Personal writing achievements and news for happy sharing.
Invading aliens with advanced technology may make us obsolete, but not all of us want to be, and not all of us will succumb as easily to hopelessness as others… My short story ‘Not Today’ is kicking off my 2023 publications with this horrifying short story of control and despair.…
2022 was so much better than I thought it would be, both professionally and personally. Professionally, I’m of course ecstatic that my science fantasy YA adventure ‘When Dark Roots Hunt’ was signed by MidnightSun Publishing. It’s scheduled for release in May 2023 and I can’t wait! Woo hoo! I don’t…
What do the following books have in common? ‘Frankenstein: Or The Modern Prometheus’ by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ‘Deception Point’ by Dan Brown ‘Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow’ by Peter Høeg ‘Burial Rites’ by Hannah Kent ‘Into the Wild’ by Jon Krakauer ‘Towards White’ by me! The answer is: they’re the…
I’m absolutely delighted to announce my YA novel ‘When Dark Roots Hunt’ has been signed by publishing rockstars MidnightSun Publishing. Here’s a rough idea of what you can expect… “Giant water-ants hunt anything that moves on the lake. Immense wyann trees search the shallows to spear passing prey with their…
This year, the CBCA’s Book Week theme was ‘Dreaming With Eyes Open’, celebrated with the rich illustrations of Jasmine Seymour. When asked about her engagement with the theme, Jasmine said it was based on how dreaming can be “now, then, and always”. This resonated with me, so when a local…
It’s been a busy few weeks preparing for the 2022 Creative Open, for the fabulous Local Author Table and Publishing/Writing Q&A Booth I organised to support local writers and writing on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. I even did a little video to get readers and writers interested – what do you think?…
Every so often, I review my website. I refine or simplify pages, information and/or portfolio items; I look at what can be deleted and at what’s missing. In a review I conducted last month, I was horrified to see I had failed to include biographical information about two of my…
