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Mar 30 2023

12 Favourite Sci-Fi Movies

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Mar 27 2023

Fun With Friends: Photo #5 from Marion Drolsbach

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Mar 16 2023

International Women’s Day (March 8)

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Mar 09 2023

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

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Feb 23 2023

Fun With Friends: Photo #2 From Marion Drolsbach

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Feb 02 2023

Fun With Friends: Photo #1 From Marion Drolsbach

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Jan 19 2023

Q&A Thursdays #10: Shannon’s Question

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Dec 15 2022

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

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Nov 28 2022

Q&A Thursdays #9: Josh’s Question

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Nov 24 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

Gorgeous Words: A Quote by Angela Carter

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Oct 20 2022

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

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Oct 06 2022

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

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Sep 08 2022

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, Giveaways by Helen Lowe
Aug 25 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…

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Aug 08 2022

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

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Aug 01 2022

A Writing Quote from GK Chesterton — Plus the Giveaway!

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Jul 28 2022

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

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Jul 25 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

The Book Covers of Patricia McKillip

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Jun 09 2022

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

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May 26 2022

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

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May 19 2022

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

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Apr 28 2022

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

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Apr 21 2022

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

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Apr 18 2022

No Update Today, But…

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Apr 07 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

A Time of Scurrying

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Mar 07 2022

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

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Feb 03 2022

On Anything, Really: What’s Coming Up

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Jan 10 2022

From The Blog Backlist: Where Ideas Come From

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Dec 13 2021

Dragonfly: aka The Magic of Nature

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Nov 25 2021

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

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Nov 11 2021

From The Blog Backlist: Writing Epic Heroines

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Oct 28 2021

Inside The Writing Life: Wrangling the Roadblocks

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Oct 25 2021

Favourite Quotes From Group Haarth: Linden’s Choice

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Oct 21 2021

Islands

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Oct 18 2021

Inside the Writing Life: Of Puzzles and Gardens

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Oct 11 2021

Favourite Quotes From Group Haarth: Martina’s Choice

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Oct 07 2021

Favourite Quotes From Group Haarth: Rosie’s Choice

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Sep 23 2021

A Writing Quote From Charles De Lint

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Sep 13 2021

Favourite Quotes From Group Haarth: Tricia’s Choice

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Sep 09 2021

Inside the Writing Life: It’s Plum Blossom Time

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Sep 06 2021

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

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Aug 30 2021

Favourite Quotes From Group Haarth: Mansi’s Choice

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Aug 26 2021

Favourite Quotes from FB Group Haarth

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Aug 19 2021

A Writing Quote From Isaac Bashevis Singer

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Aug 12 2021

No Post Today Because…

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Aug 09 2021

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

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Jul 29 2021

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

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Jul 15 2021

Inside the Writing Life: The Authorial Break

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Jul 05 2021

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

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Jul 01 2021

From The Blog Backlist: “North”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Poetry by Helen Lowe
Jun 24 2021

Winter Solstice

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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

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

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May 27 2021

Reading Older Books

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May 17 2021

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

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Apr 29 2021

Epic — & ANZAC Day Observed

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Apr 26 2021

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

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Apr 22 2021

Van Gogh Alive In Christchurch — & Some Marvelous Quotes

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Mar 08 2021

This ‘n’ That (Including WALL #4) …

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Feb 18 2021

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

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Feb 04 2021

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

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Jan 25 2021

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

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Jan 21 2021

A Report on Holiday Viewing: “Nomadland”

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Jan 18 2021

A Few Scenic Photos From My Christmas — New Year Break

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Jan 11 2021

It’s Christmas Eve…

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Dec 24 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

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

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

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Oct 26 2020

I Love This Quote by Gordon Lish

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Oct 19 2020

Swing Into Spring

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Sep 28 2020

A Quintessential Female “Lovable Rogue”

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Sep 21 2020

What I’m Watching: “The Mandalorian”

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Aug 24 2020

What I’m Watching: “Warrior Nun”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Aug 06 2020

The Fantasy Hive: Women In SFF Author Spotlight Series

Posted in Fun Stuff, My Interviews by Helen Lowe
Jul 13 2020

What I’m Watching: “The Luminaries”

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Jun 22 2020

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

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May 25 2020

Inside The Writing Life: About Those Muses Then

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May 14 2020

What I’m Watching: “Noughts & Crosses”

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Apr 27 2020

Bubble Fare (aka Autumn Fare)

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Apr 13 2020

Sunrise In The Southern Hemisphere

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Mar 19 2020

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

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Mar 05 2020

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

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Feb 20 2020

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

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Feb 06 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

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe
Dec 16 2019

Reprising M’Month of Daughter of Blood Fun!

