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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

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

Funded! Canterbury Poets Are Across The Line!

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Sep 30 2024

Boosted: ‘Poetry In Performance’ Fundraiser

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Sep 19 2024

On Writing A Novel: Haruki Murakami

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Sep 09 2024

Oops: It’s Monday!

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Aug 19 2024

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

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Jul 15 2024

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

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Jun 27 2024

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

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May 13 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

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

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

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Dec 21 2023

Characters Behaving Badly Reprised

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Dec 14 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

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

A Northland Adventure

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 19 2023

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

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Oct 12 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

A Great Quote From Steve Jobs, 1955 – 2011

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Sep 07 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!

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Aug 17 2023

A Writing Quote From Margaret Atwood

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Aug 07 2023

What’s A-Happenin’

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

Jul 24 2023

A Writing Quote from the Great Ursula K Le Guin

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Jul 17 2023

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

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Jun 29 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

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

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

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Apr 17 2023

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

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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

12 Favourite Sci-Fi Movies

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 27 2023

Fun With Friends: Photo #5 from Marion Drolsbach

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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)

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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

Thirty Years: Wow!

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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

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Jan 19 2023

It’s Halloween!

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Oct 31 2022

Gorgeous Words: A Quote by Angela Carter

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Oct 20 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

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

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 12 2022

This ‘N’ That

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

Aug 15 2022

Further Reflections On Recent Posts…

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Aug 08 2022

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

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

Jun 27 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

In Memoriam: Patricia McKillip, 1948 – 2022

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

May 16 2022

ANZAC Day: April 25

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 25 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

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

Kinda Busy…

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Jan 20 2022

On Anything, Really: What’s Coming Up

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 10 2022

What’s Coming Up for the Rest of the Year

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Dec 20 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

Islands

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Oct 18 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

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

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 20 2021

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 30 2021

Lockdown Reprised — Plus Some Pandemic-Themed Reads

Posted in General, Recommended Reading by Helen Lowe

Aug 23 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: “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

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

When Time & Many Re-Reads Take Their Toll

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

May 20 2021

Epic — & ANZAC Day Observed

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

Apr 26 2021

The Wisdom of Haruki Murakami

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

Apr 19 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

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

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 15 2021

Van Gogh Alive In Christchurch — & Some Marvelous Quotes

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

Mar 08 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

“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

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 Few Scenic Photos From My Christmas — New Year Break

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 11 2021

It’s Christmas Eve…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

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!

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

Nov 30 2020

Inside Middle Earth: Wattle Bay

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 23 2020

I Love This Quote by Gordon Lish

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

Oct 19 2020

Gorgeous Words: Laini Taylor and “Strange the Dreamer”

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

Oct 05 2020

Swing Into Spring

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 28 2020

What I’m Watching: “The Mandalorian”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 24 2020

Back In Those Covid Times Again

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Aug 13 2020

What I’m Watching: “Warrior Nun”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 06 2020

A Decade of International Award Success for NZ Speculative Fiction

Posted in Awards, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 06 2020

Congratulations, Tamsyn Muir: Locus Award 2020 for First Book

Posted in Awards, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 29 2020

What I’m Watching: “The Luminaries”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 22 2020

Inside The Writing Life: Writing Novels, Posting Blogs

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 18 2020

My Side Of The River

Posted in Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 01 2020

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 25 2020

Inside The Writing Life: About Those Muses Then

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May 14 2020

What’s Coming Up

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Apr 29 2020

What I’m Watching: “Noughts & Crosses”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 27 2020

Bubble Fare (aka Autumn Fare)

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 13 2020

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

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 06 2020

Writing In A Time of Corona Virus (Updated)

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 23 2020

Sunrise In The Southern Hemisphere

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 19 2020

A Snippet of Summer

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 20 2020

A Few Thoughts On Word Of Mouth…

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 13 2020

A Few Pics From M’Holiday

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 09 2020

Starting As We Mean To Go On

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 06 2020

Merry Christmas!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 25 2019

Best Wishes To All Of You!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 23 2019

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

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

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

Oct 31 2019

Something Worth Saying… And Trying.

