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Winds of Change: A Steamy Paranormal Romance Collection
I’m going to be in an anthology! I’m thrilled to reveal the cover for the upcoming Winds of Change collection, in which my novella, “Pillion for a Police Officer”, appears. You can see below the gorgeous cover image, put together by the talented Charmaine Ross. This collection contains ten books, by ten different authors, all…
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Trope Actually Wrap Up
I’m sitting at the airport waiting to fly from Adelaide back to Melbourne after an epic three days of writing content at the Romance Writers’ of Australia annual conference, this year called ‘Trope Actually‘. Friday, I attended the academic symposium portion. I enjoyed presentations from several academics who were researching/had researched romance writing and related…
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“Singular Focus” Winter* Sale
Friends, it’s cold in here in Melbourne. I know many people living in snowy areas think we’re all weak, but my nose is drippy and my breath is visible so I think it counts. In honour of this time for being inside with tea, blankets, and books, I’m having a sale on my book, Singular…
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Winter Writers’ Retreat Run-down
This weekend I have been on my annual writers’ retreat with The Melbourne Romance Writers’ Guild (MRWG). We went to the Whitehall Guesthouse in Queenscliff, a three-storey weatherboard venue with plenty of bedrooms and lots of space (and if you believe some of the attendees a ghost, but I didn’t encounter it). We had twenty…
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Life Model as Labourer and Artist – Virtual Panel
Some of you may be aware that as one of the many things I do with my time, I’m a life model (for art classes). I’ve been modelling since 2014, and I was also heavily involved in running the Life Models’ Society from 2015 and I was President from 2020-2023. The Life Models’ Society (the…
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Lift Off
My newest release, Morgana, My Queen, was launched last Friday at the Northcote Library. I had a fantastic turnout, thank you to all my friends, colleagues, and fellow writers who attended. Here are some photos. What a wonderful, exhausting, and exhilarating night. I would like to especially thank my MC, writer Sarah Lempke. I hope…
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Mayday, Mayday, It’s (a)Live!
That’s right, it’s release day for my latest book, Morgana, My Queen, a collection of five horror novellas. For those interested I’m hosting a book launch at the Northcote Library, 6:30pm, 3 May 2024. A conversation with the author (me) and a reading from the book will be followed by a book signing and the chance…
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Local Celeb Sighting
I slid open the door, read the sign:Door is closed to keep it pigeon outstepped in and turned to close it againwhen the pigeon, of sign famehurried forwardHow aggressive this bird must be to have its own noticeAnother renowned pigeon, dubbed Frankis a fixture at the Northcote Plazaa larger, but less illustrious, shopping centre one…
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Book Launch: Morgana, My Queen
It’s been a while since I had a book launch, the last one I did was for my 2019 release, Discovering the Franklins (read about it here) and I thought I would try it again. My upcoming release, Morgana, My Queen, is a collection of 5 horror novellas. I’m very proud of it and think…
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Write Poetry in April
The days are getting shorter again, and we’re about to change the clocks so that means it’s time to get into gear to write some poetry. The last few years I’ve participated in NaPoWriMo (National/Global Poetry Writing Month). An initiative run by Maureen Thorson, to coincide with National Poetry Month (in the US and Canada).…
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