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Dec 05 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

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Nov 07 2019

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

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Oct 31 2019

Spring Is A Comin’ In…

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Oct 10 2019

Finding Adventure In Fantasy

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Sep 23 2019

A Writing Quote From Jay Kristoff

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Sep 16 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

A Little Hellebore Magic

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Aug 19 2019

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe
Jun 03 2019

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

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
May 27 2019

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

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May 02 2019

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

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Apr 29 2019

A Quote About The Importance Of The Arts, Including Literature

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Apr 22 2019

Nice!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, Reviews by Helen Lowe
Apr 15 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”

Posted in Fun Stuff, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe
Apr 04 2019

Recalling “The Fellowship Of The Ring” Film

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Mar 11 2019

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

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Mar 04 2019

A Summery Writing Spot

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Jan 21 2019

A Hebe Wall :)

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Jan 14 2019

Holiday Fun

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Jan 10 2019

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

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Jan 03 2019

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

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Dec 17 2018

Wild South

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Dec 13 2018

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

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Dec 10 2018

Meetings With Remarkable Trees: Peel Forest

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Dec 03 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

Inside Middle Earth: Driving To Edoras

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Nov 19 2018

The Quest For The Orange Cake Grail Continues

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Nov 12 2018

On Supernatural Underground Now: Halloween Is Coming!

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Oct 04 2018

Resuming A Long Abandoned Quest for the Orange Cake Grail

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Oct 01 2018

Just Reminiscing: A Little Cover Magic

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Sep 24 2018

Silhouettes on the River

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Aug 06 2018

Inside Middle Earth: Snapshots

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Jul 30 2018

A Midwinter Feast

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Jun 25 2018

Here’s A Few Photos For You :-)

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Jun 04 2018

The Wall Of Night Series Map

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Apr 28 2018

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

Posted in About My Books, Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Apr 09 2018

A Quote From Isak Dinesen

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Mar 26 2018

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

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Mar 19 2018

Fab Spaceships Of SFF

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Space Stuff by Helen Lowe
Mar 05 2018

A Writing Quote From Ben Okri

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Feb 26 2018

Out Of Middle Earth (AKA Living In New Zealand)

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Feb 19 2018

Looking Back, Looking Forward; Farewell 2017, Welcome 2018

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Jan 01 2018

Happy Boxing Day!

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Dec 26 2017

Should Authors Have a Persona?

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Oct 30 2017

Authors Who Kicked Off A (Sub)-Genre

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Oct 23 2017

Celebrating the New Shiny…

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Oct 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

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

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Aug 28 2017

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

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Jul 24 2017

Around the Traps: From Black Gate to Supernatural Underground

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe
Jul 03 2017

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

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Jun 26 2017

“Now We Are 7”

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May 31 2017

A Shoutout for #WhyIRead

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May 15 2017

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe
Apr 17 2017

Fun Stuff Coming Up!

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Apr 10 2017

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

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Giveaways, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe
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

Some Favourite NZ Places for Waitangi Day

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Feb 06 2017

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

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe
Jan 30 2017

The Anniversary of “Daughter of Blood”

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Jan 26 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

Boxing Day Reflections — Plus Happening This Week

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Dec 26 2016

Words of Wisdom from Jack London

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Dec 23 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

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Dec 16 2016

More For This Week

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Dec 12 2016

Listicle Love aka “Something Old & Something New…”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe
Dec 09 2016

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Dec 05 2016

Thinking About Thanksgiving

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Nov 25 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

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

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Nov 04 2016

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

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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

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

Twelve Great Leaders of SFF: Part 1

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Oct 17 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)

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Oct 06 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

Listening Revisited

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Sep 28 2016

Some Iconic “Inside Middle Earth” Fun for Monday

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Sep 26 2016

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

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Sep 21 2016

Listening

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Sep 15 2016

A Fun Thing I Saw On Twitter

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Sep 08 2016

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

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Sep 05 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

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Aug 31 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

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…

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Aug 05 2016

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

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Jul 21 2016

Happening This Week: A Guest Post From Kim Falconer!

