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Tristan Bancks
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Tristan Bancks

Tristan Bancks is an author with a background in acting and filmmaking. He loves the beach, space, New York City, making movies, flying, ice cream, theme parks and mind-blowing inventions. Mac Slater Hunts the Cool was his first book for... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. ‘Be Scary’ I borrowed it from filmmaker, Robert Rodriguez (El Mariachi, Spy Kids) and it became Mac Slater’s motto in 'Mac Slater Hunts the Cool', too.
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My life in 8 words: "A big rollercoaster adventure with occasional boring bits."
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EXCLUSIVE RANTS, RAVES AND MUSINGS FROM S&S AUTHORS
The Beverly Hillbillies and Telling the Story From the Inside Out
May 25, 2010
I tend to start with a story idea and I find the character as I write. I know that ‘real writers’ are supposed to start with...
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The Vision Board
April 29, 2010
The Vision Board is an amazing creative tool. I have a folder that sits on my desktop and when I see an image that I like...
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Why Writers Write
March 17, 2010
In my book, Mac Slater Hunts the Cool (out April) Mac is trying to work out what ‘cool’ is,whether it matters, and if...
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The Importance of Noise to the Writer
December 21, 2009
Some writers need silence in order to work but music is the lifeblood of my writing. I like any kind of noise – coffee...
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Hi From Tristan Bancks
November 11, 2009
Hi, I’m author of the upcoming MAC SLATER HUNTS THE COOL (April 2010). It’s the first in a fast-moving series for...
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FIND OUT WHAT S&S AUTHORS ARE DOING RIGHT NOW
Mac Slater vs. the City will be released on April 05, 2011 in Hardcover
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Mac Slater Hunts the Cool will be released on April 05, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Sep 02, 2010
Twitter:
I attended a school assembly this morning where everybody knew the second verse of Advance Australia Fair. Extraordinary stuff.
Sep 01, 2010
Twitter:
It's great seeing kids walking away from a session inspired to create their own stories. Probably be outselling me soon. Scoundrels.
Sep 01, 2010
Twitter:
Still writing. Good session @foals 'total life forever' #nowplaying Eating ultra-spicy noodles, the only food worth eating. #amwriting
Aug 30, 2010
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Good story sessions with kids this morn. Coffee now. Keane in headphones. Notebook open. Three hours' writing ahead. Hope you're happy.
Aug 30, 2010
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Huge Book Week. Saw lots of kids. Totally exhausted and inspired by their bottomless resources of enthusiasm and imagination. Sleep now. :-)
Aug 27, 2010
Twitter:
Jet pants, dodgem paint and obese penguins. Brainstorming wacky inventions and story starters with grade 7s at St Aidan's.
Aug 25, 2010
Twitter:
Cool: What Adults Can Learn From Kids...Child prodigy Adora Svitak @tedtalks www.Ted.com/talks/adora_svitak.HTML
Aug 25, 2010
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Fun day school visiting for Book Week. Primary school kids are wild & crazy. Enjoyed launching @roomtoread_Oz's 'Zak the Yak' in Bris, too.
Aug 25, 2010
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Thanks for the replies and good vibes @ClintMoviehole @jodester27 @KatApel @therinofandor @RoomtoRead_Oz @jennygeale
Aug 25, 2010
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coffee. beachfront. laptop. music. sliding into story. #amwriting
Aug 24, 2010
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RT @linlygoh Martin Place needs one of these! RT Dumpster swimming in NYC - http://ow.ly/2tedc
Aug 24, 2010
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Childrens Book Week school visits. Cool job perk to hear kids' creative ideas. We're natural storytellers. At some point we just forget how.
Aug 23, 2010
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Technology: 1. Me: 0
Aug 22, 2010
Twitter:
In response to my top ten alternative nit cures as voted by kids http://bit.ly/dxsexA ... RT @LaurelSnyder My kids will be shaved.
Aug 19, 2010
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RT @JuniorBplusP CBCA children's book of the year 2010 winners announced! http://bit.ly/cnx9zr
Aug 19, 2010
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Top 10 weirdest head lice cures that kids have told me about in schools. Be afraid. www.tristanbancksflow.blogspot.com
Aug 19, 2010
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Thanks @JacquelineHarve and @jodester27. Hope you're happy. T
Aug 19, 2010
Tristan Bancks:
Head Lice Cures
Aug 19, 2010
Twitter:
Working on short story, inspired by revisiting Paul Jennings bio. It's for sale @AbeBooks. http://bit.ly/bzt6jW #amwriting
Aug 19, 2010
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Amazingly creative sessions with 250 kids in Wauchope and Laurieton today. Right now, Port Macquarie Library, one of the nicest I've seen.
Aug 19, 2010
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Thanks @therinofandor @czurowski for good vibes & @_littlestar_ for the gag. Reading @LiteraryMinded Bret Ellis i'view http://bit.ly/9BQp2x
Aug 18, 2010
Twitter:
New Volkswagen Bio-Bug runs on poo. Seriously. Remarkably economical, too. http://bit.ly/aY9DFA
Aug 18, 2010
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Where They Create: A beautiful site dedicated to inspiring and grungy creative spaces www.wheretheycreate.com
Aug 15, 2010
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Running final night of Web Presence course @sydneywriters tonight. See what @therinofandor's achieved http://bit.ly/cJ49eN
Aug 15, 2010
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Just received copies of my Feb 2011 US release, Mac Slater Vs. The City. What do you think of cover? http://tristanbancksflow.blogspot.com
Aug 15, 2010
Tristan Bancks:
Mac Slater Vs the City Cover!
Aug 15, 2010
Twitter:
'E is for End - or is it?' Thoughtful post on Ebooks & Pbooks from kids' author legend, Paul Jennings http://bit.ly/4nrJNy
Aug 15, 2010
Tristan Bancks:
What Kids Think is Cool
Aug 15, 2010
Twitter:
Watching BMX Bandits. This film should not be revisited under any circumstances. Repeat... under any circumstances.
Aug 12, 2010
Twitter:
Watched 'The Goonies' last night. It still stands up.
Aug 11, 2010
Twitter:
Good luck @bbwritersfest! RT @valeriekhoo Loving the tweets from @SydneyWriters today covering the Byron Writers Festival. #bbwf10
Aug 06, 2010
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Wow. RT @mashable Google: There Are 129,864,880 Books in the Entire World - http://mash.to/2lQ7E
Aug 06, 2010
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Free E-book from inspiring blogger guy @evbogue –>Minimalist Workday: 50 Strategies for Working Less: http://bit.ly/ag5k6l
Aug 04, 2010
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RT @RoomtoRead_Oz. @tristanbancks helps RTR Brisbane launch Zak the Yak at Coaldrakes at the Barracks on 25 Aug www.roomtoread.org/brisbane
Aug 04, 2010
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#FF Hey @jennygeale. Welcome to Twitter. Jenny is Brisbane chapter leader for @RoomtoRead_Oz and a nurturer of young leaders
Jul 31, 2010
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Thanks @jodester27 for the RTs and @AmeliaAllStar for the kind comments.
Jul 30, 2010
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Modern Toilet restaurant in Taipei www.moderntoilet.com.tw/ Part of a toilet-themed restaurant trend (via @lonelyplanet)
Jul 30, 2010
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I have an old-skool Nokia while my phone gets repaired. I kind of like it. But the ring tone produces actual laughter from bystanders.
Jul 29, 2010
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Brands in the Art Space. Fun creations @TheCoolHunter http://tiny.cc/iyke9
Jul 29, 2010
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Website for new Aus. children's book, 'Demi Chat and the Kent Street Mystery' by Toni Brisland worth a look! www.demichat.com
Jul 29, 2010
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'Do or do not. There is no "try"' - Yoda (@yoda)
Jul 28, 2010
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RT @google Reading @nytimes story: "Meet Google's space commander": http://nyti.ms/b1AS5g
Jul 27, 2010
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Just bought @richardbranson's 'Reach for the Skies: Ballooning, Birdmen & Blasting Into Space' book. Can't wait to dive in.
Jul 27, 2010
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Cool Images from Big Bambu installation on NY's @metmuseum roof: http://bit.ly/9M9PrK Video: http://bit.ly/bp98gC
Jul 26, 2010
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Great List of Best All-Time Children's Books from @zenhabits http://bit.ly/cOcLE2
Jul 26, 2010
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RT @ShearersBooks "Name 24 books from a portion view of their covers." http://bit.ly/5TaPQu [via @mrbenjaminlaw @vijaykhurana/@booktopia]
Jul 26, 2010
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Eating goji berries, listening to @foals, writing autobiographical short story about a kid who's a magnet for magpies. #amwriting
Jul 26, 2010
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Why Being a Children's Author is the Best Job I Can Imagine http://tristanbancksflow.blogspot.com/
Jul 26, 2010
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5 Things I'm Loving Right Now: New blog post. http://tristanbancksflow.blogspot.com
Jul 25, 2010
Tristan Bancks:
5 Things I'm Loving Right Now
Jul 25, 2010
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'High productivity isn’t about doing, it’s about being.' A great guest post by @Mary_Jaksch on the @zenhabits blog. http://bit.ly/dnVQs5
Jul 24, 2010
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Zen & the Art of Twitter:4 Tips for Productive Tweeting http://bit.ly/8edWkl I love this piece found on @Mashable by @SorenG
Jul 23, 2010
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It's a Great Time to Be an Author. http://bit.ly/cHPtwz I love this post from @nathanbransford
Jul 22, 2010
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'qwerty tummy: n. A stomach illness caused by typing on a germ-ridden keyboard.' (from @wordspy)
Jul 21, 2010
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RT @TheCoolHunter "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm" SIr Winston Churchill
Jul 21, 2010
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I like this book because 2 kids fly a bicycle,Mac rides a kite board & Mac’s dad has a lightning farm.Boys would like this book.Caleb,Age 10
Jul 21, 2010
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A kid's book review for 'Mac Slater Hunts the Cool', from Collier County Florida in my next tweet. :-) http://bit.ly/aWuA4g
Jul 21, 2010
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I vote @Kurt_Vonnegut the tweeter to end all tweets.
Jul 21, 2010
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Just wrote short story for new collection in café on four double-sided serviettes. Words seem to flow easier when it’s not ‘offical’ writing
Jul 21, 2010
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Camp Quality @CQ_Aus annual conf today. Met amazingly happy, resilient 13 y.o girl, her mum and a camp leader. Inspiring stories
Jul 21, 2010
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Top 10 Tips for Writers from Janet Fitch. Excellent. (Found the link on @nathanbransford's blog)
Jul 18, 2010
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Interesting: Creativity Decreasing in Schools. Can We Teach Kids To Be More Creative? http://bit.ly/9vHQDU
Jul 16, 2010
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The Creative Process captured in cartoon: RT @_joel_ng_ http://bit.ly/ams27R
Jul 16, 2010
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Super-enthusiastic audiences at Whitsunday Voices Lit Fest. Gaggle of authors making ruckus down by pool now. Will investigate.
Jul 15, 2010
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In Mackay for Whitsunday Voices Lit Festival. Warm breeze, blue sky, boat masts, palm trees. Some fun authors here to spend time with.
Jul 14, 2010
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Interesting from @theTrendCentral: Touching Stories- new, free ipad app. Tap, shake & turn device to augment the plot www.vimeo.com/12918747
Jul 09, 2010
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RT @margolanagan: Wanna see inside my Writing Room? @Meanjin takes you there: http://bit.ly/clCiiO
Jul 09, 2010
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Had a fantastic week working with 12 extraordinary teen writers @QLDwriters Centre. Short stories, micro-fiction, book trailers & X-platform
Jul 01, 2010
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Running 5-day Teen Boot Camp at Queensland Writers Centre (@qldwriters) this week. Looking fwd to seeing what they create.
Jun 27, 2010
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Back to the Future soundtrack on the wheels of steel (aka itunes) as I write. Fog over Sydney. Change in the air.
Jun 23, 2010
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Hi all. It's cold and overcast here in Sydney. I'm definitely much more productive in this weather than balmy summer. #kidlitchat
Jun 22, 2010
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I'm right inside my stories at the moment. Unattached to email and other distractions. Feels good.