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Oct 28 2019

Spring Is A Comin’ In…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 10 2019

A Writing Quote From Jay Kristoff

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

Sep 16 2019

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

Posted in Awards, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 09 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 Little Hellebore Magic

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 19 2019

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

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 29 2019

Looking Forward To — Julie Czerneda & Tim Jones

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 22 2019

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

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 24 2019

“Gorgeous Words” Revisited

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

May 06 2019

A Quote About The Importance Of The Arts, Including Literature

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 22 2019

A Writing Quote From Harper Lee

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 08 2019

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

Posted in General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Apr 01 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

Recalling “The Fellowship Of The Ring” Film

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

Mar 11 2019

Supernatural Underground 2019: Your Thoughts Welcomed

Posted in General, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jan 28 2019

A Hebe Wall :)

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 14 2019

Holiday Fun

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 10 2019

Festival Of Light

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

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

Meetings With Remarkable Trees: Peel Forest

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 03 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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 12 2018

Remember, Remember, the 5th Of November…

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 05 2018

Silhouettes on the River

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 06 2018

Inside Middle Earth: Snapshots

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 30 2018

A Midwinter Feast

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 25 2018

Here’s A Few Photos For You :-)

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 04 2018

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

Posted in Awards, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 23 2018

A Quote From Isak Dinesen

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 26 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)

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

Feb 19 2018

Ursula K. Le Guin, 1929 – 2018

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jan 29 2018

Looking Back, Looking Forward; Farewell 2017, Welcome 2018

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 01 2018

Happy Boxing Day!

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 26 2017

Should Authors Have a Persona?

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 30 2017

Authors Who Kicked Off A (Sub)-Genre

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 23 2017

Celebrating the New Shiny…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 14 2017

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

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

Sep 11 2017

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

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

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

Jun 26 2017

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

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 12 2017

Writing Influences

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 05 2017

“Now We Are 7”

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 31 2017

Why I Write

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

May 29 2017

Why I Read: Happy 200th Anniversary HarperCollins

Posted in About Writing, General, What I'm Reading by Helen Lowe

May 22 2017

A Shoutout for #WhyIRead

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 15 2017

Inside Middle Earth: Braided River

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 06 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

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”

Posted in About My Books, General, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jan 01 2017

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

Posted in Big Worlds On Small Screens With Rebecca Fisher, General, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

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

Boxing Day Reflections — Plus Happening This Week

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

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

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 19 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

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

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 29 2016

Thinking About Thanksgiving

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 25 2016

Saw the Movie “Arrival”…

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 21 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

Haere Ra, Christchurch Children’s Bookshop

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Oct 31 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

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

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 06 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

Some Iconic “Inside Middle Earth” Fun for Monday

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 26 2016

A Fun Thing I Saw On Twitter

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 08 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

So You Don’t Believe In Magic…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 05 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

Meeting A Remarkable Tree

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 17 2016

Two Famous Quotes — Plus A Poem

Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jul 15 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

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

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 01 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

The Influence of Trees on Landscape — In My Books!

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 19 2016

“He was my friend…”

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 17 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

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

“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

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

Captain America: Civil War

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 12 2016

A Farewell To SF Signal

Posted in General, SF Signal: Guest Posts by Helen Lowe

May 09 2016

Inside Middle Earth: Abel Tasman National Park

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 06 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

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

A Book Quote for Sunday, from Neil Armstrong, 1930 – 2012

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

Apr 17 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

Meet Some More of Christchurch’s Heritage & Notable Trees

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 13 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

Saturday Fun

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 05 2016

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 29 2016

The Heir of Night’s Translator Drops In…

Posted in Friends, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 21 2016

So “Why” All This Business About Trees

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Feb 18 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

A Change In Tomorrow’s Programme — Plus What Else Is Up

Posted in General, Guest Blog Posts by Helen Lowe

Feb 12 2016

Speaking for the Trees: Update 1

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

Feb 07 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

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

Love Letters To Melbourne’s Trees

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 17 2016

Calendar Love

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 03 2016

Hello, 2016 — & Daughter Of Blood!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 01 2016

It’s Christmas …

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 25 2015

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 11 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

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

“Peak” Poppies

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 25 2015

A Final Speculation On Arthurian Fantasy — & When It’s Most Popular

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 22 2015

Was There A Golden Age of Arthurian Fantasy?