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Jul 18 2016

Meeting A Remarkable Tree

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Jul 17 2016

Two Famous Quotes — Plus A Poem

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Poetry by Helen Lowe
Jul 15 2016

Midwinter Photo Fun

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Jul 10 2016

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

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Jun 24 2016

The #TheWallOfNight Question I Missed

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Jun 23 2016

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

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Jun 22 2016

“The Wall Of Night” Q&A Is Nigh

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Jun 18 2016

“Vivid” Sydney & the Opera House

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Jun 11 2016

Sandstone Sydney

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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

The Wall of Night FB Group — Fun To Come

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Jun 06 2016

Inside Middle Earth: More Pics from the Holiday

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May 28 2016

“The Wall of Night” FB Group

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May 22 2016

More Pics from Inside Middle Earth

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May 21 2016

Hazards of the Writing Life

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May 20 2016

My Reflections on “Excalibur”

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May 19 2016

Captain America: Civil War

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May 12 2016

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

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May 11 2016

Inside Middle Earth: Abel Tasman National Park

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May 06 2016

Look Out, My Mind’s Been Melded—This Time By “Favourite Weapons”

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May 05 2016

One of my favourite places …

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Apr 24 2016

A Dragon Quote From Thornspell

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Apr 21 2016

Heralding “The Blood In The Beginning” — & Meet Ava Sykes

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Apr 20 2016

From Dragonslaying to Dragonriders — Who Rang In The Change?

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Apr 18 2016

One More Dragonslayer…

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Apr 15 2016

A League of Fantastic Dragonslayers

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Apr 14 2016

58 Eridani: The Game Behind The Story, Part 2

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Apr 10 2016

58 Eridani: The Game Behind the Story, Part 1

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Apr 03 2016

58 Eridani: The 15th & Final Episode

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Mar 27 2016

One A Penny, Two A Penny: Fun With Food — Good Friday Style

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Mar 25 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

Coming Up This Week

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Mar 14 2016

58 Eridani: Episode 13

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Mar 12 2016

“A Book Is A Dream…”

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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

58 Eridani: Episode 12

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Mar 06 2016

Saturday Fun

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Mar 05 2016

Finally Got There: I’ve Seen “The Martian”

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Feb 29 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

58 Eridani: Episode 10

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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

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

“Names Matter”: Yes, They Do

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Feb 08 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

58 Eridani: Episode 8 (Plus “Daughter Of Blood” Release Week Update)

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe
Jan 30 2016

An Avid Reader Special: Karen McMillan’s Five Most-Anticipated Reads Of 2016

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Jan 25 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

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Jan 22 2016

Deleted Scenes — aka The Author’s Cut

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Jan 21 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

58 Eridani: Episode 5

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Jan 09 2016

Calendar Love

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Jan 03 2016

58 Eridani: Episode 4

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Jan 02 2016

“Fantasy Heroines That Rock My World” #12 on SF Signal , Plus A Great Deal More…

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Dec 27 2015

58 Eridani: Episode 3

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe
Dec 26 2015

58 Eridani: Episode 2

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Dec 19 2015

58 Eridani: Episode 1

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Dec 13 2015

Introducing “58 Eridani” — A Game Log

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Dec 12 2015

Background Research: “Coming To The Aid Of The Enemy” #2

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Dec 11 2015

New Stuff Comin’ Up Ahead Of The Holidays

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe
Dec 09 2015

“Peak” Poppies

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Nov 29 2015

Background Research: “Coming To The Aid Of The Enemy”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Nov 27 2015

Background Research & Eye-Opening Facts: A Little-Known Siege

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Nov 25 2015

Black Gate Calls My Books “Future Treasures”

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Nov 23 2015

The Quest For The Holy Grail Continues…

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Nov 15 2015

A Fun Quote From F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Nov 07 2015

The Quest For the Holy Grail…

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Oct 24 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