Jun 21, 2010
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Researching cockpit transcripts for spaceplane takeoffs. Youtube, Yahoo Answers and @Wired providing some leads. Happy Monday.
Jun 20, 2010
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Loving the writing at the moment. Kings of Leon to drive me through the afternoon. #nowplaying Hope you're well and happy.
Jun 17, 2010
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Have just done a week-long 'web diet' - 1 hour of email each day & no surfing. Feel a whole lot happier & more connected with my story.
Jun 14, 2010
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Just followed @thichnhathanh.Reading Nick Hornby's High Fidelity picked up today for $2 at 2nd hand bookstore.Hope yr Sat night is wild, too
Jun 05, 2010
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Great interview with @BoingBoing founder Mark Frauenfelder on @gretchenrubin's Happiness Project blog www.happiness-project.com
Jun 04, 2010
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Great interview with @Boing Boing founder Mark Frauenfelder on @gretchenrubin's Happiness Project blog www.happiness-project.com
Jun 04, 2010
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The Power of Reading Aloud to Children on the Montessori for Everyone Blog http://bit.ly/d4Ftl6
Jun 03, 2010
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Enjoyed @dpeterfreund's wrapup of US BEA (Book Expo America) conference: www.dianapeterfreund.com/blog/
Jun 02, 2010
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Played with #ipad. For mine, graphic and link-rich content suits the medium so much better than straight text-based ebooks.
Jun 02, 2010
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Listening to great new track, Telepathic Head by friend from Melbourne band, Machine Translations. www.myspace.com/machinetranslations
Jun 02, 2010
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RT @tedxsydney All #TEDxSydney 2010 speaker and performer videos are now up on YouTube: http://bit.ly/d6e2JA Enjoy! #TEDx
Jun 02, 2010
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Reading 1st pages of US Mac Slater 2 due out Feb 2011. US title is 'Mac Slater vs The City'. Oz title: 'I Heart NY'. Cover looking good.
Jun 01, 2010
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Check out this fantastic talk from @tedxsydney - @rachelbotsman putting the case for Collaborative Consumption http://bit.ly/9dLLWx
Jun 01, 2010
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Just about to captain @qldwriters 'writing race' over at www.awmonline.com.au in 'Forums'. Starts at 8. See you there if you're in the mood.
Jun 01, 2010
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Listening to @bandofhorses as I write. Recommended by @kristinaschulz and @illustratorgus #nowplaying
May 31, 2010
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I'm so sick of vampires, I could bite somebody's neck.
May 31, 2010
Twitter:
Brilliant talk from #tedxsydney RT: @CarriageWorks Nigel Marsh on the myth of work/life balance http://bit.ly/ax9543
May 30, 2010
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Loving Banksy's 'Wall and Piece' http://bit.ly/98Ryol A call 2 arms 2 stand up for what you believe (and to work out if u believe anything.)
May 30, 2010
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Happy Monday to you. Recent raves on my writing process @SimonKidsYA Author Voices http://tiny.cc/7s1ik
May 30, 2010
Tristan Bancks:
Blog Posts at Simon & Schuster Author Page
May 30, 2010
Twitter:
'Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can't even finish my second apple pie.' - Banksy
May 29, 2010
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What'choo talkin about Willis. RIP Gary Coleman, a childhood hero of mine.
May 29, 2010
Author Voices:
The Beverly Hillbillies and Telling the Story From the Inside Out
May 26, 2010
Twitter:
Sitting in a Brisbane cafe, after a day working with talented 11/12 y.o. writers, reading bio of Paul Jennings I found in the school library
May 26, 2010
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RT @mac_slater if u loved playing google pacman check this: @mashable's list of vintage video games u can play online http://bit.ly/byfewZ
May 25, 2010
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Very cool 3-minute mash-up of 'UP' screened @tedxsydney www.pogomix.net/upular/
May 23, 2010
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Thanks for the good times. RT @SydWritersFest It's over... #SWF2010 http://tweetphoto.com/23620753
May 23, 2010
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Quick! Go play Pac Man at www.google.com before the page changes.
May 23, 2010
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Had the best time & met fascinating peeps at this year's @sydwritersfest. A writer's reward for all the lonely hours. #SWF2010
May 23, 2010
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Tweeting Sydney Writers Fest from @sydwritersfest 3 to 3.30pm.Hope u can head over and pose a question on digi or kids' publishing. #swf2010
May 23, 2010
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Hope to see you at #SWF2010 today. Sun threatening to bust clouds wide open. I'm guest tweeting on @sydwritersfest at 3pm.
May 22, 2010
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Rt: @rachelbotsman "Sharing is to ownership what solar is to coal mine" is from this NYTimes article http://nyti.ms/a0uRW8 #Tedxsydney
May 22, 2010
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HUGE day@tedxsydney. Head full of ideas. Lots of interesting discussions ahead of digi publishing panel @ #swf2010 2morrow #tedxsydney
May 22, 2010
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Met amazing peeps at lunch. Mr Percival performance invigorating. And check out www.pogomix.net #tedxsydney
May 22, 2010
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Sharing is to ownership what solar is to coal mines - Rachel Botsman. Amazing lady. Www.collaborativeconsumption.com #tedxsydney
May 21, 2010
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5 R's Reduce Reuse Recycle Repair Redistribute. Yr power drill will have 14 mins use in it's life. So share! - Rachel Botsman #tedxsydney
May 21, 2010
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'we're moving from being passive consumers to creators to highly enabled participants.' #tedxsydney
May 21, 2010
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The Rise of Collaboration Consumption. 'Technology is enabling trust between strangers.' Rachel Botsman #tedxsydney
May 21, 2010
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Our greatest resource is our ignorance. And that resource is entirely renewable. HG Nelson #tedxsydney
May 21, 2010
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Best chocolate cake ever at #tedxsydney HG just took the stage. Rapidfire truths being thrown into the auditorium.
May 21, 2010
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Extraordinary drumming from Bobby Singh w Damini Darbar earlier at #tedxsydney. Worth looking them up & seeing them do their stuff.
May 21, 2010
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Michael Kirby funny and engaging. Catch him live now at www.tedxsydney.com #tedxsydney
May 21, 2010
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Enough trumps More as the new paradigm. #tedxsydney
May 21, 2010
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Australia. Home of the weird - Michael cathcart #tedxsydney
May 21, 2010
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Amazing musical opening to #tedxsydney. William Barton. Didge meets elec guitar meets hiphop meets story.
May 21, 2010
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Waiting to head into Bay 17 @carriageworks @tedxsydney. Have already met some extraordinary peeps. #tedxsydney
May 21, 2010
Twitter:
My mother just gave me a toothpaste tube squeezer as a gift. Can't wait to see those savings roll in.
May 21, 2010
Twitter:
A Moveable Snack #lesserbooks
May 21, 2010
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The Ken Done Code #lesserbooks
May 21, 2010
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Andy Griffiths onstage knocking 'em dead with a rubber ducky and a rapidly filling shower at Sydney Town Hall. #swf2010
May 20, 2010
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I'll be tweeting @tedxsydney from carriageworks tomorrow. Can't wait. You can catch live feed at www.tedxsydney.com
May 20, 2010
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Backstage @sydwritersfest Primary School Days. Audience fired up. Lifting the roof off this place. #swf2010
May 20, 2010
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Off to host Aus children's lit luminaries at Syd Town Hall for 1200 story-hungry kids. Should be fun. #SWF2010
May 20, 2010
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RT @richardbranson Congrats to @Virgin_Galactic team for 2nd successful test flight.Space travel isn’t too far away now http://bit.ly/9yZhNd
May 19, 2010
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Thanks for the recent RT love @LesleyDewar @RoomtoRead_Oz @Biennalesydney @mike_sh @ChrisParsley24 @IAmTheAnt @BLKMGK01 @fionareadersrr
May 19, 2010
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Hi @jangreen31. Nice to meet you. Thanks @misrule_au.
May 19, 2010
Twitter:
Good to see @linlygoh @misrule_au @anthonyeaton @zoewalton @KateForsyth @WordTraveller, Brian Falkner & other cool cats at #SWF2010 opening
May 19, 2010
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Enjoyed speaking to Judy Nunn for #SWF2010 last night. Many people affected by Maralinga nuclear tests shared stories at the signing table.
May 19, 2010
Twitter:
'Be brave enough to live creatively ... You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition.' Alan Alda
May 18, 2010
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'Being a free spirit takes discipline.' - Written on a toilet wall in a Byron Bay cafe.
May 18, 2010
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Hey kidlitchatters. Great topic & discussion. Would like to stay but I should write. Look fwd to reading the transcript. #kidlitchat
May 18, 2010
Twitter:
Just found copy of 'My Side of the Mountain', my favourite book from childhood. http://bit.ly/cH3wF8 What's your childhood fave?
May 18, 2010
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Three short, recent reviews of my first Mac Slater (@mac_slater) book by year 8 reluctant readers. http://bit.ly/8Yo6A8
May 18, 2010
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Hey @misrule_au. Enjoying your tweeting and twitpiccing of School Days @sydwritersfest. #swf2010
May 17, 2010
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Looking fwd to interviewing Judy Nunn @SydWritersFest tonight. Hope you can make it along. Maralinga a fantastic read. #SWF2010
May 17, 2010
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Gr8 audience in Katoomba @SydWritersFest Sunday. Kids' event with @jamesroy68 Kim Gamble, Anna Fienberg, Andy Griffiths. #SWF2010
May 17, 2010
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Two thumbs up @biennalesydney on Cockatoo Island. Exploding cars, shanty town rooves, jumping castle war memorials.
May 14, 2010
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On cockatoo island for @biennalesydney. Coffee. Odd art. Industrial beauty. Set of Wolverine.
May 14, 2010
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Cool Kids Spaces @TheCoolHunter www.thecoolhunter.com.au/kids
May 14, 2010
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RT @KateMessner Amazing essay by Anne Lamott on making time for what feeds our souls: http://bit.ly/cRbpaY
May 14, 2010
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'Creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity' Carl Jung
May 14, 2010
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Me too: RT @Tara_Moss Raised on Roald Dahl,Lewis Carroll & 'Choose Your Own Adventure' until Stephen King addiction kicked in, age 10 #books
May 14, 2010
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Writing on a Friday night. Writing feels so much better when you're not telling yourself it's Work. Can feel the flow. #amwriting
May 14, 2010
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Why I like writers: RT @eglantinescake Lost all perspective on my novel. Want to start over. Can't. Been writing it for three years.
May 14, 2010
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I've decided I want to build sandcastles for a living. Extraordinary work of Steve Machell, Sandologist: http://bit.ly/bHBuA6
May 14, 2010
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I'll be guest tweeting the Sydney Writers Fest at @SydWritersFest 3-3:30pm Sunday 23 May. Hope you can check in.
May 14, 2010
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Any of you desk jockeys prepared to put it all on the line and run the City2Surf with me to raise $ for @RoomtoRead_oz?
May 13, 2010
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Just attended most inspiring @roomtoread_oz chapter meeting. Such a dynamic group, changing world by educating chiildren.
May 13, 2010
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Big day. Writing, prep for @sydwritersfest. Off to @roomtoread_oz meeting. Chilly on the harbour tonight. Hope you're happy.
May 13, 2010
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Bravo! RT: @KateMessner Congrats to @AdamSelzer & @literaticat on the Zombie movie option news! http://literaticat.blogspot.com/
May 12, 2010
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Children's Choice Book Awards announced. James Patterson author of the year: http://bit.ly/bmPn9I (via @YPulse)
May 12, 2010
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Nashi pear. Mug of green tea. Sunshine through window. Hair like a mad professor. #amwriting
May 11, 2010
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'If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.' -Elmore Leonard. Brilliant 'Ten Rules For Writing Fiction' piece: http://bit.ly/bUBF9l
May 11, 2010
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"Style is the art of getting yourself out of the way, not putting yourself in it." - David Hare in Laura Miller article at salon.com
May 11, 2010
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A Reader's Advice to Writers: A great little piece at salon.com http://bit.ly/a6ickN by Laura Miller (@magiciansbook)
May 11, 2010
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Literary Clutter » George Ivanoff's blog on Book trailers including a bit on the making of my animated Nit Boy trailer http://bit.ly/aL0Q37
May 11, 2010
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Hey @sophiehamley. Would everybody please welcome the wonderful Ms. Hamley, my lama, to Twitsville. Yeehaw!
