Adventure Without End

Back For Good… (or possibly bad)

Tony James Slater — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:10:50 +0000

Hi, everybody! Now, you might have noticed that I haven’t written a blog for quite a while. In fact, some people have even been complaining about my lack of posts. To them, I must now offer a most heart-felt: “Screw you! What the hell am I, your bitch?” In the nicest possible way, of course [...]

This one’s for YOU!

Tony James Slater — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:58:11 +0000

In preparation for conquering the world – at least as far as book sales go - I’ve been reading a fantastic book by John Locke called ‘How I Sold A Million Ebooks’. In it he advises authors to get to know their audience, and to write what their audience wants to read. Good advice. So I [...]

THANK-YOU!!!

Tony James Slater — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:46:25 +0000

For them that’s wondering (and have been hiding under a stone for the last week while I’ve been shouting it from the rooftops) – the free promotion of ‘That Bear Ate My Pants!’ was a huge success. Okay, that’s not big enough; it was a HUGE success! In total, 22,701 people downloaded a copy of [...]

The Dangers of Daytime TV

Tony James Slater — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:16:22 +0000

This is the tragedy of being a writer. I’m sitting here in my lounge, waiting for my good friend Peter Allison to appear on Channel Ten’s ‘The Circle’. Yes, I’m name dropping here! So sue me. Peter is the best-selling author of three books, including ‘Don’t Look Behind You’ and his brand new book set [...]

Something For Nothing

Tony James Slater — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:59:58 +0000

It’s okay! I’m safe. Rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. Rumours of another kind, however, are completely and utterly true: My book, ‘THAT BEAR ATE ME PANTS!’ – is now FREE! For the next couple of days, at least (February 15th & 16th). So, if you’ve ever been even remotely tempted – but perhaps put [...]

PerthLife

Tony James Slater — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:35:20 +0000

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for us here in Perth. Most excitingly, after several days of viewing shitty flats and rooms your granny wouldn’t dare live in, we moved into a nice big room in a brand new share-house. We LOVE this place! It’s cool (22 degrees in fact – I know, ‘cause [...]

I’m a Versatile Little Blogger!

Tony James Slater — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:26:16 +0000

I’d like to thank the Academy… And my Mum. (The rest of you can bugger off). No! Wait! Just kidding. I’m practicing my speech for the next time I win an award. I wasn’t quite prepared this time y’see, as I had no idea anyone was actually reading my blog, much less considering giving me [...]

It Must Be A Sign…

Tony James Slater — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:39:07 +0000

Because Outpost Magazine have been running their Signs of the Road competition I’ve been digging around in the old photo files on my MacBook. I found some crackers (in the usefully-named ‘Amusing Signage’ folder) and thought I’d share a few of the best with you all. Don’t worry – not all at once! For today [...]

Alternative New Year Resolutions

Tony James Slater — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:47:56 +0000

Sick of people going on about New Year’s Resolutions yet? No? Well of course not, because most people stopped making them at age 12. In spite of this I’ve decided to continue the tradition – but being me, I make a more… alternative kind of resolution. I also waited until half way through January to [...]

Less is Less

Tony James Slater — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:26:19 +0000

I was reading an awesome travel blog this morning called ‘YTravel’, and they had a post which inspired me. It was all about how much harder they plan on working in 2012 which I feel is commendable, if slightly insane. I mean, work harder? REALLY? Mum, do I have to go to school? Yes okay, [...]