A Quote for Saturday

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Oct 03 2015

Side By Side: A Grand Finale Of US Covers for “The Wall Of Night” Series

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Sep 27 2015

Side By Side: A Grand Finale Of UK Covers for “The Wall Of Night” Series

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Sep 26 2015

More Side By Side Fun: UK & (New) US Covers — “Daughter Of Blood”

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Sep 25 2015

Side By Side Fun: UK & (New) US Covers — “The Gathering Of The Lost”

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Sep 23 2015

Here They Are, Side By Side: UK & (New) US Covers — “The Heir Of Night”

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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

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

Coming Up This Week: Reveal Of The New US Covers For “The Wall Of Night” Series

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Sep 14 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

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…

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Aug 22 2015

Tis The Friday Of Linkage Love: To SF Signal, Supernatural Underground & More…

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Aug 21 2015

How’s This For Awesome?

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Aug 17 2015

A Quote For Sunday — Attributed to Vincent Van Gogh

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Aug 09 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

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!

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Aug 01 2015

Guest Post: Janis Freegard Interviews Three Characters From Her Debut Novel, “The Year of Falling.”

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Jul 27 2015

What’s Coming Up This Week

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Jul 25 2015

The Kind Of Tweet Any Author Likes To Receive ;-)

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Jul 19 2015

“Books Are A True Kind Of Magic” — Kate Forsyth

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Jul 18 2015

Daughter Of Blood, The Wall Of Night Book Three: UK Cover Revealed!

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Jul 14 2015

And The UK Cover For “Daughter Of Blood” Is LIVE!

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Jul 13 2015

A Teaspoonful Of Anticipation …

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Jul 13 2015

A Writing Quote For Sunday, from Isabel Allende

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Jun 28 2015

Fun With Friends — More Pics From Last Saturday’s Event

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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

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Jun 18 2015

Celebrating Christchurch’s Sir Julius Vogel Award Success: Rebecca Fisher, Best Fan Writer

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Jun 17 2015

Event Fun: We Celebrate Our Christchurch Sir Julius Vogel Award Finalists & Winners

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Jun 15 2015

Fun With Friends: David Mueller-Cajar Live @ Orange, 16 June

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Jun 07 2015

The Coolest Little Inside Middle Earth Photo…

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May 16 2015

Courtesy Of Professor Snape…

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May 09 2015

Inside The Road Trip — & Middle Earth: Skippers Canyon

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May 08 2015

The Sound Of Water

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
May 07 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

Wild South

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Apr 29 2015

The Perfect Quote On Art To Start Your Week — From Aristotle

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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

About That Road Trip, Then…

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Apr 24 2015

Autumn Glory From ‘Inside Middle Earth’

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Apr 19 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

What’s Coming Up, Plus Fun Links From The Week

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Mar 29 2015

Something About London & The Realms Fantastical

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Mar 19 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

Viewed & Enjoyed Lately: TV Shows & Films

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Mar 09 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 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

SFF Cover Art Love: More Favorites

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Feb 12 2015

Fictional Favourites: The Pressure Of Choosing Only One Hero or Heroine

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Feb 05 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

A Few Fun Links From The Past Week Or So

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Jan 25 2015

The Twelve Epic Days Of Christmas: It’s A Wrap

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Jan 06 2015

An Epic Christmas: On The Twelfth Day…

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Jan 05 2015

An Epic Christmas: On The Eleventh Day…

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Jan 04 2015

An Epic Christmas: On The Tenth Day…

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Jan 03 2015

An Epic Christmas: On The Ninth Day…

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Jan 02 2015

An Epic Christmas: On The Eighth Day…

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Jan 01 2015

An Epic Christmas: On The Seventh Day

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Dec 31 2014

An Epic Christmas: On The Sixth Day…

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Dec 30 2014

An Epic Christmas: On The Fifth Day…

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Dec 29 2014

An Epic Christmas: On The Fourth Day…

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Dec 28 2014

An Epic Christmas: On The Third Day…

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Dec 27 2014

An Epic Christmas: On The Second Day…

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Dec 26 2014

An Epic Christmas: On The First Day…

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Dec 25 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

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Dec 13 2014

A Quote For Saturday, From Joni Mitchell

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Dec 06 2014

The Alchemy of Alcibiades

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Dec 04 2014

A Writing Quote For Saturday, From John Rogers

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Nov 29 2014

A Quote For Saturday, From Goethe

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Nov 22 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