May 11, 2010
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Interesting piece on Embracing the Digital Book by @craigmod http://bit.ly/avBEO3 (Thanks @ifbook)
May 10, 2010
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Just discovered @Kurt_Vonnegut's tweets. He must spend three hours composing those babies. Twitter gold.
May 10, 2010
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RT @mac_slater Virtual skype choir... amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs
May 10, 2010
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People who tweet cool stuff: @lostateminor @mashable @gizmodo @YPulse @mac_slater @elsiecake @wallpapermag @tedtalks @TheCoolhunter
May 09, 2010
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Writing a short story about my primary school mouldy sandwich collection. Extraordinary visuals at Google Images http://bit.ly/aiWeLa
May 09, 2010
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Can't wait for @tedxsydney, Carriageworks, 22 May. Best speakers. Thanks @kate_eltham for blogging @tedxbrisbane and telling me bout Sydders
May 09, 2010
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RT @kate_eltham "Books are an experience that happens in our heads. The print object is a souvenir of our visit." @ifbook
May 09, 2010
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Sydney Writers Fest: New blog post at http://tristanbancksflow.blogspot.com/
May 09, 2010
Tristan Bancks:
Sydney Writers Festival 2010
May 08, 2010
Twitter:
'To be intelligent is to be simple, but to be simple is extraordinarily arduous.' - J. Krishnamurti
May 06, 2010
Twitter:
Why is it that only mothers and telesales people call you on the landline these days?
May 04, 2010
Twitter:
Cool: 4-minute, lightning-paced vid on Social Media Revolution http://youtu.be/sIFYPQjYhv8 (Thanks @czurowski and @equalman)
May 04, 2010
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Prepping for May speaking. Look fwd to i'viewing Judy Nunn @SydWritersFest http://bit.ly/a59P5B and the Kids' Sessions! http://bit.ly/9i62ey
May 03, 2010
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Prepping for lots of May speaking. Look fwd to i'viewing Judy Nunn at SWF http://bit.ly/a59P5B and Kids' Sessions http://bit.ly/9i62ey
May 03, 2010
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RT @RileyCarney YAY! My literacy nonprofit moved up 55 places! Thanks to all who voted-please vote every day in May! http://pep.si/dqJsFi
May 03, 2010
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Just wrote 2897-word (just roughly) short story based on a curious poster I saw on way to cafe to write. It fell out of me.
May 03, 2010
Twitter:
RT @KateMessner The reality of doing Skype author visits in a house with kids - HILARIOUS blog post from @mpadian.
May 03, 2010
Twitter:
Reading @JohnWoodRTR's 'Leaving Microsoft to Change the World'. Deeply inspiring man, well-written book. It's activating me.
May 02, 2010
Twitter:
Thanks for peeping out of the burrow @anthonyeaton. Banana loaf sounds good, @michaeljpryor. Big congrats @trizzlesticks (what's the book?!)
May 02, 2010
Twitter:
The Vision Board is a powerful tool for writers - my latest blog post at S & S Author Voices http://bit.ly/91nlLx
May 02, 2010
Twitter:
Listening to Wake Up by @arcadefire from 'Where the Wild Things Are' trailer. So good. #nowplaying #amwriting
May 02, 2010
Twitter:
Hey @drwave. Enjoying your tweets.
May 02, 2010
Twitter:
Just asked a guy in the street if he was Paul Jennings. He said 'No, I'm Nick Greiner.'
Apr 30, 2010
Twitter:
The Power of Time Off http://bit.ly/XRMfd One of the all-time great @tedtalks at ted.com. The creative sabbatical. Happy weekend to you.
Apr 30, 2010
Author Voices:
The Vision Board
Apr 30, 2010
Twitter:
RT @mac_slater: A Case For Fewer Ideas and Better Execution - http://bit.ly/cCcozY (via @scottbelsky)
Apr 29, 2010
Twitter:
Looking fwd to running this upcoming course on building your online profile @SydneyWriters Centre. Starts July. http://bit.ly/akPqVH
Apr 29, 2010
Twitter:
RT @Tara_Moss 'I would never write about someone who is not at the end of his rope.' - Stanley Elkin (via @Quotes4Writers)
Apr 29, 2010
Twitter:
This morning's 'Mac Slater Hunts the Cool' review in @TheBuffaloNews. http://bit.ly/94Lj0A Don't you love it when somebody 'gets' your book?
Apr 29, 2010
Twitter:
Hi @MarietteRD Great to connect with you! It's been many moons. You're tweeting some some really inspiring stuff. Hope you're well & happy.
Apr 29, 2010
Twitter:
Thanks for a great #kidlitchat Cheers @bonnieadamson and @gregpincus. I like this @cheriwilliams: New Game Boy with e-reader built in!
Apr 27, 2010
Twitter:
Anyone willing to venture a prediction on when children (under 12) will start regularly reading books on ereaders. #kidlitchat
Apr 27, 2010
Twitter:
RT @boylebob It feels like self publishing would force me to spend far too much time doing things that I am not passionate about #kidlitchat
Apr 27, 2010
Twitter:
I think the key to self-pubbing kids' books for a reader is to use the medium, do something a regular book can't offer. #kidlitchat
Apr 27, 2010
Twitter:
Interesting most people disappointed reading self pub'd books. @gregpincus idea of a collective of authors/eds might be way fwd? #kidlitchat
Apr 27, 2010
Twitter:
Usure if this has been asked but how many of you have ever bought a self-pub'd book? Not sure that I have, sadly. #kidlitchat
Apr 27, 2010
Twitter:
No kids that I speak to in schools (up to 12 y.o.) have ever read an ebook but in 2 yrs time the ipad may have changed the world #kidlitchat
Apr 27, 2010
Twitter:
Heading over to do #kidlitchat. Love you to join in if that's your thing. Apol's in advance for the torrent of tweets.
Apr 27, 2010
Twitter:
RT @mac_slater i do love the #failwhale (& apparently i'm not the only one http://bit.ly/OsNpN )
Apr 27, 2010
Twitter:
RT @leeunkrich Making an animated feature is like building a sand castle -- one grain of sand at a time.
Apr 26, 2010
Twitter:
On a detox. No caffeine, dairy, wheat etc. Pretty much a breatharian, living on light. And cashews.
Apr 26, 2010
Twitter:
I want one: Taurus Concept Is Like Hot Segway Bike From the Future http://bit.ly/9GuCwW (Thanks @wired @gadgetlab)
Apr 25, 2010
Twitter:
The Cajun Crawler: Like a Segway With a Dozen Creepy Feet http://bit.ly/dgfAfS (via @gadgetlab and @tednews)
Apr 25, 2010
Twitter:
Zero-Gravity Centrifuge Training Vid - final research checks as I polish my manuscript. http://bit.ly/5ZkXB6 #amwriting
Apr 24, 2010
Twitter:
'Sometimes you just have to take the leap and build your wings on the way down.' - Kobi Yamada (via @valeriekhoo newsletter) #amwriting
Apr 24, 2010
Twitter:
The Anatomy of Cool @thecoolhunter http://bit.ly/c2lzVB (via @mac_slater)
Apr 20, 2010
Twitter:
Latest Pew Report stats via @YPulse: 88% of teens with phones are texters, half send 50+ texts/day. 1 in 3 send 100+ texts/day.
Apr 20, 2010
Twitter:
Moving to the old, faithful giant-roll-of-Ikea-paper-on-the-floor school of story discovery.
Apr 20, 2010
Twitter:
'Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish' - Inspiring talk from Apple/Pixar founder Steve Jobs at TED.com @tedtalks http://bit.ly/7c9cNa
Apr 20, 2010
Twitter:
RT: @zoe_walton, @literaryminded @sljournal School Library Journal: Top 100 Children's Novels http://tinyurl.com/y9yce46
Apr 20, 2010
Twitter:
Thanks @KathBatt and @trizzlesticks. Love your evil laugh Trizzler and look forward to meeting you at Whitsundays in July, Kath!
Apr 20, 2010
Twitter:
Desperate for a head lice cure? I recently road-tested some edgy, alternative remedies on 9's The Shak. Vid is here: http://bit.ly/9jdAm4
Apr 19, 2010
Twitter:
RT @mac_slater Bookshelf 2.0 http://bit.ly/dChVza
Apr 19, 2010
Twitter:
‘Lucky’ people are effective at listening to intuition and do work (such as meditation) to boost their intuitive abilities.’ @sirkenrobinson
Apr 19, 2010
Twitter:
'If we keep our focus too tight, we miss the rest of the world swirling around us.' - @sirkenrobinson
Apr 19, 2010
Brightcove:
Mac Slater Hunts the Cool book trailer
Apr 06, 2010
Brightcove:
Intro to Author Tristan Bancks
Apr 06, 2010
Mac Slater Hunts the Cool will be released on April 06, 2010 in Hardcover
Apr 06, 2010
Mac Slater Hunts the Cool is now available in Hardcover
Apr 06, 2010
Twitter:
RT @The_Millions: The Followables: 10 Book Types You Should Follow on Twitter: http://bit.ly/bv0v3X
Apr 01, 2010
Twitter:
Find Fair Trade Easter Eggs using Global Poverty Project's (@TheGPP) Fair Trade Egg locator! http://tiny.cc/sjmru #FairTradeEaster
Mar 31, 2010
Twitter:
Eating fresh-baked chocolate brownie. Drinking milk. Writing story about space. How old am I? Nine?
Mar 31, 2010
Twitter:
@michaeljpryor and @trizzlesticks Thanks for the tweets. Both made me smile.
Mar 31, 2010
Twitter:
Just saw Apollo 13 mission Control (@Apollo13_co_nz) at Opera House. Very cool. So immersive. And guess what? We brought 'em home safe.
Mar 31, 2010
Twitter:
Looking fwd to working with and supporting the work of @RoomtoRead_Oz after Easter. They're kicking some amazing goals.
Mar 31, 2010
Twitter:
Quick heads-up to Spammers... Don't begin your email with the word 'Greetings'. Nice. T.
Mar 30, 2010
Twitter:
Going to Apollo 13: Mission Control interactive show at the Opera House tonight (@apollo13_co_nz). Can't wait. www.apollo13.co.nz/flash.html
Mar 30, 2010
Twitter:
@IllustratorGus Yep. And big congrats on the Notable nod!
Mar 29, 2010
Twitter:
5 Things I'm Loving -New blog post- Includes @Hipstamatic camera app & new John Boyne/@OliverJeffers book www.tristanbancksflow.blogspot.com
Mar 29, 2010
Tristan Bancks:
5 Things I'm Loving Right Now
Mar 29, 2010
Tristan Bancks:
Mac Slater Hunts the Cool Site Hits the Web
Mar 29, 2010
Twitter:
On floor with my boys building a Mac Slater flying bike out of Lego. Making parachute outta this stuff is torture. Looks like a wedding cake
Mar 29, 2010
Twitter:
Check out videos from Sydney's Digital Publishing Symposium: http://tinyurl.com/ylb6vz3 Thanks @qldwiters for blogging this.
Mar 29, 2010
Twitter:
Going through Mac Slater 2 edit for US. Nothing too major: Metres to yards. 'Festy' to 'filthy'. Trying out some new title ideas, too.
Mar 29, 2010
Twitter:
A fun, creative lunchtime meet re: multi-platform storytelling. Planning to try new things in live, video and 2.0 spaces. Love this stuff.
Mar 29, 2010
Twitter:
Rolling the stone back from writing cave door to say 'Feeling inspired by @SirKenRobinson's creativity book, The Element' *Rolls stone back*
Mar 28, 2010
Twitter:
Stepping into writing cave. Rolling stone across door. Mights grow me a beard in there. Or some long white ears.
