Well now isn’t this fun! Helene’s crook in bed with a dreaded summer cold (kept me awake half the night coughing and carrying on. You don’t see dogs behaving like that…sniff..) Anyway, the thing is she left her computer turned on and within easy reach. Seems typing isn’t as hard as I thought it would Continue reading
Author: Helene
I live by a beach just north of Cairns – my own tiny slice of paradise in North Queensland. When I'm not writing, you'll find me flying Dash 8 aircraft for QantasLink around regional Australia.
I write romantic suspense with feisty, confident heroines who (not surprisingly) work in the aviation industry. My stories are set in the top end of Australia – a wild and wonderful, larger-than-life environment just begging to be showcased in anticipation-filled novels.
The Age – Books That Changed Me
Syndicated article – “Books That Changed Me” The Age
ARRA Google Hang Out
Australian Romance Readers Association Google Hang Out. Find us Hanging Out at : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=118DCUurnQc
Plane Crazy Down Under Podcast
Listen to a thirty minute chat about writing and aviation. http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/2012/08/16/pcdu-episode-92-helene-young-a-novel-approach-to-flying/
Colours of our land
I’m visiting the wonderful Tote Bags ‘n’ Blog today and talking about the colours that make our land so special to us. Find the conversation at : http://authorsoundrelations.blogspot.com.au/
Water of life
I love flying over the Channel Country in western Queensland where I can see proof of the changing seasons in the amount of water spreading through the vein-like webbing of rivers and creeks. Nicole Alexander is a grazier who’s directly influenced by that ebb and flow. Today she’s sharing her wonderful evocative thoughts on water. Continue reading
Tropical Writers Festival
It’s on again! This weekend readers, writers, lovers of poetry, comedy fans and anyone interested in stories will descend on Cairns for the Tropical Writers Festival. The event is being held at Rydges Tradewinds Hotel on the Esplanade. Friday will see poet wordsmith, David Stavanger, working with writers on transforming their stories from the page to Continue reading
The Life and Times of Chester Lewis
Today I’m over chatting to Steve at Aus Lit about the integrated short-stories which form The Life and Times of Chester Lewis. When Steve invited me to be part of the project I had no idea what the end result would be. I hadn’t written short stories since high school but I was up for Continue reading
Yungaburra ’12
This morning, while the rest of Cairns was heading to the Amateurs race meeting, we made the trek to Yungaburra for the Book Fair. The drive up the Kuranda Range road, and then the journey through the beautiful Atherton Tablelands, is worth the trip all by itself. (It’s why we live where we live!) The Continue reading
Contracted to a new life!
Phew! What a week! It’s taken me until today to get my feet back on the ground and life sort of back in control. Champagne all round 🙂 Penguin Australia will be publishing my fourth book – title something like ‘Dangerous Truth’- in July next year. I’m looking forward to seeing where Ali Watts will Continue reading