Melbourne
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2025 – I’m almost afraid to look
I’ve seen a meme a few times in the last couple of days that says something like: ‘I don’t want a new year, I’d like a gently used year. Perhaps 2015?’ It does feel like everything has gone to shit lately, the US looks about ready to fall over, and here in Australia it’s not…
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It’s been a year: 2024 wrap up
So as has been my style for the last couple of years, my last blog post for the year is a revision of my goals from the last twelve months. In my post in January I had this list of goals for 2024. Publish Morgana, My Queen Finish and publish anthology story NaPoWriMo 2024 (April) Keep…
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First Draft Completed: Check
Friends! Readers! I’m so pleased to tell you all that I have successfully finished the first draft of my branching narrative/choose your own adventure style detective novel: Carter and Carter Detective Agency. I have also successfully achieved the goal I set for myself for NaNoWriMo this year: 30,000 words. Awkwardly, I finished the first draft…
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Launch Day: Winds of Change
It’s out in the world, Winds of Change: a steamy paranormal romance collection. I’m very pleased to be part of the anthology of ten authors that’s not available on Kindle Unlimited and Amazon. We had a fabulous book launch on Halloween night in Melbourne at the Wheelers Hill Library, I wasn’t able to attend because…
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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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“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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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…
