About
Peter
Gender: Male
Industry: Technology
Occupation: General Manager
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Education: Not as much as I’d like
Family Life: Married with three wonderful kids
Interests
- writing sci-fi
- running in the forest
- reading Winnie-the-Pooh or Dr. Seuss to my kids
- looking up stuff on the internet and trying to wrap my head around it all…
Favourite Movies
Favourite Music
- Dire Straits
- Monte Montgomery
- Billy Joel
- David Bowie
- U2
- Elton John
- Bob Dylan
Favourite TV Shows
- Battlestar Galactica
- Dr Who (at times)
- Fringe
- Dirk Gently
- Sherlock Holmes
- State of Origin (Rugby League)
Favourite Books
- Origin of Species
- Sphere
- Why E=MC2
- True Believer
- World War Z
Twenty years from now
you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do
than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines,
sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.
Mark Twain
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Baldscientist
October 16, 2011 at 9:24 am
Just the let you know that I just finished “The Anomaly” and I liked it very much; thanks! Is there a sequel ithe works? I intend to read your blog. It seems full of goodies!
Best,
ORP
pcawdron
October 17, 2011 at 7:33 am
Thanks for taking the time to read Anomaly. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it. There’s no sequel just yet, but there are a few ideas floating around. Feel free to add your thoughts on this novel to the reviews at Amazon.
olsenjaynelson
October 17, 2011 at 10:39 pm
Hi Peter,
Thanks for your comment today. I moved it over to 101 and replied to it. The post crashed earlier in the week and the settings changed when I resaved it.
Anyway, congratulations on reaching #2! If you’d like to do a guest post on my blog, email me and we can arrange a topic and date etc.
Olsen …
Darfish
October 30, 2011 at 2:35 am
Hi Peter, I just posted my first ever book review on Amazon for Anomaly. I was inspired to do so after reading your afterword. I like the way you think. We need more positive spins on things. I read a book every day or two. I read a LOT of Sci Fi, always have. But lately I have been trying to be more positive in my life, so I usually skip the violent depressing books. This one actually made me think, laugh, cringe, and …..write a review! Thank you. I am now going to read Out Of Time.
Keep writing!
Darlene
pcawdron
October 30, 2011 at 10:32 am
Darlene,
Thank you for your kind encouragement. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed Anomaly. It was a lot of fun to write, and I really appreciate you taking the time to provide a review on Amazon. Also, I had a look at your blog and, in particular, really enjoyed your photography. You’ve got a real eye for photo composition, something I’m aware of but never seem to be able to capture. You make it look easy.
Out of Time is my first novel. I don’t think it’s as mature as Anomaly, but there are some great themes within it so I hope you enjoy it and would like to hear your thoughts on it.
Kind regards
Peter
Barry Smith
October 30, 2011 at 6:50 pm
So, I found the ebook “The Road to Hell” the a while back while browsing around. I just got to it on my -to read list- and it was fantastic. I went back to look it up again by title, looking for other books by you and I couldn’t find it anywhere, only your newer books by searching under your name.
Why in the world is this book not sitting right next to your newer work? The stories within the book are as real to life and relevant as anyone could find in today’s world; and the storytelling itself was as good as any I’ve read in a long time.
I look forward to reading Anomaly and Out of Time. If they’re half as good as The Road to Hell, then I’ll be in for a great reading experience.
pcawdron
October 30, 2011 at 7:55 pm
Barry,
Thank you for your enthusiasm and encouragement. Out of Time is The Road to Hell rebadged: same book, different title, different cover. Anomaly has been very popular, selling over 500 copies in the first month, while the Road sold 10 copies in two months, so, at the suggestion of a close friend, I changed the title to something a little more enticing, a little more neutral. I’m somewhat baffled at the difference in how the two books have been received so if you do read Anomaly, I would be extremely interested in your comparison of the two. Also, please feel free to add your comments to Amazon or Goodreads.
Kind regards,
Peter
Kate Dean
November 15, 2011 at 11:21 pm
Hi,
I just finished Anomaly. I enjoyed it. “non-violent geek sci- fi” Great!
One suggestion. Watch the scientists’ dialogue. Highly educated people would use grammar correctly.
When we first meet Mason, he says ” Hang out with young Susan and I for a bit.”