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 20 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

“The Matter Of Britain”: Arthurian Fantasy

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 13 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

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

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

The Quest For the Holy Grail…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 24 2015

More Fabulous Fantasy Settings

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 21 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

Patti Smith on Writing…

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 11 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

Book Readers’ Sunday

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

Sep 13 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

A Few Favourite Mottos

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 23 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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 09 2015

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

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

Jul 18 2015

A Writing Quote For Sunday, From Toni Morrison

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 05 2015

A Writing Quote For Sunday, from Isabel Allende

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 28 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

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

“Defining” Books Of The Twentieth Century

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 21 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

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

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 29 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

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

Background Tales, Once Told, That Prove Disappointing…

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 09 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

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 29 2015

Untold Stories I’ve Always Wondered About…

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 26 2015

Something About London & The Realms Fantastical

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 19 2015

SF Lineage: Le Guin Through Cherryh To Leckie

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Mar 16 2015

Viewed & Enjoyed Lately: TV Shows & Films

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 09 2015

A Writing Quote for Saturday From EB White — Plus Don’t Forget…

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 07 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

American Heart Month: A Few Tips For Heart-Conscious Living

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Feb 18 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

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

On Writing As Vocation: More Thoughts Sparked By Zadie Smith

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 04 2015

Zadie Smith: “All that matters is what you leave on the page”

Posted in About Writing, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 01 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

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

A Brief Reflection On SFF Awards & The Oscars

Posted in Awards, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 21 2015

Transitioning Into 2015—& Anticipating The New

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 18 2015

On 2015 and Resolution

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

Jan 12 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

Twelfth Night

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 06 2015

Happy New Year!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 01 2015

The Best Of The Season To You All

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 24 2014

“I Meant It To Be A Poem About Sparrows”: Unveiling The Painting

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 22 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

A Quote For Saturday, From Joni Mitchell

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 06 2014

The Alchemy of Alcibiades

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 04 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

My Top SF Films

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 26 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

“…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

Thinking More About That Blood Moon…

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 10 2014

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 06 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

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

Why I Don’t Entirely Agree With Nick Hornby

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 13 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

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

Why I’m Voting Today

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 20 2014

Gorgeous Words: “Chocolat” by Joanne Harris

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

Aug 07 2014

Uh-oh…

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Aug 04 2014

Coming Up This Week, 21-27 July

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 21 2014

Inside Middle Earth: Taiaroa Head / Otago Peninsula

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 25 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

“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

More Changes On The Blog

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

May 26 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

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

Vladimir Nabokov On The Three Aspects Of A Major Writer

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 05 2014

A Quote for Saturday…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 03 2014

Points Of View

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 01 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

“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 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

Gorgeous Words: Mary Renault & “The Praise Singer”

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

Apr 06 2014

A Quote For Saturday, From Henry David Thoreau

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 29 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

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

A Poetry Quote for Saturday, From Russel Baker

Posted in General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Mar 15 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

Gorgeous Words: Mary Stewart & “Madam, Will You Talk?”

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

Mar 05 2014

Comment Of The Week: From Julie

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Mar 02 2014

Commemorating February 22nd, 2011

Posted in Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 22 2014

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

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

Feb 10 2014

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 08 2014

Waitangi Day: Celebrating Us — In Literature

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 06 2014

“Here’s SpecFicNZ Wellington”: The Wrap Up

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jan 30 2014

A Poetry Quote For Tuesday, From Billy Collins

Posted in General, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 28 2014

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 25 2014

A Poetry Quote For Tuesday, From Robert Frost

Posted in General, Other Writers, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Jan 21 2014

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 18 2014

Wrapping Up The Most-Read Posts Of 2013—& Back To Routine :)

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

Jan 14 2014

A Resolution For 2014 :)

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 02 2014

My Year In Retrospect — On The Supernatural Underground Now!

Posted in General, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jan 01 2014

Happy New Year!

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Jan 01 2014

New Year’s Eve: A Thought for The Cusp of the Year, Courtesy Of St Augustine

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 31 2013

Acknowledging Contributors: The One-Off Reviewers :)

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', General by Helen Lowe

Dec 30 2013

Acknowledging Contributors: Andrew Robins & SFF Reviews

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', General by Helen Lowe

Dec 29 2013

Acknowledging Contributors: Marion Drolsbach & “To Hell & Back: Translating Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno.'”

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', General by Helen Lowe

Dec 28 2013

Acknowledging Contributors: Rebecca Fisher & ‘Big Worlds On Small Screens’

Posted in Best of '... on Anything, Really', General by Helen Lowe

Dec 27 2013

Acknowledging Contributors

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 26 2013

Merry Christmas!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 25 2013

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

“Here’s SpecFicNZ Wellington”: Featuring Darusha Wehm

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 19 2013

A Writing Quote For Saturday, From Emily Dickinson

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 14 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Wellington”: Featuring Jonathan James Todd

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 12 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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 07 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Wellington”: Featuring Dan Rabarts

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 05 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

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Wellington”: Featuring Richard Parry

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 28 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

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

Nov 24 2013

A Writing Quote For Saturday, From John Steinbeck

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 23 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Wellington”: Featuring Eileen Mueller

