Over the years, I’ve mentored scores of writers on their quests to write or finish writing a book. Recently, I had the privilege of mentoring Victoria on her quest to write a children’s chapter book about the fashion industry. Her main character Georgiana dreams of one day becoming a famous…
Wow, my first YouTube video is out NOW! Big thanks to the Thomas Keneally Centre at the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts for inviting me to give this YouTube talk about ‘Towards White’ (IFWG, 2017), to Phil for filming, and to Dom at Desire Books in Manly for hosting us.…
Well, hello 2018, and what a wonderful way to start the year: an interview on The Book Podcast and giving an author talk! The Book Podcast The Book Podcast aims to celebrate Australian women’s writing and champion cultural change. In each episode, interviewer-extraordinaire Rosemary Puddy talks to an Australian woman writer about…
Wow, what a ride of a year! I’ve had lots of ups, and lots of downs. I always try to focus on the ups, however, not the downs, in an attempt to continually inspire myself (and others), rather than drag myself (and others) down. So at this very self-reflective time…
Yay, we’re seeing Star Wars tonight! We’re fans of the franchise, so my family and I often dress up for new releases. In the past I’ve turned a long white summer dress inside-out to resemble Princess Leia and swirled my hair into buns. For The Force Awakens, my daughter dressed…
When I was a child, I never really knew what I wanted to be once I was grown up, there was no particular job I wanted, didn’t think too much about it. However, now I look back, there were signs… When I was a young reader, I loved the ‘Little…
A crunch. Jules definitely heard a crunch. The air was chilled, and it moved, whooshing around and around. Had she left the ceiling fan on last night? Had Dave switched it on? She rolled over to drape her arm around him, but instead of his warm body her hand touched…