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Nov 15 2014

A Quote for Saturday, From Francis Bacon

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Nov 08 2014

It’s That Time: Just Now The Wisteria Is In Bloom…

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Nov 06 2014

A Writing Quote for Saturday, from Virginia Woolf

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Nov 01 2014

Inside Middle Earth: Mt Aspiring National Park

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Oct 25 2014

More Great Heroines Of SFF: Part 2

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Oct 23 2014

More Great Heroines Of SFF: Part One

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Oct 20 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Belinda Crawford

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Oct 19 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Karyn Taylor-Moore

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Oct 05 2014

Something Fun—And Ghostly—For Your Saturday…

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Sep 27 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

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

WORDChristchurch Excitement Builds: I Welcome Fellow Hachette Authors!

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Aug 25 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

Coming Up This Week, 21-27 July

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Jul 21 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

A Writing Quote from Harper Lee, With A Riff To Junot Diaz

Posted in About Writing, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Jun 19 2014

Coming Up This Week of Monday 16 June

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Jun 16 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

Happy 4th Birthday “On Anything, Really” :)

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
May 31 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Fellow Author Kate Forsyth

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, Reviews by Helen Lowe
May 25 2014

A Writing Quote For Sunday from Toni Morrison

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May 11 2014

Inside Middle Earth: Gibbston Valley

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
May 10 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 Writing Quote for Sunday, From Stephen Fry

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Apr 27 2014

Inside Middle Earth: Another Shot From The Road Trip

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Apr 26 2014

Hey, hey—Some Book Finishing Fun…

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Apr 05 2014

A Quote For Saturday, From Henry David Thoreau

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Mar 29 2014

Inside Middle Earth: From The Road Trip

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Mar 22 2014

A Little More Fun, Speaking Nu Zild

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Mar 16 2014

Inside Middle Earth: From The Road Trip

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Mar 08 2014

More Fun Speaking “New Zild”

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Mar 06 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Julie

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Mar 02 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Rodger (Christchurch)

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Feb 23 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Michelle Elvy

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Feb 16 2014

“It’s A Chicken’s Life” — A Short French Horn Composition By David Muller-Cajar

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Feb 15 2014

The Skiffy and Fanty Show Talks New Zealand Speculative Fiction (Yay!)

Posted in Fun Stuff, My Interviews by Helen Lowe
Feb 13 2014

Hachette NZ Revamps “The Realm” — With A Grand Giveaway

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Feb 10 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Thomas Stentz

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Feb 09 2014

Inside Middle Earth: From “The Shire” — The Green Dragon

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Feb 08 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Nancy Cudis

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Feb 02 2014

A Little Fun: Speaking “New Zild”

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Feb 01 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Ruth Maca

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Jan 26 2014

Inside Middle Earth: From “The Shire” — The Party Tree

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Jan 25 2014

Inside Middle Earth: From “The Shire” — Bag End

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Jan 18 2014

So, Christmas Plans Everybody?

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Dec 22 2013

A Book Quote For Saturday, From Somerset Maugham

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Dec 21 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Kristen B.

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Dec 15 2013

A Writing Quote For Saturday, From Emily Dickinson

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Dec 14 2013

Inside Middle Earth: Guess Where?

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Dec 08 2013

A Writing Quote For Saturday, From Elmore Leonard

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Dec 07 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Courtney Schafer

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Dec 01 2013

A Writing Quote for Saturday, from Toni Morrison

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Nov 30 2013

Something I Didn’t Know Until Now…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Nov 27 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

Comment Of The Week: (Again) From Kate Forsyth

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Nov 17 2013

A Writing Quote For Saturday, From Anaïs Nin

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Nov 16 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Kate Forsyth

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Nov 10 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Liz De Jager

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Nov 03 2013

A Writing Quote for Saturday from Raymond Chandler

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Nov 02 2013

SciFi Giveaway Saturday: Result

Posted in Fun Stuff, Giveaways by Helen Lowe
Oct 26 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

Around the Traps

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Oct 16 2013

Comment Of The Week: From “NightTrippin”

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Oct 13 2013

Quote Time: This One’s From Sir Edmund Hillary, 1919 – 2008

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Oct 12 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Elizabeth Welsh

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Oct 06 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Paul Weimer

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Sep 29 2013

More Fun Stuff: Guest Posts

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe
Sep 26 2013

A Writing Quote For Saturday: (Again) from Junot Diaz

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Sep 21 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!