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 21 2013

A Writing Quote For Saturday, From Anaïs Nin

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 16 2013

“Here’s SpecFicNZ–Wellington”: Featuring Sally McLennan

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 14 2013

Awesome Words From Eleanor Catton On “Worth” And “Value”

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 11 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Kate Forsyth

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

Nov 10 2013

A Writing Quote for Saturday, From Joyce Carol Oates

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 09 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Liz De Jager

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

Nov 03 2013

A Writing Quote for Saturday from Raymond Chandler

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 02 2013

Here’s SpecFicNZ Wellington — Featuring Elizabeth Heritage

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 31 2013

Ignatz, 1992-2013

Posted in Friends, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 27 2013

Here’s SpecFicNZ Wellington — Introducing More Comrades in Speculative Fiction

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 24 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Orare

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

Oct 20 2013

Around the Traps

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

Oct 16 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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 12 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Elizabeth Welsh

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 06 2013

A Writing Quote for Saturday, from Mark Twain

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Oct 05 2013

What’s On This Week of 30 September

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

Sep 30 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Paul Weimer

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

Sep 29 2013

Reminders: AKA It All Ends 30 September!

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 28 2013

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 21 2013

A Nice Shout Out From Christchurch City Libraries

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 19 2013

Comment Of The Week: from StephF

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

Sep 15 2013

A Writing Quote For Saturday: from Junot Diaz

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 07 2013

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 31 2013

Comment Of The Week: From Rosie Cooper

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

Aug 25 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

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 10 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

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

Another Of My “Most Disliked” Tropes Of SFF / Epic Fantasy

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 13 2013

One Of My “Most Disliked” Tropes Of SFF / Epic Fantasy

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 10 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

What’s Coming up “On Anything, Really”: Another Great Week!

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

Jun 10 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

What’s Coming up “On Anything, Really”: A Great Week!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 03 2013

A Book Quote for Sunday: from AS Byatt

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

May 26 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

Women Write Science Fiction: Yes, We Do!

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 16 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

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

Inside Middle Earth: Tamaki Makaurau

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 29 2013

Excitement—NZ’s Sir Julius Vogel Award Shortlist Announced

Posted in Awards, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Apr 27 2013

ANZAC Day & “The Walk Home” on Radio New Zealand National

Posted in General, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Apr 25 2013

A Book Quote For Sunday from Samuel Butler

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 21 2013

On Blogging & The Interrelationship With Writing–Or, Is Blogging A Marketing Tool?

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 18 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 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

Here’s Another Photo of My Cat…

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 01 2013

A Book Quote for Sunday from Carl Sagan

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 24 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

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

Commemorating February 22nd, 2011: “Disintegration”

Posted in Earthquake Poems, General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Feb 22 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 Writing Quote for Sunday, Courtesy of Ray Bradbury

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 10 2013

February 6: Waitangi Day — New Zealand is 173 Years Old Today

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Feb 06 2013

Oops! I Forgot “A Geography of Haarth”…

Posted in A Geography of Haarth, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 03 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

Holidays & the Joy of the Comfort Read

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 21 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

Happy New Year!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 01 2013

Merry Christmas!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 25 2012

A Sunday Quote from Neil Gaiman

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 23 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

“Epic” Giveaway, Plus Also Coming Up…

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 15 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

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

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

“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

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

“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

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 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

1021 Posts Today!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 01 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

A Friday Giveaway: A Trio of YA Reads

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Oct 26 2012

Questions Authors Get Asked: “Aren’t Writers in Competition?”

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Oct 24 2012

A Writing Quote for Sunday — Courtesy of Ernest Hemingway

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Oct 21 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

A Writing Quote for Sunday — Courtesy of John Steinbeck

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Sep 30 2012

A View From Here: A View From Aotearoa-New Zealand

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 27 2012

The Magic of The Gift: Thank You, Christchurch Irish Society

Posted in Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 22 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

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

A View From Here: A View From Christchurch

Posted in Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Sep 13 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

True Confessions Of A Writer…

Posted in General, Influences on Story by Helen Lowe

Sep 06 2012

More Thoughts on “Risking Delight”—Plus, “What If?” In The Context of Harry Potter

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Aug 24 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

