Stuart Campbell author
@stuartcampbell99.bsky.social
One of the best Australian novelists you never heard of. I used to be a Professor of Linguistics until I started writing fiction. I’m at www.stuartcampbellauthor.com
I listened to a lot of REM when I was writing my early novels. Nightswimming was my favourite. Wistfulness on steroids.
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I listened to a lot of REM when I was writing my early novels. Nightswimming was my favourite. Wistfulness on steroids.
Long time since I read Austin and Searle, but it sounds plausible.
September 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Long time since I read Austin and Searle, but it sounds plausible.
Yep, read it. Totally depressing .
August 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Yep, read it. Totally depressing .
Just saving it now to read later. My desk is covered in read laters!
August 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Just saving it now to read later. My desk is covered in read laters!
Or is it a cute spelling pun?
August 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Or is it a cute spelling pun?
You’ve got that about right. We spell it ‘Labor’ for an obscure historical reason.
May 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
You’ve got that about right. We spell it ‘Labor’ for an obscure historical reason.
When I visit the UK, I can’t believe that anyone could drink a whole megachino.
April 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
When I visit the UK, I can’t believe that anyone could drink a whole megachino.
Have a pint at The Raven on my behalf !
April 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Have a pint at The Raven on my behalf !
Ah, one of my favourite places in the world, and a setting in one of my short stories.
April 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Ah, one of my favourite places in the world, and a setting in one of my short stories.
Yes, great technique. It’s something to do with the text flow.
March 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Yes, great technique. It’s something to do with the text flow.
Stupid woman has got it mixed up. Those were German measles parties .
March 9, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Stupid woman has got it mixed up. Those were German measles parties .
Yes, absolutely. Where did this trope come from?
March 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Yes, absolutely. Where did this trope come from?
Here’s the Parrot reference.
March 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Here’s the Parrot reference.
I kind of covered this in my dystopian novel The True History of Jude. As an Emeritus Prof, I am so glad that I never had to use the Stochastic Parrot in my teaching.
March 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I kind of covered this in my dystopian novel The True History of Jude. As an Emeritus Prof, I am so glad that I never had to use the Stochastic Parrot in my teaching.
It’s kind of blockchain writing.
February 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
It’s kind of blockchain writing.
Completely opposite to how I work. I write very slowly, editing as I go, and developing a model of the whole book in my mind as I write. At some point I jump forward and write ending, then go back to finish the middle.
February 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Completely opposite to how I work. I write very slowly, editing as I go, and developing a model of the whole book in my mind as I write. At some point I jump forward and write ending, then go back to finish the middle.
I’ve culled my books many times over the years on these criteria: 1. Is it of great aesthetic , intellectual or sentimental value? 2. Did I write it? 3. Did a friend write it? If none apply, chuck!
January 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I’ve culled my books many times over the years on these criteria: 1. Is it of great aesthetic , intellectual or sentimental value? 2. Did I write it? 3. Did a friend write it? If none apply, chuck!
Surely room for such a space in the White Bay complex?
January 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Surely room for such a space in the White Bay complex?