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Sep 14 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

Comment Of The Week: from Jennifer Moore

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Sep 01 2013

A Writers’ Tea Party, 8 September — & More Frankie McMillan!

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Aug 31 2013

Fun! BookSworn & Friends Worldcon Party Poster

Posted in BookSworn, Events, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Aug 26 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Rosie Cooper

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Aug 25 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Charlotte Angus

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Aug 18 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

Our Third Book Quote for Saturday from Ursula Le Guin

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Aug 03 2013

Another Book Quote for Saturday from Ursula Le Guin

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Jul 27 2013

A Book Quote for Saturday: from Ursula Le Guin

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Jul 20 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

More Wine Wow: “One of the Very Best Pinot Noirs on the Planet”

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Jun 09 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

A Book Quote for Sunday: from AS Byatt

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
May 26 2013

Inside Middle Earth: Fantail / Piwakawaka

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
May 18 2013

Inside Middle Earth: The King Country

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
May 11 2013

Inside Middle Earth: Tamaki Makaurau

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Apr 29 2013

Allusion In Literature: “Eyeless In Gaza”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Apr 13 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

Here’s Another Photo of My Cat…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Apr 01 2013

Welcome To The BookSworn: Spinners of Tales, Weavers of Worlds!

Posted in BookSworn, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Mar 20 2013

So What Are You Reading?

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Mar 10 2013

Three Arcane Secrets for Successfully Writing Books in the 21st Century

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Feb 24 2013

A Writing Quote for Sunday, Courtesy of Ray Bradbury

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Feb 10 2013

My Favourite Fantasy Standalone Novels

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe
Jan 30 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

The Observer Celebrates Jane Austen’s 10 Best Characters—in Pictures

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Jan 09 2013

I’ve Seen “The Hobbit”—Yes, I Have!

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Dec 19 2012

“The Next Big Thing” Rocks On

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Dec 07 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 This” Moments: Celebrating Spring ii

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Nov 21 2012

“Just This” Moments: Celebrating Spring, i

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Nov 18 2012

Fun Stuff: Trying the New—I Make A Floral Wreath

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Nov 11 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

Reprised for Monday: A Friday Giveaway—A Trio of YA Fantasy Reads

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Oct 29 2012

A Friday Giveaway: A Trio of YA Reads

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Oct 26 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

Stargazing

Posted in Fun Stuff, Space Stuff by Helen Lowe
Sep 24 2012

“Fun With Food”—A Few Photos

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Sep 23 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

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Aug 25 2012

What’s Coming Up…

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Aug 19 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

Yesterday & Tomorrow…

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Aug 05 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

Fun Stuff

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
May 27 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

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

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

“The story is …” A Great Quote From Ursula Le Guin

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Apr 05 2012

My Excellent Adventure

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Mar 04 2012

“Life Isn’t …” A Great Quote From Alan Moore

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Feb 18 2012

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

Another Great Thing About Summer …

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Dec 11 2011

Encountering Fantastic Worlds, Part 3: SciFi continued

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Nov 28 2011

Encountering Fantastic Worlds, Part 3: SciFi

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Nov 25 2011

In the Spirit of Poe and Proofing …

Posted in Fun Stuff, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe
Nov 21 2011

Fun Stuff, Not Proofing …

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Nov 18 2011

Summer is A-Comin’ In

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Nov 07 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

Forget-Me-Nots

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Oct 22 2011

Fun With Friends

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Oct 09 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

“Fun With Thornspell”: We Have A Result!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Sep 15 2011

Around The Traps

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Sep 07 2011

WOW!