Mar 28, 2010
Twitter:
Just watched Marley and Me. Love a bit of feelgood Aniston and Wilson. 'Minds me up of my dawg. Night.
Mar 28, 2010
Twitter:
@JohnBirmingham The nation's behind you. They are a truly horrendous organisation & justice can only be done through drastic action. Go you
Mar 24, 2010
YouTube:
Zero Gravity Classroom
Mar 24, 2010
Twitter:
Writing this morning. A lunchtime chat to librarians at The Children's Bookshop in Sydney. Been reading a great book on Imagineering. :-)
Mar 24, 2010
Twitter:
@jamesroy68 The @KateMessner piece for @sljournal on Skype author visits is at http://bit.ly/3FKPL3 It's a great piece. Thanks Kate!
Mar 24, 2010
Twitter:
The internet is the best and worst invention ever for writers. Nice for research but way too intriguing to ever get anything written.
Mar 24, 2010
Twitter:
The internet is the best and worst invention ever for writers.
Mar 24, 2010
YouTube:
RISD Profiles | Alumni | Chris Van Allsburg
Mar 23, 2010
Twitter:
Thanks all for another interesting #kidlitchat. And @KateMessner Thanks for the Skype Author Visit link. Will definitely read! #kidlitchat
Mar 23, 2010
Twitter:
@zoe_walton Hi Zo. This #kidlitchat's getting weird, huh? I like it.
Mar 23, 2010
Twitter:
@LaurelSnyder ONE LONE MAN? Frightening stuff. Or Utopian. It could go either way, but it sounds like it could get ugly. #kidlitchat
Mar 23, 2010
Twitter:
Re: @LaurelSnyder's feminist dystopia, what would a world where everyone was a woman be like? I'm intrigued and a little scared. #kidlitchat
Mar 23, 2010
Twitter:
@LiaKeyes I think alternate days for two manuscripts would be super-tough. I'd start mashing characters, methinks. #kidlitchat
Mar 23, 2010
Twitter:
@LiaKeyes Re: writing two manuscripts simultaneously...Be strict! AM/PM brainswitch is OK but alternating drafts, for me, better #kidlitchat
Mar 23, 2010
Twitter:
@KateMessner Hi Kate. I'd love to chat to you about Skype author visits sometime, the positives and pitfalls! #kidlitchat
Mar 23, 2010
Twitter:
The #kidlitchat on future of the novel from a couple of weeks back has stirred up lots of interesting thinking and research, so thank y'all.
Mar 23, 2010
Twitter:
@susanjsteward That's interesting. I'm fascinated by space 2.0, where we get to go. #kidlitchat
Mar 23, 2010
Twitter:
Congrats to all of you for being so proactive and kicking so many goals. #kidlitchat
Mar 23, 2010
Twitter:
Been filming things and creating web assets ahead of first US book release on 6 April. Writing a book about space travel too. #kidlitchat
Mar 23, 2010
Twitter:
I'm doing kidlitchat for the next hour. Apologies if there's a tweet deluge. Come join in. It's always educational.
Mar 23, 2010
Twitter:
No way...Ben and Jerry's @benandjerryoz Free Cone Day. April 20. 1-8pm Manly Scoop Shop. See you there for Triple Caramel Chunk & Phish Food
Mar 23, 2010
Twitter:
Beautiful images shot at Skywalker Ranch where @leeunkrich is mixing Toy Story 3 right now. http://bit.ly/ds7w4O
Mar 22, 2010
Twitter:
Thanks @kate_eltham and @GabeONeill for the #FF love. @misscackle, will check out your soundtrack. @illustratorgus I managed not to roll it!
Mar 22, 2010
Twitter:
Driving embarrassingly small, Mr Bean-esque, possibly 3-wheeler red hire car to speaking engagement in Brisbane today. Might park out back.
Mar 21, 2010
Twitter:
Totally inspired by the Norman Lindsay gallery, the man himself and the highly interactive audiences at the event. Feeling enthused.
Mar 20, 2010
Twitter:
Heading to the Mountains to do Norman Lindsay kids' lit fest today. Looking fwd to Stephen Measday, Anne Spudvilas and Freya Blackwood.
Mar 19, 2010
Twitter:
#FF Colbert @stephenathome TED @tedxsydney Author @posttentrauma Inspiring @kidsareheroes WebGuru @GaryPHayes Writer/Scribechat @LiaKeyes
Mar 19, 2010
Twitter:
The soundtrack for the book I’m writing features @sigurros, @snkysndsystm, @wwpj and @wearephoenix. So good. Loving @sigurros ‘hoppipolla’.
Mar 19, 2010
Twitter:
RT @qldwriters: This is the death of publishing and books are dead and boring... or are they? http://bit.ly/9VdDFY [clever!]
Mar 18, 2010
Twitter:
Thanks @LiaKeyes and all for an interesting first glimpse at #scribechat
Mar 18, 2010
Twitter:
@drydenbks Re: benefit of a synopsis, I agree. Otw you can fool yourself for a long time that you have a story when you don't. #scribechat
Mar 18, 2010
Twitter:
I like this- RT @clclickard: The more humanized a villian the more we see ourselves in him. We see our own potential for evil. #scribechat
Mar 18, 2010
Twitter:
Thanks @whyiwatch @LiaKeyes @NecessaryWriter and @TracyClark_TLC for wise thoughts on humanising / izing 'villains'. #scribechat
Mar 18, 2010
Twitter:
Just happened upon #scribechat over lunch. V interesting conversation. BTW, do genre villains become less interesting when humanised / ized?
Mar 18, 2010
Twitter:
'Why Writers Write' - My new blog post on Finding Flow at S & S Author Voices. (With slightly odd spacing) http://tiny.cc/mDiCM
Mar 18, 2010
Twitter:
@TracyClark_TLC Too funny.
Mar 18, 2010
Author Voices:
Why Writers Write
Mar 18, 2010
Twitter:
Best cafe in world near my house giving away free coffee and gelato all day today as a thank you to their customers. Sweet justice.
Mar 18, 2010
Twitter:
And in the blue corner... my manuscript. I'm going in.
Mar 17, 2010
Twitter:
Top 7 Creative Workspaces including Pixar, Google, Lego, Red Bull at Firing Synapses blog: http://tiny.cc/xG1Hg
Mar 16, 2010
Twitter:
Listening to @sigurros . Good b/g writing music, esp. for a space story.
Mar 16, 2010
Twitter:
Caught up with writer / entrepreneur @valeriekhoo in Milson's Point today. Switched on lady with a vicious dog named Rambo on her lap.
Mar 16, 2010
Twitter:
@trizzlesticks It's a life-changing, possibly world-changing substance. A range of sticky tack images for your perusal http://tiny.cc/udOCt
Mar 15, 2010
Twitter:
Building world of story and characters on wall in images. If you could tweet me a little more blu / sticky-tack, that'd be tops.
Mar 15, 2010
YouTube:
Steven Spielberg: The Toughest Thing For A Director
Mar 15, 2010
YouTube:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - Original Trailer (1982)
Mar 15, 2010
Twitter:
@SomWritersFest Good luck with the fest! Hope it's as fun and successful (and lacking in rainfall) as last year.
Mar 15, 2010
Twitter:
Roof of ferry. Giant cruise ship disappears behind Opera House. Bridge looks noble and zigzag and beautiful.
Mar 14, 2010
Twitter:
Just spent four days with teenagers running book trailer workshops. They were inspiring, dedicated, polite, generous & talented. Weird, huh?
Mar 14, 2010
Twitter:
Just spent four days with teenagers running book trailer workshops. They were inspiring, dedicated, polite, generous & talented.
Mar 14, 2010
Twitter:
@LaurelSnyder Enjoying your tweets. You're a funny lady.
Mar 12, 2010
Twitter:
In Mackay. Writing today.Talking and workshopping book trailers with teens this afternoon. Better go wrassle this story. Hope it's a gr8 day
Mar 11, 2010
Twitter:
Just put up site for US release of my book, 'Mac Slater Hunts the Cool' Love you to look if you have moment.Thanks! http://www.macslater.com
Mar 11, 2010
Twitter:
Played Lego and read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last night. Childhood is underrated.
Mar 10, 2010
Twitter:
Making final tweaks on Mac Slater Hunts the Cool website and trailer. Book hits US stores April 5. Fingers crossed it has a happy life.
Mar 10, 2010
Twitter:
Sweet, sweet ipad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLTspX9nZr8&feature=player_embedded
Mar 10, 2010
YouTube:
Mac Slater Hunts the Cool Book Trailer
Mar 09, 2010
Twitter:
Freewriting my way into the morning. Abstained from starting with email which is some kind of first for me. Hope I can make it a habit.
Mar 09, 2010
Twitter:
@Jay619Jay I'd love to come back to St Andrews and by all means on the Facebook page. Good luck finding members! Send me the link if you can
Mar 09, 2010
Twitter:
Outlining new draft. Feeling out the story. Coming to understand it. I like this part of process. And big congrats @twitofalili
Mar 09, 2010
Twitter:
4 or 5 notebooks on the go at one time. Millions of dollars worth of ideas getting lost daily. GooglePaper is the only way forward.
Mar 08, 2010
Twitter:
Lunch. Reading Joseph Campbell biography, 'A Fire in the Mind'. Inspiring man.
Mar 07, 2010
Twitter:
@WilliamKostakis Hmmm. The Vamp Academy app did point to a future where novels are snacked on rather than consumed as a meal.
Mar 07, 2010
Twitter:
Two cool ipad vids: Penguin UK's vision for books: http://bit.ly/9RpPPh (Thanks @WilliamKostakis) and the @Wired app: http://tiny.cc/kGPDU
Mar 07, 2010
Twitter:
@twitofalili Great call on Marty McFly for Anticool. True, anticool isn't new but endlessly interesting. Holden Caulfield, Alex P Keaton...
Mar 07, 2010
Twitter:
Great ad: RT @tedxsydney I saw this great Google ad during Superbowl & then again last week at #TED http://bit.ly/cgI04A Seen it?
Mar 06, 2010
Twitter:
@kate_eltham Jealous that ur at #TEDxBrisbane. I'm super keen to get to @tedxsydney in May. Have fun!
Mar 06, 2010
Twitter:
The Rise of Anti-Cool? Interesting article on the imperfection of new teen heroes: http://tiny.cc/5R1px (Thanks @YPulse)
Mar 05, 2010
Twitter:
I know. Paper srsly needs a search function. RT @dawnmetcalf The problem with using steno pads to jot down notes: they all look the same!
Mar 04, 2010
Twitter:
About to re-read manuscript after three weeks away from it. Here's hoping someone hacked my computer, edited it and did something brilliant.
Mar 04, 2010
Twitter:
@postteentrauma re: "you're brave!" (for trying work-in-progress out on kids). I haven't done it much but I'll definitely do it more.
Mar 04, 2010
Twitter:
Thanks for the #FFs @MCLibrarian and @ThereseFerguson
Mar 04, 2010
Twitter:
RT @jamesroy68: Anonymity Jones (Woolshed Press) is out now. Buy your copy today, and remember, 10% of the cover price goes to a worthy cause.
Mar 04, 2010
Twitter:
I just took a photo and made a phone call with my book.
Mar 04, 2010
Twitter:
On ferry reading @doctorow's 'Content' in Stanza. I only want to read books on iPhone from now on. Paper is dead. Long live paper.
Mar 04, 2010
Twitter:
Watched Beverly Hills Cop last night. I think reliving my childhood is my favourite pastime.
Mar 03, 2010
Twitter:
Watched Beverly Hills Cop last night. Knew every line. The ending's still the same. Even twenty
Mar 03, 2010
Twitter:
Have been testing work-in-progress on school groups this week. Such an education seeing what grips kids & where the story's soft bits are.
Mar 03, 2010
Twitter:
Trying out some new writing on kids today. Always interesting to see what grabs them and what doesn't.
