Robert Tillsley (Author)

The NACC needs an overhaul.

This is reminding me that I’ll have to work out my upper house preferences soon.

The conservative parties are dead. Long live the conservative parties…

209,209 words of a 210,000 target.

Nine years ago, I finished my first draft of my first novel manuscript. I chose not to publish it, but I'm still really proud of this achievement. Since then, I've written and published 10 books.
#author #indieauthor #fantasy #sciencefiction #amwriting

Doubt = do

Yeah, it won’t be so immediate. But I doubt remember my eldest getting annoyed.

Even private school kids interact with opposite genders from time to time.

And will no doubt get very annoyed later when the boys get their growth spurts.

Very true. A lot of my fellow left/progressives talk as if we shouldn’t have a military as if unilateral disarmament would be viable. Europe is dealing with a version of that mistake. Which isn’t to say that all defence spending is good spending. As always, both the world and good policy is messy.

I think the problem is one of mistrust. What would otherwise seem reasonable is viewed with skepticism because the govt’s approach to the US and the Middle East in general. It’s hard to discount that it’s a prelude to something more, though I doubt Albanese wants it to be.

Drained by the internal polling he’s been reading. Wants to get settled into his lobbying job before the next election.

Yeah, very much so. Plus the classic mistake: not understanding that bullies like Russia see any holding back as weakness. They only respect strength.

Strange. Plenty of it happening here in Australia.

If we’d all supported Ukraine properly at the start, a lot of things would be different.

One is passive acceptance, the other is a direction to travel.

I thought it was a corporation. No internal democracy. I’m assuming I’m wrong?

And then add the lot of people asking questions about whether you are making enough money to live off as if it was any of their damn business.

Basically, take the amount of money you think your favorite author gets, halve it, and then halve it again, and you have a number that's probably a lot closer to their actual earnings from writing.

"But I don't think they make that much!"

Halve that. Halve it again.

Not sure if it’ll be a tipping point, but it will certainly accelerate the change. I bet every car yard selling EV will bring it up to potential buyers.

I’m 100% the same. Mob movies do nothing for me. If I can’t care for any of the characters, why watch.

Tall wild grass and gum trees with a blue sky.

Parkrun this morning. A bit over 40 mins for 5k which was a bit slow, but I’m glad I did it.
#parkrun #exercise #author

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It frustrates me that the Greens don’t ever seem to provide detailed biographies for their candidates.

I do things like Supanova because they’re where I sell my books. I’ve never been to Pax despite being a lifelong gamer. I should check it out sometime. I hope you have a lot of fun.

I was thinking that it mirrors the power dynamic of women dealing with men. The AI is more ‘strong’ and doesn’t necessarily recognise people as its equal.

How does this play with stories about people making AI? Seems closer to the women’s concern about men.

The House of Lords Digital & Communications Committee just published their report on AI, copyright & the creative industries, and their conclusions could not be clearer.

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I’m listening to the audiobook. Love it so far.

I can only assume Bottoms is battle hardened from years of school bullying.

I’d love to have to do that, and I’d hate to have to do that.