Later he says “.a private conversation between myself and Mr. Teller..”
He would be more believable as a leading expert in his field if he spoke properly.
Kate Dean
pcawdron
November 16, 2011 at 6:54 am
Kate,
Glad to hear you enjoyed the novel. One of the nice things about eBooks is that they’re not static like the print version. I recently updated Anomaly with US spelling and US terminology, at least, in those areas where I’m aware of the differences. I’ll be conducting another review this weekend and will look more closely at the dialogue as well, so thank you for the feedback.
Kind regards,
Peter
Kate Dean
November 16, 2011 at 11:35 pm
I also enjoyed Out of Time, read it yesterday
. You may want to pick through that one as well. The word statue shows up as “statute” a few times. “We’re” shows up as “were”.on one occasion, Brie cheese is not “bree”.
Great plot,
pcawdron
November 17, 2011 at 6:28 am
Found them… thanks
james fisher
December 19, 2011 at 3:38 pm
i enjoyed your book and am interested in your future books. As a reader of science fiction I appreciate the impact that exploration of alternate points of view or explanation for the seemingly normal can have on both the individual and society. By continually confronting the fact that our perceptions of what constitutes normality and factual data are filtered by our preconceived belief systems, we are forced to confront the possibility that our interpretation of the facts are based on inaccurate or faulty preconceptions.
pcawdron
December 19, 2011 at 7:29 pm
James, thank you for the feedback. As you’ve noted, history is resplendent with unexpected changes based on scientific progress. Fiction helps anticipate the challenges of the future by acting now as a thought-experiment that asks, “what if?”
FYI, I’m working on a sequel to Anomaly called Anomalous, set 10 years beyond the first book, focusing on biology rather than chemistry, and working in greater depth of character.
Thanks for the kind encouragement.
Cheers,
Peter
TIm Durbridge
January 21, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Anomaly was an easy read, which is high praise! Proper hi-tech sifi, which is a rarity these days. Well done.
Begs for a squel!
Glad to see you have other kindle publications.
Can you tell me how you got self published and on kindle?
Thanks. Tim
pcawdron
January 21, 2012 at 2:51 pm
Tim,
Thank you for the feedback. Nice to hear you enjoyed Anomaly. I recommend caution with your first foray into self-publishing. There’s a bit of a learning curve you want to go through before you publish with Kindle. The best place to start is with Smashwords, where you can iron out any bugs in your document format. Smashwords will tell you how to ‘nuke’ your document if it doesn’t publish properly. It’s a nasty process, but is sometimes necessary. Also, Smashwords is supportive of emerging writers, providing an ISDN and managing distribution to Sony, Apple, Kobo, etc.
All the best with your writing
Kind regards,
Peter
Alec
January 27, 2012 at 7:57 am
I just read Anomaly. I have to say it has been a long while since a book grabbed me like this. Really clean book from an angle you don’t see very often. Nice to find a protagonist who is more comfortable with words than guns, to the point of being rescued by Cathy. As for a sequel it would really depend. You covered some very heavy philosophical ground in the book and I really liked the way that you tied it all up. A sequel would have to have a pretty good reason to rip that open and dive back in.
pcawdron
January 27, 2012 at 8:09 am
Alec, you’re absolutely spot on… I’ve got a sequel in mind, but am pursuing other stories at the moment for exactly the reason you describe. If a sequel is to come off, it has to be a better story and a better quality of writing, so I’ll give myself some time on that one. Thank you for your feedback.
Kind regards,
Peter
Lisa Hapney
February 11, 2012 at 4:23 am
If you don’t mind, I’d like to include your books (Anomaly and Out of Time) on my book blog. I really enjoyed both of them. I’m a writer myself and I love to read. If you don’t mind, I’d like to show the covers and link the books if it’s okay, but wanted to ask before posting them.
pcawdron
February 11, 2012 at 10:01 am
Sure. I’d be honoured.
jpointere
March 6, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Peter. I finished Anomaly a couple of days ago and did a mini book review on my blog without giving away any of the details. I loved the book and am looking forward to reading your other materials. What a concept!
Thanks,
Jim Pointere http://www.onbeingdifferent.wordpress.com
http://wp.me/p1dnAC-4L