Feb 28, 2010
Twitter:
Running workshops in Brisbane. Write in afternoon. Think I have a solution for a short story I'm wrestling with. Hope it's a good week for u
Feb 28, 2010
Twitter:
#FF Filmmakers, Authors & Bookbloggers: @leeunkrich @drwave @anthonyeaton @SLQEdge @chasingray @laurelsnyder @michaeljpryor @gusgordon
Feb 26, 2010
Twitter:
Reading excellent article from Harvard Business Review @harvardbiz on how they foster collaborative culture of creativity at @DisneyPixar.
Feb 25, 2010
Twitter:
Reading excellent article from Harvard Business Review (www.hbr.org) on how they foster the collaborative culture of creativity at Pixar.
Feb 25, 2010
Twitter:
Thanks for trailer links @LaurelSnyder @tommydonbavand and @KookiesKrumble. Will take a look! Anybody else have link to great book trailer?
Feb 24, 2010
Twitter:
Oooh! Trailer for new Karate Kid movie with Jackie Chan: http://tiny.cc/0E7WG No Macchio sadly but you can't have it all. (Thanks @ypulse)
Feb 24, 2010
Twitter:
Know of any brilliant Book Trailers? I'm running trailer-making workshops ahead of Whitsunday Voices Fest and I'd love to hear your faves!
Feb 24, 2010
Twitter:
Watching vid of @joeyjaws Chestnut win world hotdog eating championship in Coney Island, NY. 68 dogs in 12 minutes. http://tiny.cc/uTLr7
Feb 24, 2010
Twitter:
Locked myself out of house yesterday. Wrote short story on back of takeaway order pad at cafe. Love them enforced tech breaks.
Feb 24, 2010
Twitter:
Just put up 2-minute intro vid to me & 'Mac Slater Hunts the Cool' ahead of US April release www.youtube.com/tristanbancks Love u 2 comment!
Feb 24, 2010
Twitter:
Just uploaded 2-minute intro vid to me & 'Mac Slater Hunts the Cool' ahead of US April release youtube.com/tristanbancks Love u 2 comment!
Feb 24, 2010
Tristan Bancks:
Mac Slater Hunts the Cool
Feb 24, 2010
YouTube:
Intro to Author Tristan Bancks and 'Mac Slater Hunts the Cool'
Feb 24, 2010
Twitter:
@emilyreads Good point. We need water-proof picture book e-readers to stop babies short-circuiting them with drool. #kidlitchat
Feb 23, 2010
Twitter:
I like this: RT @gregpincus Imagine, with an e-book, you could be in a book club with anyone, anywhere reading that same ebook? #kidlitchat
Feb 23, 2010
Twitter:
I think our nostalgic love of paper books is a bit like the people who thought CDs would never trump vinyl. #kidlitchat
Feb 23, 2010
Twitter:
@chantalkirkland @tiffanyaneal @jamesburksart @David_JWest E-readers with comforting old-book-stink are the next big thing. #kidlitchat
Feb 23, 2010
Twitter:
@gregpincus @DeeScribe Agreed. However the novel evolves Story still king. Or queen. I think the future looks fun. #kidlitchat
Feb 23, 2010
Twitter:
@RebeccAgent Re: book reviews in newspapers, I wonder if the papers will hold as much sway in that regard in future. #kidlitchat
Feb 23, 2010
Twitter:
@gregpincus How do you see the novel evolving going forward? Someone pointed out to me that novel doesn't exist in many cultures #kidlitchat
Feb 23, 2010
Twitter:
I have a hope that publishers will begin to partner more with other content providers to fund bigger multi-platform projects #kidlitchat
Feb 23, 2010
Twitter:
@adamselzer I like yr tweet on the evolution not just being e versions of books but an entirely new form. This is our job, si? #kidlitchat
Feb 23, 2010
Twitter:
In 'Content' @Doctorow compares VHS and e-books. Home vid created more opp's to see movies rather than killing cinema. I like it #kidlitchat
Feb 23, 2010
Twitter:
@KateMessner Re: space for diversity in era of 'next big thing', I feel the e-revolution might make this more possible! #kidlitchat
Feb 23, 2010
Twitter:
RT @Buffyandrews Good thing is that we are able to reach readers via multiple platforms whatever way works for them. Awesomeness #kidlitchat
Feb 23, 2010
Twitter:
My greatest hope is that we,as writers, embrace new forms rather than run scared. And that this creates infinite opportunities #kidlitchat
Feb 23, 2010
Twitter:
My greatest hope is that we, as writers, can embrace new forms rather than run scared. And that this will create infinite opportunities.
Feb 23, 2010
Twitter:
Wow! Big topic. Hopes and fears for the future of publishing and children's books... #kidlitchat
Feb 23, 2010
Twitter:
Following the fun and furious-paced # kidlitchat for the next hour so apol's if I tweet too much. Come join in if you're in the kidlit biz.
Feb 23, 2010
Twitter:
RT @gregpincus A cartoonnetwork.com Diary of a Wimpy Kid (@DiaryWimpyKid) movie site - http://bit.ly/c3Am3M
Feb 22, 2010
Twitter:
First speaking session for the year went well. Kids were really animated. I mean they were 'lively', rather than being CGI.
Feb 22, 2010
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@bookboy good to hear! Who do you find the Nit Boy books work best for? What age?do they work for upper primary, too?
Feb 22, 2010
Twitter:
Speaking at a school on Gold Coast today. Writing a short story on the go. Feeling good. Hope you are, too.
Feb 22, 2010
Twitter:
Listening to @rundmc 's 'King of Rock'. Best song ever. Music vid here: http://tiny.cc/jbVmn
Feb 21, 2010
Twitter:
Working on US edit of 'Mac Slater Hunts the Cool 2: I ♥ NY' today. Not too many tweaks. Ed's been kind.Nice to be in NY mindspace #macslater
Feb 21, 2010
Twitter:
"...the core skill of an innovator is error recovery not failure avoidance." Pixar Uni's Randy Nelson on @edutopia http://tinyurl.com/4yuoex
Feb 21, 2010
Twitter:
'Innovation Inc.' http://tiny.cc/go9Pi Interesting article on Pixar's approach to story, nurturing creativity and its Google-cool workspace
Feb 21, 2010
Twitter:
@sarahhazelton Don't tell me you play the ukelele, Hazo. You are such a dark horse!
Feb 21, 2010
Twitter:
Previous quote was Pixar story artist @jpidgeon speaking to the @pixarTalk blog. Reading lots on Pixar story process after seeing UP again.
Feb 21, 2010
Twitter:
'[Pete Docter's] always trying to tell a story about a world no one’s seen b4 but with humor and feelings everyone understands' - @PixarTalk
Feb 21, 2010
Twitter:
RT @Brukhar 21 Unbelievable Photographs of Mars http://bit.ly/9AcmGJ
Feb 19, 2010
Twitter:
#FF @ypulse @gregpincus @jensbookpage @CQAus @MCLibrarian @NASA @FuseEight @youngleadersday @wired @tedtalks @thecreativepenn @doctorow ;-)
Feb 19, 2010
Twitter:
So hard to start laying words on the page some days. I wonder if there are bricklayers out there who have not yet laid a brick today.
Feb 18, 2010
Twitter:
V. interesting on Author as 'Content Creator': Authorship in Information Age http://short.to/17sa1 via @teleread 9. Thanks @thecreativepenn
Feb 18, 2010
Twitter:
Letting the contents settle. Usually takes half an hour before the flow of words. Oh, and, Wisdom Teeth: Please don't push. It's rude.
Feb 18, 2010
Twitter:
RT @tweetmeme An extraordinary cruncher-app of web-stats. Everything on web, right now. Social Media Counts | AFTRS LAMP http://bit.ly/DhjD6
Feb 18, 2010
Twitter:
Reading @DOCTOROW 's 'Content' on iphone. First thing I've been able to stick at on the iP. He's an inspiring chap.
Feb 18, 2010
Twitter:
RT Brain-Controlled Devices Work Eerily Well "your brain adapts quickly as device in computer network" http://bit.ly/afAXhS via @GaryPHayes
Feb 18, 2010
Twitter:
Brain-Controlled Devices Work Eerily Well "your brain adapts quickly as a device in a computer network" http://bit.ly/afAXhS via @GaryPHayes
Feb 18, 2010
Twitter:
'After oxygen and carbon, humans are made up of stories; telling and craving them is elemental to our existence.' - @paigeawilliams
Feb 17, 2010
Twitter:
@misscackle Ha! Too funny. Who didn't want to meet the Fresh Prince? And it's OK. I didn't feel stalked.
Feb 17, 2010
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Reminiscing about childhood in a notepad under the guise of 'research'. Surrounded by dozens of other similar pads full of mad scratchings.
Feb 17, 2010
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Deeply cool: The @wired magazine ipad app. The near-future or Present of Print. http://shar.es/m1i7i
Feb 17, 2010
Twitter:
RT @gregpincus: RT @kdueykduey: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6718748.html Career building,worth reading. #kidlitchat
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
Thanks to all. Lots to think about post my first #kidlitchat
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
@emilytastic Intriguing! RT:It's like #4 on my "projects to try" list after my Jersey Devil YA and my Austin TX ukulele rockbook #kidlitchat
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
Re: school visits, it is super-handy to have books for a spread of ages in order to adapt (and, indeed, survive sometimes) #kidlitchat
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
RT @KateMessner: @gregpincus Love the TOWEL acronym from the PEN panel...talent, optimism, widespread interests, endurance, and luck. #kidlitchat
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
RT @dlschubert: Howdy, y'all. Sorry I'm ridiculously late. My agent says whatever genre you "hit" in is the one you'll be writing for a while. #kidlitchat
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
@gregpincus In terms of testing ideas on stage, I admire authors who try ideas out on school groups as they develop them. #kidlitchat
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
@gregpincus Film can be great training, too. Writing / editing films (esp short) has made me a more ruthless editor of own books #kidlitchat
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
@wendyorr That's true. And trying to genre-bend can just make us more certain on what it is we love to or 'must' write. #kidlitchat
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
Creatively, crossing age-groups, genres, styles can be exciting. One feeds the other in unexpected ways. #kidlitchat
Feb 16, 2010
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@EgmontGal Interesting:RT The people who push back are the sales reps! And the buyers, and the public. Not pubs/marketing/agents #kidlitchat
Feb 16, 2010
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Maybe it's the authors' job to push boundaries on what they're 'allowed' to publish and agent/pub/marketing's job to push back? #Kidlitchat
Feb 16, 2010
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Perhaps it's poss for authors to publish for multiple age groups until they discover which they love, where their interest lies #Kidlitchat
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
I think, for authors,creatively, it is advantageous to be able to cross genres and age groups. 'Brand' wise,si, one focus better #Kidlitchat
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
I'll be doing Kidlitchat for the next hour so apol's if too many tweets. Come join in! Just put a hash before the kidlitchat and you're away
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
@astred Hey, good to make contact! Hope you're really well.
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
RT @ypulse HuffPo on pioneers of multi-platform YA publishing: http://tinyurl.com/y8j987h . This is an excellent article! Thanks YP.
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
@wendyorr I had that email, too, for a book published a couple of years ago. ArtsNSW. Anyway, good luck! Bring on the retrospective funding.
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
For the Ladies on the Twits... Bookish handbags - www.olympialetan.com/O_._L_._T.html
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
Good tips on delegating for entrepreneurs and writers. 'How to delegate if you don't have staff.' http://tiny.cc/6pGJa . By @MichaelHyatt
Feb 16, 2010
Twitter:
@kirstymurray Go you!
Feb 15, 2010
Twitter:
Finally reading T.S. Spivet. Thanks @ShearersBooks. It's a beautiful book. It feels good. Also has great interactive potential on ipad!
