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Monthly Archives: May 2013

A family of authors

MAY 2013…Catch up We’ve only just began to talk to other authors Thomas Keneally said it was a “grand concept’….”a splendid idea”. James Bradley, who I’d written to in hope and desperation when my daughter was sick in Athens – her need for me somehow motivated me to  at last take action about the paltry… Continue reading…

Disaster

April 2013… catch-up A lot has happened since I last wrote…Libby realized she has too many commitments, and she’s left us. We buckled under this blow. But still, there were 3 of us, sharing the work. Then, two months ago, Louise told  us she needed to talk.  We sat glumly in a Darlinghurst café, Louise, Bem… Continue reading…

Who are we?

March 2013 We were around one of those big shiny board room tables, talking to the ASA about our hopes of working with them. “What are you doing about the royalties?” someone asked. We Royals jumped. We are The Royalties. But what was meant was authors’ earnings. “You’ll have to change your name”. We all nodded,… Continue reading…