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Sep 05 2011

Fun With Thornspell: The Final Week!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Sep 01 2011

“Fun With Thornspell”: Week 4

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Aug 25 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

The Arthouse Presents “En Masse”, with Claire Beynon

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Aug 12 2011

“Fun with Thornspell”: Introducing the Judges, Plus …

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Aug 11 2011

“Fun With Thornspell” Reprise

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Aug 08 2011

Cool Places

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Aug 06 2011

Fun With “Thornspell”

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Aug 04 2011

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Posted in Fun Stuff, Space Stuff by Helen Lowe
Jul 29 2011

Fun With Friends

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Jul 25 2011

There & Back Again

Posted in About What I'm Doing ..., Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Jul 20 2011

“ismellsheep” Review Blog’s Swagday Giveaway

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Jul 14 2011

Six Great Heroes of Epic Fantasy, Part 2

Posted in Epic Fantasy, Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Jul 10 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

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

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

Blog Roll

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Apr 24 2011

More This ‘n’ That

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Apr 08 2011

“Winter is Coming …”

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Apr 04 2011

Some Fun / Good Stuff

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe
Mar 13 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

Fun Stuff Happening—Everywhere!

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Feb 03 2011

More Astronomy Fun—A Runaway Star!

Posted in Fun Stuff, Space Stuff by Helen Lowe
Jan 28 2011

Book Recommendations

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Jan 21 2011

And here’s the cat …

Posted in Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Jan 19 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

Tis still the season—for lists!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Jan 12 2011

A Food Anecdote

Posted in Fun Stuff, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe
Jan 06 2011

“I Wish You Angels” by Joanna Preston

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe
Dec 31 2010

Earthquakes, Wine, Food … & A Poem by Keri Hulme

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe
Dec 26 2010

Christmas Is Coming …

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe
Dec 24 2010

Mer-Made Magic & Maybe Mayhem on the ‘Morrow

Posted in Events, Fun Stuff, Poetry by Helen Lowe
Dec 15 2010

Rosewater Macaroon Cakes

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Dec 10 2010

Something About Auckland … Photos and Poem

Posted in Fun Stuff, Poetry by Helen Lowe
Nov 11 2010

Samhein—All Hallows Eve—Halloween

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Oct 31 2010

Specusphere Review … & Halloween

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, Reviews by Helen Lowe
Oct 29 2010

Cover Love

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Oct 15 2010

Painting It Red: AU/NZ Launch of “The Heir of Night” Thursday 7

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Oct 04 2010

Mary Victoria Says: I’m A “Versatile Blogger”

Posted in Awards, Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Oct 03 2010

Fun With Food

Posted in Fun Stuff, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe
Oct 02 2010

After the Party …

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Events, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Sep 30 2010

A Fantastic Party, But Seriously, It’s All You …

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Events, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Sep 29 2010

Here At Last: Publication Date In the USA!

Posted in About My Books, Book Launches, Events, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Sep 28 2010

Avast Me Hearties!

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Sep 19 2010

Zombie Love

Posted in Fun Stuff, Other Writers by Helen Lowe
Sep 18 2010

UNconventional: Worldcon & Me

Posted in Fun Stuff, Guest Blog Posts, Worldcon by Helen Lowe
Sep 15 2010

Orbit Interview: Building The Wall of Night

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff, My Interviews by Helen Lowe
Sep 09 2010

I’m in Melbourne!

Posted in Fun Stuff, Worldcon by Helen Lowe
Sep 02 2010

Wine Wow

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Aug 29 2010

Of CP Lin, Food & Wine Matches

Posted in Friends, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Aug 22 2010

Here It Is: The Australia-New Zealand Cover!

Posted in About My Books, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Aug 18 2010

UNconventional—Fun Stuff!

Posted in Fun Stuff, Worldcon by Helen Lowe
Aug 09 2010

Our Very Own G2V Star

Posted in Fun Stuff, Space Stuff by Helen Lowe
Aug 06 2010

New Zealand National Poetry Day: “Ti”

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Jul 30 2010

Sometimes …

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Jul 29 2010

More Fun Stuff

Posted in Book Launches, Fun Stuff by Helen Lowe
Jul 23 2010

The Pleiades Again: Awesome!

Posted in Fun Stuff, Space Stuff by Helen Lowe
Jul 22 2010

Check This Out!

Posted in Fun Stuff, Space Stuff by Helen Lowe
Jul 18 2010

The Gathering of the Lost: Find Out More!

The Gathering of the Lost
Jacket art by Greg Bridges
The Gathering of the Lost: USA Cover (Harper Voyager) - Read More Here!

"A richly told tale" -- Robin Hobb

"A vividly imagined world" -- Juliet Marillier

"This is an author with a gift for fantasy” -- Catherine Asaro

To read reviews, click Here.