JM Donellan

Category: Books

  • 10 of the Best Books Set in India (with its Multitudinous Mysteries)

    Here's a list of books about/set in India I did for Flashlight Worthy books. I hope you enjoy it, but no so much that it inspires you to write your own novel because lord only knows I don't need the competition: http://www.flashlightworthybooks.com/Best-Books-About-India/583

  • BLACK CATS & FUTURE SPECS

    On the weekend this happened:   And yes I am aware of the fact that it is poor form for a writer to blog primarily in images but I've spent last 48 hours being drunk, hung over and scrubbing gallery walls with sugar soap so you'll forgive me if I'm uncharacteristically laconic.  I also want…

  • Dear Arts council of QLD, I regret to inform you that your rejection of my grant application has not been successful and you will need to provide the requested $5 000 post haste. I hope that your future rejection attempts are more successful. If you would like further advice on how to reject grant applications…

  • TOUR DIARY: KING OF THE PENGUINS & HANGING OUT AT THE ASYLUM

    Well well well, who knew a promo tour could be so much fun huh? I wasn't exactly sure what a writers promo tour would entail, I mean, I assumed that there would be vast quantities of A-grade cocaine, plasma screen TVs thrown out of 5 star hotel windows and fistfights with police, but other than…

  • day one.

    The launch events this Friday and Sunday are all booked out and for some reason I'm going to be in this magazine:     http://www.xandymagazine.com.au/ I hope they don't ask me about fashion tips, all I'm going to be able to give them is a list of my favourite op shops and their respective odours. Can…

  • ebay ad: >>>DEBUT NOVEL: will trade for your house, degree etc.

    I just placed this ad on ebay:  ebay ad- Debut novel: will trade for your house, degree etc. I'll be documenting the bids I receive here over the weeks to come. 

  • A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO DYING IN INDIA BY JM DONELLAN, REVIEWED BY JM DONELLAN

    It's been a busy week. I've been flat out organising the interstate tour and doing radio interviews (you know it's going to be quality airtime when the guy out of the front of the station greets you with a joint in his hand). My novel was finally released in Australia this week, and man, Oprah…

  • CARAVAGGIO. ORWELL. ABORTION. XBOX.

    I had an abortion this week. I was halfway through my follow up novel (for adults at least, my kids book is done and dusted) when I made the difficult decision to prematurely end its life. It was entitled Junk Quay: A Modern Ghost Story. Basically it was a story about blues music and quantum…

  • 350 PROJECT

            The art of writing is by its very nature hermetic. It’s one of the few jobs in the world where being a depressed, introverted alcoholic may actually be of assistance. Well, that and claims adjusting perhaps.   +  + x =   this is a summation of everything I learnt in 3 years…

  • VAMPIRES, ROCKSTARS, TWITTER AND MY BOOK (WHICH MENTIONS NONE OF THESE).

    My debut novel, A Beginner's Guide to Dying in India, was released in America last week. Although it won't see release here in Australia until next month, I was obviously fairly excited to be a thrilling 683,960th on amazon.com's sales ranking. This means that there are exactly 683 959 books that are better promoted, better…