I note that, in the non judgemental piece by Latika Bourke (who, by the way, seems to lead the most extraordinarily peripatetic existence for a journalist - I find it hard to believe her boss pays for so much travel, and wonder if she is independently wealthy) Dale notes another short term venture of hers in the past:
Her second novel will appear under her real name and there will be no pretences about its origins. Kingdom of the Wicked came about while she was studying at Oxford funded by a scholarship won through the US-based Institute of Humane Studies. When Dale realised she had six months left and there would be no 100,000-word doctoral thesis in the pipeline, but rather a follow-up to her vexed literary debut, she returned the remaining funds.She does seem to have moved from job to job an unusually large number of times, if you ask me...
"I made sure I wrote to them personally and apologised for what I'd done. They weren't hugely happy but I did at least give some money back," she said.
Update: The Australian is running a lengthy, though apparently edited, extract from her introduction to the re-issue of her first book. I must say, unless it's the editing that has done it, but I don't think it is well written at all.
I don't think she has any idea how she sounds when she talks about herself: self aggrandisement seems always to be lurking so close to the surface. Yet she has her followers on the libertarian Right - Sinclair Davidson seems especially smitten with her and her writing. I find her tedious at the best of times...
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rather odd is a good euphemism Steve. Wasn't she the research arm of the nutty Senator at one stage.
Yes, she surely was. Don't you remember I predicted she wouldn't last very long in the job, and was basically right?
She is rather erratic. Can be very good or very bad.
who were you the research arm of Homer? urbandictionary?
You are very defensive these days Soony. Nah you do not even understand Urban dictionary
Research person for mad David. could be worse could support Trump because of deregulation which merely boosts producers profits at the expense of consumers! .
Oh to be the intellectual like you
Homer Paxton, for a illiterate loon, living somewhere in the northern burbs of Sydney, you're awfully critical of other people, you dolt.
You have no shame for your stupidity. None.
Stepford:
I note that, in the non judgemental piece by Latika Bourke (who, by the way, seems to lead the most extraordinarily peripatetic existence for a journalist - I find it hard to believe her boss pays for so much travel, and wonder if she is independently wealthy).
Don't hold me to it, as I'm going from memory but I seem to recall the L chick has been bonking some wealthy dude and scoring big gifts. One time I think I saw a pic of her with a Porsche. Hey, best of luck to her though.
JC, one of the great intellectuals.
If you had eyes I said she could be very good or very bad. Malcolm was thinking about you concerning english for new citizen tests!
Get back in the garden shed, Paxton. You goose.
those intellectuals of Catallaxy have startling wit. Well they are half way there
It is as if she never found a home.
As to that first novel I wish people would get over it. It was so long ago yet to this day people still hold her accountable for what was youthful folly. If you judged everyone the way she has been judged we'd all be subject to lifelong vitriol.
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