Feb 15, 2010
Twitter:
Anyone going to Beers For Books with @johnwoodRTR founder of Room to Read Wed night in Syd? www.beersforbooks.org Raising $ for kid literacy
Feb 15, 2010
Twitter:
Thanks for your kind words @sarahhazelton @KarenCollum and @katrinagermein and for the RTs @RossLeadership and @Zoe_Walton
Feb 15, 2010
Twitter:
RT @ThereseFerguson: @tristanbancks Today is International Childhood Cancer Day. Follow @OCFAustralia and donate at www.ocf.com.au #kidscancercure
Feb 15, 2010
Twitter:
Illustration on 'Mac Slater' cover by all-round-cool-guy Gianluca Fallone. His other stuff is here: www.gianlucafallone.com #macslater
Feb 14, 2010
Twitter:
Exciting. (For me, anyway.) Just saw US cover of my book 'Mac Slater Hunts the Cool' on web for 1st time: http://tiny.cc/4fgpf #macslater
Feb 14, 2010
Twitter:
Found the best book on Creativity, Life-living and maintaining your Juice: ‘How to Be an Explorer of the World’ www.kerismith.com/shop.htm .
Feb 14, 2010
Twitter:
Planning Day. Looking at the business side of writing. I have too few of these. Listening to Bon Iver - www.boniver.org (Thanks @gusgordon)
Feb 14, 2010
Twitter:
Interesting article on how the word 'Cool' is travelling & positive news on Millennials http://tiny.cc/xc0s0 from @Ypulse pres Dan Coates
Feb 14, 2010
Twitter:
'Why Are You for Killing Bookstores?' article... http://tiny.cc/meHu0 . Are things this dire for bricks-and-mortar bookstores? Surely not.
Feb 12, 2010
Twitter:
RT @sljournal: People Who Need People: How 11 intrepid users get the most out of social media http://bit.ly/8Zya1h #smw
Feb 12, 2010
Twitter:
Manuscript sent. Yeehaw! Many months of work, coffee, music, chocolate, research, interviews, travelling, tightening,polishing. Happy w/end!
Feb 12, 2010
Twitter:
@mike_sh Thanks 4 Mid-G Reads! When You Reach Me-Rebecca Stead. Game of the Goose-Ursula Dubosarsky. Story of Tracy Beaker-Jacqueline Wilson
Feb 11, 2010
Twitter:
@MCLibrarian Thanks kindly. I will check those out. Mr Chickee's Funny Money sounds interesting.
Feb 11, 2010
Twitter:
Any tips on brilliant middle-grade fiction to read? I'm looking for something as good as 'Holes'.
Feb 11, 2010
Twitter:
Listening to U2's 'Beautiful Day', the song that woke the astronauts on @NASA 's Endeavour space shuttle this morning. Great writing track.
Feb 11, 2010
Twitter:
Manuscript D-Day. Tightening, tweaking, polishing, sweetening, eliminating.
Feb 11, 2010
Twitter:
RT @gregpincus What Influences Readers Online? http://bit.ly/dy1rHw
Feb 11, 2010
Twitter:
@Little_Bookroom Cover thoughts on Zusak's 'When Dogs Cry' reissue: http://bit.ly/b8gJda I like it more than orig cover. And what a book!
Feb 10, 2010
Twitter:
50 great books for boys and men from @artofmanliness . There are some really excellent choices here: http://tiny.cc/XPyFa
Feb 10, 2010
Twitter:
Watching homemade rockets on Youtube. For research. There's some cool and crazy stuff going down in the backyards of America.
Feb 10, 2010
Twitter:
Without the ability to delude oneself it would be extremely difficult to write a book. The drafting process requires epic levels of faith.
Feb 10, 2010
Twitter:
I think I just solved a story problem in my current manuscript by reading Fantastic Mr Fox. Thanks Boggis, Bunce and Bean. (And Dahl.)
Feb 10, 2010
Twitter:
RT @OCFAustralia: On Monday it's kids cancer day, please help us spread the word if u can spare a tweet #kidscancercure
Feb 10, 2010
Twitter:
@misrule_au I find www.box.net better than yousendit. Easier and I think it lets you upload bigger files.
Feb 10, 2010
Twitter:
@Zoe_Walton Thanks Zo. T.
Feb 10, 2010
Twitter:
RT @gregpincus: Good read: Ex music exec now author compares digitzation's impact on both industries: http://bit.ly/ay10jV (via @PWKidsBookshelf)
Feb 10, 2010
Twitter:
I miss @gregpincus 's #kidlitchat every week and every week's transcript is so interesting. Nuts. Might have to resort to writing a reminder
Feb 10, 2010
Twitter:
Checking out Animal Kingdom website http://tr.im/akthemovie . Aus Writer / Director David Michod won Sundance World Cinema Jury Prize 2010.
Feb 09, 2010
Twitter:
Japanese cell-phone novel written by 15-year-old sells 110,000 copies in paperback. (Thanks to @ypulse for the lead!) http://tiny.cc/GZSx2
Feb 09, 2010
Twitter:
@IllustratorGus Hey, happy birthday, big man. I hear your 50s are the best decade of your life, so lap it up.
Feb 09, 2010
Twitter:
Is Twitter the epitome or the antithesis of living in the moment?
Feb 09, 2010
Twitter:
My fave feeling: When you forget about keyboard and screen and where you are and that you must breathe, and you're totally inside your story
Feb 08, 2010
Twitter:
RT @FuseEight: The Top 100 Children's Novels countdown begins today. Check out #100-91 - http://bit.ly/b0xMj4 #kidlitc (via @gregpincus)
Feb 08, 2010
Twitter:
For an extraordinary performance by an Australian actor, check out @TheMGeorge in In Treatment. Watched 1st ep on DVD tonight. Deeply good.
Feb 08, 2010
Twitter:
All 6 astronauts are aboard Endeavour and hatch is closed. The Close Out Crew will verify integrity of hatch seal before leaving (via @NASA)
Feb 08, 2010
Twitter:
I have Friday book deadline so I'd be in chair tomorrow. Monday? No chance. Sadly you can't just give up writing tho. $ or not, I'd be back
Feb 08, 2010
Twitter:
My wife has a certain look that she gives only when something has gone wrong with an Apple product. It scares me a little bit.
Feb 07, 2010
Twitter:
Writing this book is really taking up a lot of my tweeting time.
Feb 07, 2010
Twitter:
@valeriekhoo Hey, congrats Valerie. Great pic. And cheers for all the good vibes you put out in the world.
Feb 04, 2010
Twitter:
Big thanks in advance to @powderfinger_au 's Odyssey Number Five and the Kit Kat Corporation for driving me through the next hour of writing
Feb 04, 2010
Twitter:
I've been reading The Four Hour Work Week by @tferriss . Is four hours possible as a writer? Maybe I need to write shorter books. Pamphlets?
Feb 04, 2010
Twitter:
RT @Tara_Moss: 'I have a deadline. I'm glad. I think that will help me get it done.' - Michael Chabon
Feb 04, 2010
Twitter:
20 Greatest Movies About Writers. http://bit.ly/ac9mdr (from @DFTVYP) (via @twitofalili) I also love The Door in the Floor (illo/writer)
Feb 03, 2010
Twitter:
@bookboy No. But nits can be slippery suckers. It's a challenge to get inside their heads and understand what drives them emotionally.
Feb 02, 2010
Twitter:
Welcome to Twitter, @ShearersBooks! (via @sarahhazelton)
Feb 02, 2010
Twitter:
Sometimes trying to understand your main character is as difficult as trying to understand yourself. They're so close that they're invisible
Feb 02, 2010
Twitter:
@kirstymurray I hear you. I think it's heat and all the other cool things u can do in January that are more pleasant than work. Good luck!
Jan 26, 2010
Twitter:
Have had a twitatical. A sabtwitical? Anyway, I've had a break from Twitter. Back now. 3 weeks from book deadline. Writing to Jay-z album.
Jan 26, 2010
Twitter:
Why do airports and large shopping centres refuse to recycle? It seems bizarre that we all do it at home but these places are immune.
Jan 15, 2010
Twitter:
1st question in library Q & A session this morning: 'Do you like cheese?' Clearly my mission to inspire love of literature is right on track
Jan 14, 2010
Twitter:
Off to Brisbane to give library talks & run workshops for 3 days. Should be fun. Love seeing kids get loose with fresh ideas. Hope yr happy
Jan 12, 2010
Twitter:
Welcome to 2010. Is this the future? It feels vaguely 2009esque to me.
Jan 10, 2010
Twitter:
Hey @tempanydeckert . Welcome to Twitter! May your stay be both rich and real.
Jan 10, 2010
Twitter:
@katrinagermein Thanks kindly!
Jan 06, 2010
Author Voices:
The Importance of Noise to the Writer
Dec 22, 2009
YouTube:
Hugh Evans calls Aussies to speak up to Rudd on aid
Dec 21, 2009
Twitter:
I love the smell of a fresh Moleskine in the afternoon. Smells like... victory.
Dec 20, 2009
Twitter:
Hey @anthonyeaton and @misrule_au . I'm enjoying your Friday #firstworlddisasters
Dec 18, 2009
Twitter:
I once ate a large popcorn in a movie & forgot to buy a drink. I had to nose-breathe for 2hrs to avoid missing anything #firstworlddisasters
Dec 17, 2009
Tristan Bancks:
John Boyne on Mac Slater
Dec 17, 2009
Twitter:
Mac Slater book 1 short-listed for children's choice book award with International School Libraries Network. Shortlist: http://tiny.cc/kh40Z
Dec 17, 2009
Twitter:
2000 words from the end of a 40,000 word draft. I can almost smell the holidays. Been a big year. Running on good coffee and blind faith now
Dec 17, 2009
Twitter:
Saw an extraordinary interview with actor Tony Curtis last night. Download: @abciview Shrink Rap http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/487643
Dec 16, 2009
Twitter:
@linlygoh @Zoe_Walton @lauravazquez @bookboy @kristinaschulz Thanks for the good vibes on the move! May you be well and happy.
Dec 16, 2009
Twitter:
@michaeljpryor Yeehaw!
Dec 16, 2009
Twitter:
Making a move to Sydney in the new year after ten years in Byron. People look on me with eyes of pity but I'm excited.
Dec 16, 2009
Twitter:
Cool USB shared drive sofas: http://tiny.cc/NNEPB . (Thanks @trendcentral)
Dec 16, 2009
Twitter:
Writing and listening to Green Day's American Idiot. Good writing album. 'Are We the Waiting' a classic '80s-movie sounding track.
Dec 15, 2009
Twitter:
My Change the World short for kids plays Wild and Scenic Film Fest Jan 15-17 before US tour. Can't make it? See it here http://tiny.cc/BhTly
Dec 15, 2009
Twitter:
I think Twilight's gonna be the next big thing. You watch. This time next year everyone will have heard of it. They might even make a movie.
Dec 15, 2009
Twitter:
Writing a book requires supreme stubbornness. So good when it finally reads like it's fit for human consumption, though. Have a great night.
Dec 15, 2009
Twitter:
Ready to do battle with the afternoon's re-writes, a Buzz mug of green tea as my friend. Hope yours is sweet.
Dec 14, 2009
Twitter:
I'm liking www.box.net for transfer of big files. It saved me yesterday and was super user-friendly.
Dec 14, 2009
Twitter:
@trizzlesticks Do I really know things? I'm not so sure that I do. Oh, the @WilliamKostakis thing. But I thought nobody could speak of that?
Dec 14, 2009
Twitter:
Just finished fast and furious online chat session with libraries all over QLD. Lots of funny stuff about gherkins, peanut butter and nits!
Dec 14, 2009
Twitter:
A short interview about the way I tackle my writing on author Christine Harris's blog: http://tiny.cc/A4bx8
Dec 14, 2009
Twitter:
@Fleech That reading room at the state library is the best, huh? I can feel the flow from here, old boy.
Dec 13, 2009
Twitter:
All schools smell vaguely of sandwiches. Where wld the sandwich industry be without parental support? The lamb peeps must be sick with envy.
Dec 13, 2009
Twitter:
Just had practice sesh 4 Summer Reading Club e-chat happening 2morrow @ 11 (QLD) through State Lib of Q. www.summerreadingclub.slq.gov.au
Dec 13, 2009
Twitter:
@misrule_au Si, si, senorita. WTWTA fantastic.