A Passion for Fantasy

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 13 2012

Today I’m At The Hagley Writers’ Institute

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Aug 11 2012

Two Interesting Articles

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Aug 08 2012

What’s Coming Up

Posted in Book Reviews for "..on Anything Really", Events, General by Helen Lowe

Aug 01 2012

Margaret Mahy, 1936 – 2012: A Personal Tribute

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 25 2012

The Magic of Winter Worlds

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 21 2012

Nice!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jul 15 2012

A Sunday Quote From Roberto Calasso

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jul 08 2012

Time To Give In & Admit It…

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jul 06 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

‘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

Looks Like Snow—Christchurch Past & Present

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 10 2012

Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012: A Personal Tribute

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 08 2012

The “Help Baby Jayden” Online Auction Begins Today

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 02 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

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

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

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

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

Earth Day Visit To Wine Country

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 23 2012

A Day on Otago Peninsular

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 15 2012

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Apr 05 2012

Sunflowers

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 17 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

On Writing …

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 07 2012

Book Giveaway Draw

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Mar 04 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

Commemorating February 22nd 2011

Posted in Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 22 2012

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

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Feb 18 2012

My ‘Terribly Important Thoughts’ on the Writing Life …

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Feb 12 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

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

Ringing In The New: I’m Now On Twitter!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 06 2012

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

What I’ve Been Doing …

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

Dec 04 2011

A Walk Along the River …

Posted in Earthquake Reports, General by Helen Lowe

Nov 30 2011

Election Day

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 26 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

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

In Support of the Short Story

Posted in General, Short Fiction by Helen Lowe

Oct 17 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

Placido Domingo and Katherine Jenkins in Christchurch

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Oct 07 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

Six Great Non-Human Heroes of SFF: Part Two

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

Aug 19 2011

Six Great Non-Human Heroes of SFF

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

Aug 17 2011

Being In The Lull

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

Jul 24 2011

Six Great Heroes of Epic Fantasy, Part 2

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

Jul 10 2011

Six Great Heroes of Epic Fantasy: Part 1

Posted in Epic Fantasy, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 08 2011

Draw Result: Birthday-of-the-Blog Grand Book Giveaway Competition

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jul 02 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

In Which I Have Been Remiss …

Posted in Fun Stuff, General by Helen Lowe

Jun 02 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

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

The Excitement Mounts: “Tales for Canterbury” Goes To Press

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

May 21 2011

Time, Quality, & The Modern SFF Novel

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

May 19 2011

Picking Up Post Threads 1: “Baggage”

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

May 07 2011

This ‘n’ That Again

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

May 05 2011

Requiem for a Bookshop

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 27 2011

Is There A Distinctively New Zealand Speculative Fiction?

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Apr 20 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

In Which I Reflect on Bottom Lines …

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Feb 18 2011

Speculative Fiction in New Zealand

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 27 2011

Of Retreats and Productive Writing Environments

Posted in General, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jan 22 2011

True Love: The Chicago Manual of Style

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 08 2011

Reflecting on 2010

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jan 02 2011

Happy New Year 2011!

Posted in General, Supernatural Underground by Helen Lowe

Jan 01 2011

Milestone: 250 Posts Reached—& Now Passed!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Dec 30 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

2010 Nobel Peace Prize: Congratulations Dr Liu Xiaobo

Posted in Awards, General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Dec 12 2010

Shameless Self-Promotion!

Posted in About My Books, General by Helen Lowe

Dec 09 2010

Songs from the Sea

Posted in General, Poetry by Helen Lowe

Dec 03 2010

Steampunk Reprised

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 29 2010

Thanksgiving

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 28 2010

Pike River Mine Deaths

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 25 2010

Clockwork Angel Giveaway

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 19 2010

What’s Hot?

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Nov 18 2010

The Quakes Go On …

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Nov 14 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

Being A NZ SpecFic Writer

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 17 2010

Carrying On

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

Sep 13 2010

Living on the Back of the Dragon

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 08 2010

Christchurch Earthquake

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 05 2010

I’ve Got Business Cards!

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Sep 01 2010

Catch-Up Sunday

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

Aug 08 2010

It’s My Birthday!

Posted in Friends, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 18 2010

A Little Travelogue …

Posted in Friends, General by Helen Lowe

Jul 11 2010

Out of this Eos Blog: The Oil Spill

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 26 2010

It’s Friday — But First, More from “Elizabeth Knox & SpecFic”

Posted in General, Other Writers by Helen Lowe

Jun 25 2010

Winter Solstice, Loulandia, & Matariki

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 20 2010

ARE Draw Pending

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 17 2010

The Seagull: Portrait of the Artist?

Posted in General

Jun 10 2010

Queen’s Birthday

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

Jun 07 2010

And so it begins …

Posted in General by Helen Lowe

May 31 2010


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