Hello Everyone,
It's been a while since I have posted so have a bit of news.
A short story of mine called 'Burn Me' can be found in the current issue of AntipodeanSF, a speculative fiction online mag. Here is the link: http://www.antisf.com/stories/story09.htm
If you like it you can even vote for it as the best of the issue! It's a wee bit dark but hopefully enjoyable!
The website- Christmas Magazine, have asked to include two of my Christmas poems, Beyond a Snowy Path - Christmas in July and Beyond a Snowy Path - Dasher's Dash, in their online Advent Calendar, which goes live in the first week of December. They already have the original Beyond a Snowy Path as a permanent fixture on the site. Here is the link: http://www.christmasmagazine.com/en/spirit/
I recently had a meeting with the editor of Focus and it looks like they wish me to not only keep writing for them but maybe even do more little jobs for them for specialised issues. They don't have a January issue so I have a bit of a break but have story assignments lined up now till about June of next year. As the stories become longer and more involved they have offered to pay more per issue which is great.
The Lilith Charm didn't get a place in the Hachette Livre Development Programme which was a shame. The manuscript has been read by two people now and once I make some changes according to their suggestions I am going to start the submission process proper next year. Then will move on to the third novel which I have an idea for and the details are slowly coming together.
The only other thing to report is an article I have written on an artist called Ivan Isbister which I am very happy with but which was rejected by its intended magazine! So if anyone knows of any art mags that are looking for stories or profiles of individual artists, could you let me know!
That's about it for now! If I don't post before I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and hope you enjoy the next month and a half, the best time of the year!
Adi
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Latest news
The next article for Focus on a programme called Cafe Church will be published in the October issue.
Am about to start work on an article for submission to an art focussed magazine called Artlink, about a sculptor called Ivan Isbister, who I, fortunately, work with! Should know late November if accepted.
The Lilith Charm is inching towards final draft now. Have done all the major editing. Just need to expand some chapters and add an additional two chapters for better flow and plot development. I am really hoping to have the final draft completed by mid-october, which is when it needs to be ready anyway if the Hachette Livre programme comes through.
Otherwise I still have a poem in submission process and I received a couple of copies of Pendulum with Pieta right there in the pages!
Hope all are well!
Adi Gibb
Am about to start work on an article for submission to an art focussed magazine called Artlink, about a sculptor called Ivan Isbister, who I, fortunately, work with! Should know late November if accepted.
The Lilith Charm is inching towards final draft now. Have done all the major editing. Just need to expand some chapters and add an additional two chapters for better flow and plot development. I am really hoping to have the final draft completed by mid-october, which is when it needs to be ready anyway if the Hachette Livre programme comes through.
Otherwise I still have a poem in submission process and I received a couple of copies of Pendulum with Pieta right there in the pages!
Hope all are well!
Adi Gibb
Thursday, August 14, 2008
PIETA
Hi Everyone,
Just found out that a short story of mine called Pieta has been accepted into Pendulum Magazine for the 2008 edition. This is a literary anthology of works put together by the Chisholm Institute and distributed yearly. It will be launched at the Melbourne Writer's Festival on August 22nd. Unfortunately I can't be there!
Otherwise just scribbling away with a few submissions in at the moment, namely a poem, a short story and a piece of micro-fiction. Also waiting to hear back from Hachette Livre about the Manuscript Development Programme, so have to get my manuscript ship shape by then!
Hope all are well!
Adi
Just found out that a short story of mine called Pieta has been accepted into Pendulum Magazine for the 2008 edition. This is a literary anthology of works put together by the Chisholm Institute and distributed yearly. It will be launched at the Melbourne Writer's Festival on August 22nd. Unfortunately I can't be there!
Otherwise just scribbling away with a few submissions in at the moment, namely a poem, a short story and a piece of micro-fiction. Also waiting to hear back from Hachette Livre about the Manuscript Development Programme, so have to get my manuscript ship shape by then!
Hope all are well!
Adi
Thursday, July 17, 2008
New poem and an article
Hi Everyone,
A poem I wrote about Christmas in July is now on as a permanent poem in the Christmas Spirit section of the online Christmas site- Christmas Magazine. It will also be used in their online Advent Calendar this Christmas. It is not meant to be anything other than another xmas poem that I will share with Hamish when he is older, but I am glad it is getting some attention none the less. Here is the link: http://www.christmasmagazine.com/en/spirit/poem01.asp
My next article to appear in Focus in the August edition is a feature on Project Abraham, which I really enjoyed researching and writing, making contact with retired Bishops, Imams, Rabbis and the co-ordinator of the project herself. If you would like to find out more about the project see: http://www.projectabraham.org.au/
We are off for a trip to Tassie in a couple of weeks but hope to have a couple of short stories done by then!
Hope everyone is in the midst of magic!