Dec 13, 2009
Twitter:
Win a newborn Moleskine notebook from @JMTohline: http://tiny.cc/6Qoy3
Dec 13, 2009
Twitter:
If you write about your fears do those things then come true? Like Stephen King being hit by the minivan? Or do you extinguish those fears?
Dec 13, 2009
Twitter:
A thought on Where the Wild Things Are and participating joyfully in the sorrows of the world. http://tristanbancksflow.blogspot.com
Dec 13, 2009
Tristan Bancks:
Where the Wild Things Are
Dec 13, 2009
Twitter:
@misrule_au I want to live in the land of the Wild Things. And I want a double re-cracker like Max's.
Dec 13, 2009
Twitter:
@WilliamKostakis I didn't think you were supposed to delete words! Please tell me that you put them in another file, old man. I'm disturbed.
Dec 13, 2009
Twitter:
@bookboy Thanks kindly for reading 'it's yr life'. Glad you enjoyed it. Hope it's been a relaxing weekend.
Dec 13, 2009
Twitter:
Spike Jonze, a short interview, on adapting Where the Wild Things Are for the screen. http://tiny.cc/6a2J3
Dec 08, 2009
Twitter:
Just removed 4500-word block from manuscript. Hope to work some of it back in but ms. in better shape without it & I feel lighter. #zenslash
Dec 08, 2009
Twitter:
@anthonyeaton I loved reading your Hemingtweets. I drafted a twist on the opening of A Moveable Feast but was daunted by your mastery.
Dec 08, 2009
Twitter:
Writing a creepy, late night scene set in the bowels of a spaceport. Good flow today. More written in two hours than in eight yesterday. :-)
Dec 08, 2009
Twitter:
@lauravazquez I thought 1 December was standard practice for Crimbo tree-raising?
Dec 07, 2009
Twitter:
RT @JMTohline Important page - helping to spread the joy of reading to those less privileged than ourselves: www.RoomToRead.org
Dec 07, 2009
Twitter:
Using images that feel like the book I'm writing as a desktop slideshow. They change every hour and re-inspire me on the story. I recommend.
Dec 06, 2009
Twitter:
Checking out lots of great indie / altern music recommendations from @IllustratorGus. Music be the lifeblood of the writer alone in a room.
Dec 06, 2009
Twitter:
Two other tracks I love to write to - Phoenix's (@wearephoenix) 'Too Young' and 'If I Ever Feel Better' - www.myspace.com/wearephoenix
Dec 03, 2009
Twitter:
Listening to 'Keep Warm' by We Were Promised Jet Packs- @wwpj. Great to write to. Big anthemic build. www.myspace.com/wewerepromisedjetpacks
Dec 03, 2009
Twitter:
About to launch into freewrite rave before tackling the day's word count. Hope it's a happy and productive one for you.
Dec 03, 2009
Twitter:
RT @gregpincus Good post by @JaneFriedman on marketing and promotion (the challenges and what to do about it) - http://bit.ly/7LoYB4
Dec 03, 2009
Twitter:
Tough to decide, when re-writing, whether to demolish a scene & start over or just renovate. I like it when I'm bold enough to start over.
Dec 03, 2009
Twitter:
Reading Louis Sachar's 'Holes' during gaps in my writing day. I like his economy. He says a lot with a little.
Dec 01, 2009
Twitter:
Cory Doctorow - @doctorow - vid interview on positive aspects of kids and technology. (Thanks @YPulse for the link.)
Dec 01, 2009
Twitter:
Writing a food scene with outrageous desserts. Making me hungry. And giving me a slight toothache at the back on the left hand side.
Dec 01, 2009
Twitter:
A new draft by Christmas. That's the dream. 2500 words a day. Today it began. Must stay loose enough to let the unexpected in.
Nov 30, 2009
Twitter:
Reading final pages of first US Mac Slater manuscript. Only a couple of tiny tweaks. Can't wait to see that puppy in hardback. Hope ur well!
Nov 29, 2009
Twitter:
Congrats to the Inkys winners! #inkys http://www.insideadog.com.au/yoursay/index.php
Nov 25, 2009
Twitter:
@debraleeann Hi, thanks for the kind message. Hope you're really well!
Nov 25, 2009
Twitter:
Enjoying new US Esquire mag with Augmented Reality, bringing Robert Downey Jr & others alive when I tilt mag at webcam. www.esquire.com/AR
Nov 22, 2009
Twitter:
Stevie Wonder doing 'Superstition' on Sesame: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7X5js1vE
Nov 18, 2009
Twitter:
Hey @kristinaschulz Welcome to Twitsville, Tennessee. Fave Sesame St moment? Stevie Wonder cameo. www.sesamestreet.org/onair/history/vote
Nov 18, 2009
Twitter:
@belindacjeffrey It was actually my grandfather's arm. Will let him know. Is it still sew-back-on-able or too far gone now?
Nov 17, 2009
Twitter:
Road-testing unconventional nit cures on kids 4 Nine show, The Shak, today. Mayo, vegemite, peanut butter etc. Will let u know if they work!
Nov 17, 2009
Twitter:
Interesting Naomi Klein piece on Climate Debt: Poor nations feeling 80% of climate effects. Rich nations shld pay http://tiny.cc/0Mbps
Nov 17, 2009
Twitter:
Great discussion with improvisational actors from Mac Slater book gig last week. Melbourne seems a rich hub for creative idea exchange.
Nov 16, 2009
Twitter:
@twitofalili The balance of coffee, chocolate, food, water in system is so integral to the writing process, huh? Hope chocolate heals you.
Nov 16, 2009
Twitter:
Thnx 4 ListLove @Tara_Moss/authors-bibliophiles @LibrarianIdol/writers @wwwkarentyrrell/aussie-writers @AitkenLibrary/authors @Lozzaloulilei
Nov 16, 2009
Twitter:
Morning pages. Warming up for day. Creative gymnasia on the page. Letting fragments fall away to find something whole. Happy day to you.
Nov 16, 2009
Twitter:
Do you think you can sue the Lego Corporation for injuries sustained by treading on pieces of their product? #StabbedByaSteeringWheel
Nov 16, 2009
Twitter:
Fascinating chats with author @michaeljpryor & youthlit guru @mike_sh re: space stations, Thomas Malthus, science faction & The Right Stuff
Nov 15, 2009
Twitter:
Reading back zero draft of new book. Far more palatable than my worst fears had led me to believe.
Nov 15, 2009
Twitter:
Thanks Official92!
Nov 15, 2009
Twitter:
Coffee and croissant in Centre Place Melbourne. I love these laneways. So much flow. Feel like I could write forever here.
Nov 12, 2009
Twitter:
Mac Slater onstage today in Melb thanks 2 State Library of Victoria. Excerpts from books performed then Q and A. Nice. I love this city.
Nov 12, 2009
Twitter:
Meeting in Melb today with animators and producer of animated series based on my Nit boy books. Talking B/Gs, lighting & look. Fun.
Nov 12, 2009
Author Voices:
Hi From Tristan Bancks
Nov 12, 2009
Twitter:
Super-inspiring kids & teens: RT @LynMikel Let's hear it for kids making a difference: http://bit.ly/1NKPB Huffpost- ADOLESCENT ACTIVISTS .
Nov 10, 2009
Twitter:
@Esprit77 For me starting to write new novel is poss easier than finishing reading novel I'm not enjoying.The writing is inspiration-fuelled
Nov 10, 2009
Twitter:
A thought-provoking @YPulse piece on @LynMikel 's new book 'Packaging Boyhood'.I think this is really worth discussing. http://tiny.cc/TmwOY
Nov 10, 2009
Twitter:
Win a copy of Anthony Horowitz's new Alex Rider novel, Crocodile Tears (released worldwide tomorrow), at http://boysblokesbooks.edublogs.org
Nov 10, 2009
Twitter:
What's better? Reading books or buying them? I'm undecided.
Nov 10, 2009
Twitter:
@michaeljpryor Hey Michael. I really enjoy your Twitstyle, the blow-by-blow account as you work through aspects of writing. Hope ur well.
Nov 09, 2009
Twitter:
This is hilarious! (In a writer-geek kind of way). RT @misrule_au @Zoe_Walton How to write badly well: http://bit.ly/1JJaGc
Nov 08, 2009
Tristan Bancks:
Mac Slater On Stage
Nov 06, 2009
Twitter:
Dalai Lama is following my tweets. How funny. And is it just me or is it somehow wrong that Kutcher has 3 mil followers and DL has 100,000?
Nov 05, 2009
Twitter:
WIN a copy of the 8th Alex Rider book, Crocodile Tears (out 12 Nov), right now @ www.boysblokesbooks.edublogs.org . Please RT if poss. :-)
Nov 04, 2009
Twitter:
@IllustratorGus Site's looking great, Gusto. I love webspaces that feel organic and take the edge off the polished feel of the 'puter screen
Nov 04, 2009
Twitter:
@lauravazquez Hey Vaz. You too. I like your feelgood quotes on the Twit.
Nov 04, 2009
Twitter:
I just blogged some fun Nit Boy cover art created by kids! Bug warning: http://tristanbancksflow.blogspot.com
Nov 03, 2009
Twitter:
RT @JensBookPage 20 Sites and Tools to Encourage Lifelong Reading from @LiteracyLaunch #literacy #kidlit http://tinyurl.com/yfc95oz
Nov 03, 2009
Twitter:
@belindacjeffrey That's great to hear. BSB and Nit Boy are very similar stories, don't you think? ... I feel so shallow.
Nov 03, 2009
Twitter:
Just finished 38500 words in 6 weeks. NaNoWriMo-heads may mock my snail-esque pace and miniscule narrative length but I'm quietly pleased.
Nov 03, 2009
Twitter:
@twitofalili I so feel your pain on those last words of the day. Blood from a stone. Hope they come.
Nov 03, 2009
Twitter:
SMH article from a few weeks back on Sydney's $600 million / annum in wasted food: http://tiny.cc/WNVXG . I'm going freegan.
Nov 01, 2009
Twitter:
Could you live for a year without money? Great article from Mark Boyle, founder of the freeconomy movement - http://tiny.cc/PD0oy
Nov 01, 2009
Twitter:
Reading @belindacjeffrey 's 'Brown Skin Blue'. I love the way dark moments and memories are woven with funny observations & dialogue.
Nov 01, 2009
Twitter:
Who will be first to tweet the end of the world? #endoftheworld
Nov 01, 2009
Twitter:
I just put up a post on Boys, Blokes, Books Blog about Ursula Dubosarsky's (@Terrible_PLOP) excellent Word Spy blog: http://tiny.cc/Nwj6W
Oct 29, 2009
Twitter:
Just blogged about challenges of pushing through an early draft and characters who won't say die. www.tristanbancksflow.blogspot.com
Oct 28, 2009
Tristan Bancks:
Characters Who Just Won't Die
Oct 28, 2009
Twitter:
@TheMGeorge Hey congrats! That's so cool. An AFI nom. What better place to receive the news?
Oct 28, 2009
Twitter:
@SnarkyWench I love the #NaNoWriMo manifesto of enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft to hatch that first draft. V. cool
Oct 28, 2009
Twitter:
@twitofalili I think that's the best book cover, possibly ever. Thanks for tweeting it. http://tiny.cc/297L3
Oct 28, 2009
Twitter:
Shameless self-promotion: Nit Boy won TV pitch contest judged by heads of development from Screen Australia, Screen NSW, ABC and SBS. Nice.
Oct 28, 2009
Twitter:
Just blogged the mystery of writing, how impossible it is to truly break down and share the process of writing a book. http://tiny.cc/ncIN1
Oct 26, 2009
Twitter:
RT @gregpincus Great info! RT @alicepope: On PW: What Do Teens Want? (cool survey of teen über readers) http://tinyurl.com/yfqrfd3
Oct 26, 2009
Tristan Bancks:
The Writing Process
Oct 26, 2009
Twitter:
@Zoe_Walton Thanks for recommending Jasper Jones!
Oct 26, 2009
Twitter:
@IllustratorGus Yes, mate. I saw Wendy in there, too. How is everything going with Wendy? It's a beautiful picture book.
