This is an update on my books. I realise that I have not posted for quite a while, unfortunately my time and energy has been filled with other things. As such, I feel that now is a good time to post what is going on with my books, website and myself.

My website:As has been noted, the www.ljlabarthe.com website is now down. I decided not to renew ( Read more... )

Thank the universeThis was something that all Australian authors were worried about-the proposed changes to copyright laws. Under the proposal, copyright for authors, which was in line with the international standard of existing with the author or their heirs/assigns for 70 years after their death, would be changed. The change would make it so the ( Read more... )

Six months into the year and I'm wondering where did the time go? It seems as if I blinked and we went from January, with its sweltering Australian summer to winter, with its rain, wind and cold. I wish I could say these last six months have been productive and the time has gone into writing, but I can't ( Read more... )

So I know the 'official' What's Up Wednesday is over with now, but it's a good idea and so I'm going to try to keep doing it here on my LJ. How frequently I do this remains to be seen, though!


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It's the end of the week, and I feel very much as if my brain is "argle blargle wargle." You see, I haven't had much sleep, and there's been a few reasons for this. They include the weather, joint pain, my cat deciding to be a LOUD conversationalist at silly o'clock in the morning, and finally, my Nano novel ( Read more... )

Good news and frustrating news (for me, at least!) is that the first three books of The Archangel Chronicles have gone into second edition. They've all been edited--and I'm working on book three, No Shadows Fall as we speak--and re-released. What does this mean for those who have read the first editions? Well, there's some new scenes and ( Read more... )

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Writing:

I have been a busy bee. I've finished Mythica, which is now in the hands of my lovely beta, Cate, and I've written 20% of my Belle Epoque novel, which has the tentative title of Boulevards and Love Songs. This may change (probably will, actually,) because titles are my nemesis and it doesn't quite *fit*, but for now, it's not known as ( Read more... )

It's Round Four of voting on covers for the 2012 Rainbow Awards. I am humbled and thrilled that the cover for No Quarter is still in the race.

So if you'd like to help out and vote, and I'd love it if you did, please go here and cast your ballot* If you don't have a Live Journal, don't fret - you can log in using your Facebook or Twitter and vote ( Read more... )