Adi
A poem I wrote about Christmas in July is now on as a permanent poem in the Christmas Spirit section of the online Christmas site- Christmas Magazine. It will also be used in their online Advent Calendar this Christmas. It is not meant to be anything other than another xmas poem that I will share with Hamish when he is older, but I am glad it is getting some attention none the less. Here is the link: http://www.christmasmagazine.com/en/spirit/poem01.asp
My next article to appear in Focus in the August edition is a feature on Project Abraham, which I really enjoyed researching and writing, making contact with retired Bishops, Imams, Rabbis and the co-ordinator of the project herself. If you would like to find out more about the project see: http://www.projectabraham.org.au/
We are off for a trip to Tassie in a couple of weeks but hope to have a couple of short stories done by then!
Hope everyone is in the midst of magic!
Adi
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Latest News
A short story of mine called 'Burn Me' will be appearing in issue 126 of Antipodean SF, an online speculative fiction magazine, in mid-november. I also have a poem and a short story currently being considered by Eureka Street and another poem elsewhere. I am very hopeful about Eureka Street!
The biggest news however is I have finally been given a permanent regular PAID writing gig! The editor of Focus, the newspaper to the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane, wants an article per issue, which amounts to monthly. While this means a certain amount of having to write about what I am told to write about, they are very open to pitching ideas and my next article for them, my third, is going to be about Project Abraham, which I have always wanted to do something on. Very excited and looking forward to the challenge.
Novel wise I am currently in preparation for submitting part of my manuscript to a development programme which is being held in November by the Queensland Writer's Centre and Hachette Livre. Only ten 'emerging' writers are allocated a place and it would be incredible if I got in, though it would mean five days away from home which I don't like. Anyway, fingers crossed!
Finally the Christmas website that published the poem that this blog is based on, Beyond a Snowy Path, are interested in an idea of mine where I explore the notion of Christmas in July here in Australia. About half way through the first draft of that one. It comes as we are preparing for a big Christmas in July feast at our place on July 12th! Good timing!
Well better dash, hope all are well.
Adi
The biggest news however is I have finally been given a permanent regular PAID writing gig! The editor of Focus, the newspaper to the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane, wants an article per issue, which amounts to monthly. While this means a certain amount of having to write about what I am told to write about, they are very open to pitching ideas and my next article for them, my third, is going to be about Project Abraham, which I have always wanted to do something on. Very excited and looking forward to the challenge.
Novel wise I am currently in preparation for submitting part of my manuscript to a development programme which is being held in November by the Queensland Writer's Centre and Hachette Livre. Only ten 'emerging' writers are allocated a place and it would be incredible if I got in, though it would mean five days away from home which I don't like. Anyway, fingers crossed!
Finally the Christmas website that published the poem that this blog is based on, Beyond a Snowy Path, are interested in an idea of mine where I explore the notion of Christmas in July here in Australia. About half way through the first draft of that one. It comes as we are preparing for a big Christmas in July feast at our place on July 12th! Good timing!
Well better dash, hope all are well.
Adi
Sunday, May 4, 2008
It's finished!
"The Lilith Charm" has now been written! Well, the first draft anyway!
It is about seven thousand words short of my goal word length but I am hoping to make that up in the second draft.
SUCH a relief to have it finished as I have a deadline on March 12th to meet for an article and a competition deadline of May 31st! So now I can relax a bit and concentrate on other things for a short time before I start the wonderful process of proofing, editing and re-drafting!
I am contemplating setting up a second blog for the book where I will post news about progress and submissions etc. If I do I will also include a synopsis so everyone can see just what it is all about!
Anyway, chuffed to have finished!
Adi
It is about seven thousand words short of my goal word length but I am hoping to make that up in the second draft.
SUCH a relief to have it finished as I have a deadline on March 12th to meet for an article and a competition deadline of May 31st! So now I can relax a bit and concentrate on other things for a short time before I start the wonderful process of proofing, editing and re-drafting!
I am contemplating setting up a second blog for the book where I will post news about progress and submissions etc. If I do I will also include a synopsis so everyone can see just what it is all about!
Anyway, chuffed to have finished!
Adi
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
NUMBER 20!!
Hi Everyone,
Just got final confirmation of my 20th publication!
A short story of mine called 'Numen's Sign' will be appearing in the on-line magazine Eureka Street. The address is: http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/ and the story will be in the fiction section as of tomorrow!
Also heard back from Focus! They liked my article and have commissioned another with a May 11th deadline! So I am working on that at the moment.
The novel should be finished next week! At least the first draft!
Please forgive this self-indulgent post about my 20th! It's just, I can remember aching for my 1st!
Hope this post finds everyone in the midst of magic.
Adi
Just got final confirmation of my 20th publication!
A short story of mine called 'Numen's Sign' will be appearing in the on-line magazine Eureka Street. The address is: http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/ and the story will be in the fiction section as of tomorrow!
Also heard back from Focus! They liked my article and have commissioned another with a May 11th deadline! So I am working on that at the moment.
The novel should be finished next week! At least the first draft!
Please forgive this self-indulgent post about my 20th! It's just, I can remember aching for my 1st!
Hope this post finds everyone in the midst of magic.
Adi
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Article published and other news
Hi Everyone,
In the May edition of Focus, the newspaper sent out to the whole of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane, an article I have written about Aaron Ghiloni called A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF A YOUTH AND FAMILIES MINISTER will be appearing.
