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Simon Collington For the record I, Simon Collington, meant no criticism of Thomas’s ability to write. I merely pointed out that after his extraordinary saga of the Morrigan Tetralogy , he consider changing direction because of his obvious talent. Certainly, he has an audience for his Dooven Books, but I also see an ability beyond his own genre. I recommended he try writing literature entirely because of his understanding of people, though Thomas tends to take offence very ea

Viscera A few years ago, after submitting the Morrigan Tetralogy  to my publisher, I planned to take a few years off to complete my PhD thesis. However, Simon pointed out that I tend to do my best work when working on concurrent projects, after all, I’d written the last two books of the tetralogy whilst doing my PhD. He suggested that I take a step back from working on obsessed, absurdist epica and try my hand at proper literature that focuses on real people and their relatio

If there was nothing new under the sun then there would only ever be the sun. ​ By Simon Collington, Panda Books Australia. ​ Thomas Corfield is a Australian author, renowned for his captivating series, The Velvet Paw of Asquith Novels  and The Wrong Books . The Velvet Paw of Asquith series is an amalgamation of adventure, mystery and humour, featuring anthropomorphic cat and dog characters who possess human-like qualities. The series has garnered a dedicated following and ac

When you're not writing, how do you spend your time? I breathe quite a lot. Mind you, I do that when I'm writing as well. I've tried not...

In response to poor book sales—i.e., none—Thomas attended a conference on advertising and self-promotion to see if he could do something...

Although Thomas is undertaking his PhD, it appears that this is not impacting negatively on writing the current Dooven book. Certainly,...

Alright, look, the fact is that last year I was fortunate to have been awarded a first-class honours for my forensic project, which...

Talking about dead bodies is guaranteed to get a woman’s’ attention, especially if I specifically relate it to theirs.

Astute readers of the first Wrong Book, of which there are none, will recall that Thomas described himself in court as a stainologist....

Following the recent rewriting of my novel, Viscera, which has the tagline “when jealousy becomes disease, only surgery holds the cure”,...

There’s an old saying that goes, “the more you improve what you’re doing, the more what you’ve done needs improving.” This is...

One of the marvelous things about writing both the Wrong Books and Dooven Books, is that both are absurd in that they allow the...

In this digital age, text has been assimilated into various media formats via numerous mechanism. Websites, social media and online...

A corollary of Polyauthorism, here is the first chapter from the upcoming fourth Dooven Book, When Fear Is Not Afraid, as a Reinvented...

When considering how to market the Velvet Paw of Asquith Novels, it occurred to the team at Panda Books Australia that traditional...

In this digital mashup age, traditional entertainment media is being continually remodeled and reinvented. As a result, anyone producing...

There have been several online sites attempting to re-ignite the once powerful popularity of serialized novels, that is, chapters...

During the early days of the Velvet Paw of Asquith Novels, Thomas tried getting help on a number of levels, not least with his writing....

Last Spring, Thomas had a bad experience while being murdered. He did not take kindly to it, for a start, and even less so when realising...

Earlier this year, Thomas was struck with a thought that left him hospitalised. Most of Thomas’ thoughts get him nowhere, so to end up in...