Oct 26, 2009
Twitter:
I vote Jasper Jones the best book I've read this year. Teen appeal and Mockingbird cool. Congrats Craig Silvey. http://tiny.cc/LfCyS
Oct 26, 2009
Twitter:
'Wimpy Kid' book (@DiaryWimpyKid) is free to read online at Funbrain.com – http://tiny.cc/ewgLV – where the whole Wimpy phenom began!
Oct 26, 2009
Twitter:
3000 words written on zero draft of new story. Hanging up the keyboard. One of those days when it just flowed. Sweet justice.
Oct 26, 2009
Twitter:
@Little_Bookroom Kids' Reading Guide looks great! www.kidsreadingguide.com.au
Oct 26, 2009
Twitter:
@becfitzpatrick Good on you! And huge congrats on the NY Times top ten. That is extraordinary. Looking forward to reading it.
Oct 22, 2009
Twitter:
RT @Mashable 15 Twitter Users Shaping the Future of Publishing - http://bit.ly/3YHSDM . This is really worth checking out!
Oct 22, 2009
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RT @NathanBransford New blog post on The Week That Changed Publishing: http://bit.ly/9Z9WV
Oct 22, 2009
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RT @Zoe_Walton A worthy cause - sign the petition to have a teacher librarian in every Australian school: http://bit.ly/3cDxEd
Oct 22, 2009
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Do you dream more vividly when you're writing or doing creative work in the day? I've been having the most detailed, engrossing dreams.
Oct 22, 2009
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Blue sky's still out there, people. I just saw it and stood under it. There wasn't even a screen around it.
Oct 22, 2009
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Have been checking out digi-novels melding lit, vid and the web at www.vook.com and CSI creator @zuiker 's www.level26.com . Worth a look.
Oct 22, 2009
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@TheMGeorge Life is sweet. Writing away. Buenos Aires sounds spectac. Coming 2 NY in new year. Love 2 catch up. Hemmingmyway sounds v. cool!
Oct 22, 2009
Tristan Bancks:
Books for Boys Blog
Oct 15, 2009
Twitter:
Back from week-long break. Just put up a blog post about the power of time off. Life-changing experience. www.tristanbancksflow.blogspot.com
Oct 14, 2009
Tristan Bancks:
The Power of Time Off
Oct 14, 2009
Twitter:
Win David Metzenthen's 'Really Nearly Deadly Canoe Ride'! I just published an interview with Dave at www.boysblokesbooks.edublogs.org
Oct 12, 2009
Tristan Bancks:
Mac Slater Exhibition
Oct 04, 2009
Twitter:
Just published a fun interview on pirates with author Sherryl Clark (aka Captain Blood and @sherrylwriter): www.boysblokesbooks.edublogs.org
Oct 02, 2009
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@lauravazquez Yeehaw, Vaz. Hap-py birthday! (for six days' time)
Oct 02, 2009
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I blogged The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park adventure today. Take a tour of HarryTown: www.boysblokesbooks.edublogs.org
Sep 30, 2009
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Ten things you can do to change the world. www.tenthingsyoucando.com - very cool, simple site inspired by The Burning Season- @burningseason
Sep 28, 2009
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Some thoughts on writing, creating: http://tristanbancksflow.blogspot.com. Hope you're feeling loose and happy.
Sep 28, 2009
Twitter:
Some thoughts on writing, creating: tristanbancksflow.blogspot.com Hope you're feeling loose and happy.
Sep 28, 2009
Tristan Bancks:
Making Stories
Sep 28, 2009
Twitter:
Just blogged Top Ten fave www.TED.com talks (@tedtalks). Unbelievably cool site. Post is at www.tristanbancksflow.blogspot.com . Yr faves?
Sep 27, 2009
Twitter:
Just blogged my Top Ten fave www.TED.com talks (@tedtalks). Unbelievably cool site. Post is at www.tristanbancksflow.blogspot.comYour faves?
Sep 27, 2009
Tristan Bancks:
TED.com Top Ten
Sep 27, 2009
Twitter:
Have you ever noticed that tweeting is easier than meditation? Or working.
Sep 27, 2009
Twitter:
@misrule_au and @twitofalili Big congrats! It's a great thing that you're doing. Hope the Lit Project turns on tons of new readers. Bravo.
Sep 25, 2009
Twitter:
Article on web film distribution/marketing from @insidefilm: http://bit.ly/tFPmR Interesting insight into future issues for book industry?
Sep 24, 2009
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@TheMGeorge Old woman George. How are you, toots? Saw Vaz was chatting to you. Life good here. Writing in sunshine. That's cool you're in NY
Sep 24, 2009
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@BookBoy That would be fine to grab Nit Boy cover from my site. Thanks for recommending it to peeps.
Sep 24, 2009
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@becfitzpatrick Yep, I am. She's a great lady. I have a book coming out with S&S US in April. I see HushHush releases November in Australia!
Sep 24, 2009
Twitter:
Just put up a post on Boys, Blokes, Books about the supercool, revamped @GuysRead website. Check it out at: http://tiny.cc/Adh2R
Sep 24, 2009
Twitter:
Cool pics of 'Where the Wild Things Are' pop-up shop in LA on @kitsunenoir blog here: http://tiny.cc/uni8b . I want to be there now.
Sep 23, 2009
Twitter:
'If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original.' - @SirKenRobinson in his book, 'The Element'.
Sep 22, 2009
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@lauravazquez Welcome to Twitsville, Oklahoma. Thanks for finding me. Hope you're well and happy.
Sep 22, 2009
Twitter:
Anyone got a spare robot they're happy to send to the moon? 30 million up for grabs in Google Lunar X Prize. www.googlelunarxprize.org/
Sep 22, 2009
Twitter:
Hey @becfitzpatrick. Ms Drayton suggested I look you up. Love what you're doing on the web. Can't wait to read Hush Hush. Good luck with it!
Sep 22, 2009
Twitter:
Just put up two new blog entries: Highlights of Bris Writers Fest with pics and a Writing Post. http://tiny.cc/kDMJt . Hope it's a great day
Sep 22, 2009
Tristan Bancks:
Brisbane Writer's Fest Highlights 2009
Sep 22, 2009
Tristan Bancks:
Buzz, Ganesh, Research and Writing
Sep 22, 2009
YouTube:
Fun in Space
Sep 21, 2009
YouTube:
The Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre
Sep 21, 2009
YouTube:
Star City: Russia's Cosmonaut Camp
Sep 21, 2009
YouTube:
Astronaut Training at Star City
Sep 21, 2009
YouTube:
Moon 2.0: Join the Revolution
Sep 21, 2009
Twitter:
@bookboy Thanks for the kind wishes. Writing a book has lots of false starts and dead ends but I enjoy the adventure on some sick level.
Sep 21, 2009
Twitter:
Reading a cool book on creativity, 'The Element', by Ken Robinson. Also just checked nice Westerfeld Leviathan trailer: http://tiny.cc/VJPYq
Sep 21, 2009
Author Revealed Answer:
Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?
Sep 18, 2009
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What comment do you hear most often from your readers?
Sep 18, 2009
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What is your birthdate?
Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
Sep 18, 2009
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If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Which living person do you most admire?
Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?
Sep 18, 2009
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What trait is most noticeable about you?
Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Is there a book you love to reread?
Sep 18, 2009
Twitter:
Embarking on zero draft today. Good piece on zero drafting at Dissertation Diva: http://tinyurl.com/lk4a6z . Wish me luck. I'm going in.
Sep 17, 2009
Twitter:
@ariesfur Thanks kindly. Glad you dug the session. :-)
Sep 17, 2009
Twitter:
Must... start... writing. Must... stop... downloading iphone apps (Shakeitpro v. good, though, for polaroid action).
Sep 17, 2009
Twitter:
Have pretty much put life on hold till Ben and Jerrys hits Australia. Life-affirming icecream, esp NY Super Fudge Chunk http://tiny.cc/WWSR9
Sep 17, 2009
Twitter:
A Make Poverty History campaign to help more kids live to their fifth birthday: http://tinyurl.com/mm2uv4
Sep 16, 2009
YouTube:
Charles Simonyi - Space Tourist
Sep 16, 2009
Twitter:
Check out Brisbane Writers Fest over the weekend: @WritersFestival . Some interesting peeps speaking. Some big laughs at Fringe fest, too.
Sep 11, 2009
Twitter:
Just published a short interview with Gus Gordon, illustrator of The Undys series - @IllustratorGus - at www.boysblokesbooks.edublogs.org
Sep 10, 2009
Twitter:
Finished my last session at Brisbane Writers Fest. Bit sad. Have met some great writers and kids throughout this whirlwind week.
Sep 10, 2009
Twitter:
About to step into QLD Writer's Centre cocktail party on roof of Brisbane's gallery of modern art. Great venue. Air smells sweet.
Sep 10, 2009
Twitter:
Co-hosted a session on my book it's yr life. Tempany, my co-author, skyped in from LA. Teen audience seemed 2 dig it. Good times.
Sep 10, 2009
Twitter:
Mac Slater book gig was good. And a funny panel with jack Heath & Charlotte mcconnaghy talking about perils of "success" @ a young age.
Sep 10, 2009
Twitter:
Two huge days speaking at Brisbane Writer's Fest. 8 sessions. Great audiences. So enthusiastic. Sunshine & beautiful state library. Perfect.
Sep 10, 2009
Twitter:
Bris Writer's Fest next week. I've just posted a blog on my sessions at www.tristanbancksflow.blogspot.com & I'll be tweeting the fest here.
Sep 02, 2009
Twitter:
I just blogged new series, Battle Boy, over at Boys, Blokes, Books: http://tiny.cc/Adh2R
Sep 02, 2009
Tristan Bancks:
Brisbane Writer's Festival
Sep 02, 2009

Tristan Bancks Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. ‘Be Scary’ I borrowed it from filmmaker, Robert Rodriguez (El Mariachi, Spy Kids) and it became Mac Slater’s motto in 'Mac Slater Hunts the Cool', too. Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. I’d be the Chrysler building. It’s cool, good-looking, hard-working. It gets to hang out in New York City all the time. It has great views over Manhattan, but without all that pressure of being the Empire State. Not a lot of travelling, though. That’d be the main drawback of being the Chrysler. Q. What are your most overused words or phrases? A. Rock on. Giddyup. Nice. Awesies (as in awesome). Repuggies (as in repugnant. Actually I don’t use ‘repuggies’ so much. I just like it. I might start using it more. Nice. I mean giddyup. Nuts.) Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. These are five of my faves that I listened to over and over while writing 'Mac Slater Hunts the Cool': 1. Vertigo – U2.  2. Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve. 3. Rockbox – Run DMC  4. Too Young – Phoenix. 5. New York – Eskimo Joe Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. Fingernails. No. Take that back. Toenies. Definitely toenies. Learn more about Tristan Bancks

Authors on the Web

Writers bring books alive at IGS
Ipswich News, March 2, 2010
...Ipswich Grammar School. Some of Australia’s best youth writers, including Martin Chatterton, James Moloney, Pat Flynn and Tristan Bancks, will share their experience with classes during the Monster Month of Mad March Mondays program. Author and...
School Holiday Workshops at the Children's Bookshop
Kids' Book Review, August 20, 2010
...$50 per student (all materials provided) -:- -:- -:- Creative Writing with Writer in Residence, Tristan Bancks Imagine If … a creative writing workshop for kids. Learn new ways to fire up your imagination, discover ideas, create characters and...
Bonjour, Monsieur Poulet!
Booked Inn, August 13, 2010
...book trailer for this CBCA Awards nominated picture book. I hope. I have to produce something exciting for Tristan Bancks ‘ final class on Monday night.) Monsieur Poulet was crafted from yellow, black and white FIMO Soft oven-hardening modelling...
Boys and reading
Rhondda's Reflections - wandering around the Web, October 23, 2009
...The Guys Read site has had a revamp (Thanks to Tristan Bancks on the Boys, Blokes, Books and Bytes site .) It has a completely new look and feel and it has a lot of cool boys’ book “stuff”. If you have...