In other news I have a few submissions out and waiting for responses. My novel is getting there! I have about three large chapters to go! Depending on how long these chapters are, I have a feeling that I will be about 5000 words short of my intended word length, but hopefully I can gain this, and more, in the edit and re-drafting.
Hope all are well,
Adi Gibb
In the May edition of Focus, the newspaper sent out to the whole of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane, an article I have written about Aaron Ghiloni called A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF A YOUTH AND FAMILIES MINISTER will be appearing.
In other news I have a few submissions out and waiting for responses. My novel is getting there! I have about three large chapters to go! Depending on how long these chapters are, I have a feeling that I will be about 5000 words short of my intended word length, but hopefully I can gain this, and more, in the edit and re-drafting.
Hope all are well,
Adi Gibb
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Novel news
Hello everyone,
I hit the 40000 word mark tonight which means that I am just over half way there!
I also was able to finish the historical sub-plot on Friday last which was great. I certainly felt so much more comfortable writing within the historical genre and I may explore conentrating on that field for future projects.
Meanwhile I have about nine or ten more chapter to go before I finish this one and I feel like I am on the downward run, although it is still a long way to the finish line.
Looking forward to letting you know when I have finished the first draft and, quite frankly, looking forward to tackling some of the myriad of ideas I have had for short stories etc while I am concentrating on this project.
Adi
I hit the 40000 word mark tonight which means that I am just over half way there!
I also was able to finish the historical sub-plot on Friday last which was great. I certainly felt so much more comfortable writing within the historical genre and I may explore conentrating on that field for future projects.
Meanwhile I have about nine or ten more chapter to go before I finish this one and I feel like I am on the downward run, although it is still a long way to the finish line.
Looking forward to letting you know when I have finished the first draft and, quite frankly, looking forward to tackling some of the myriad of ideas I have had for short stories etc while I am concentrating on this project.
Adi
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Update
Hi Everyone,
Well I am in the middle of writing my second novel. It is tentatively titled 'The Devil's Journal', though another possibility is 'Lilith'. I am about 25 000 words in and confident I will make my target word length. I am currently working on the historical sub-plot of the book which required quite a bit of research but I am happy with the results. Anyway, will keep this blog informed as to when it is finished.
Last week I sold another copy of 'Fidelis'. Sales have not gone through the roof by any means, but I feel that it served a fantastic purpose to learn more about what it takes to write a novel. I still think back to the lessons learned while writing 'Fidelis' as I am writing this one.
The literary magazine which will be publishing a short story of mine called 'Salute' in its first edition should be up and running soon. An artist has drawn two illustrations to go along with the story and I have seen them both. They are very good and should add the right feel to the story. Again, will post here once it is up.
That is about all for now. I do have two short stories, one called 'Numen's Sign' and one called 'Pieta' which are in the submission process at the moment and I will let you know if these are successful in gaining publication.
Adi
Well I am in the middle of writing my second novel. It is tentatively titled 'The Devil's Journal', though another possibility is 'Lilith'. I am about 25 000 words in and confident I will make my target word length. I am currently working on the historical sub-plot of the book which required quite a bit of research but I am happy with the results. Anyway, will keep this blog informed as to when it is finished.
Last week I sold another copy of 'Fidelis'. Sales have not gone through the roof by any means, but I feel that it served a fantastic purpose to learn more about what it takes to write a novel. I still think back to the lessons learned while writing 'Fidelis' as I am writing this one.
The literary magazine which will be publishing a short story of mine called 'Salute' in its first edition should be up and running soon. An artist has drawn two illustrations to go along with the story and I have seen them both. They are very good and should add the right feel to the story. Again, will post here once it is up.
That is about all for now. I do have two short stories, one called 'Numen's Sign' and one called 'Pieta' which are in the submission process at the moment and I will let you know if these are successful in gaining publication.
Adi
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
CROSS
A very short story of mine called CROSS has just been published by The Outpost, an online magazine for Australian crime short stories. It can be found at: http://www.crimedownunder.com/TheOutpost.html
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Haiku
I am a participant in a current programme called A Month of Haiku, which involves providing a readers group with a Haiku for each day of January. This will then be reviewed and commented on by other members of the group.
However there is also a more public forum for the Haiku. On this blog: http://monthofhaiku08.blogspot.com/
Those who wish will be posting their Haiku as comments to Day 1, Day 2 etc of the blog relating to the programme. I will be doing this but am unsure as to when the poems will be available for viewing as there are permissions etc to go through first.
So if you want to look at one of my Haiku each day of this month (sounds like heaven I know) this is the address to do so.
Adi Gibb
However there is also a more public forum for the Haiku. On this blog: http://monthofhaiku08.blogspot.com/
Those who wish will be posting their Haiku as comments to Day 1, Day 2 etc of the blog relating to the programme. I will be doing this but am unsure as to when the poems will be available for viewing as there are permissions etc to go through first.
So if you want to look at one of my Haiku each day of this month (sounds like heaven I know) this is the address to do so.
Adi Gibb
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