Procrastinator! Who me?

It’s a day off and I woke to the sound of rain tap-dancing on the iron roof. All I wanted to do was snuggle back down and sleep, but if I didn’t get out of bed and see GW before he went to work our paths would barely cross again until tomorrow evening – and Continue reading


Word in edgeways?

I once had a boss who maintained that a woman is issued with a set number of words per day and god help the man who doesn’t allow her to use them all… I think he was trying to say I talked too much… Who me? Whatever the truth, Lisa Heidke and myself are using Continue reading


Kaitlyn’s country

My new book, Burning Lies, is set largely on the Atherton Tablelands, to the west of Cairns. The landscape is different to the coast – the light’s softer, the greens are more olive, the earth a richer red and the sky is a paler blue. GW and I wandered around up there a couple of Continue reading


Australian Romance Readers Awards 2011

Oh my, what a wonderful evening celebrating romance. Readers and authors flew in from all around the country to attend the Australian Romance Readers Association’s gala dinner at the Castlereagh Hotel in Sydney.  Apart from having fun – and that’s obligatory – the evening is to announce the ARRA awards for 2011.  Members of ARRA nominate Continue reading


Smell the roses…

Last night it rained and rained and rained some more – 190 mms in the rain gauge and the swimming pool is full again. This morning the sky is gunmetal grey with a pale blush of dawn, the grass is vibrant green, the plants are standing tall. Maybe the wet season has finally arrived?! I Continue reading


Help! I’ve lost the pause button…

Help. I’m in desperate need of a pause button – or a rewind would be even better. Where has 2011 gone? Somewhere in the last twelve months I’ve been checked to line on a new aircraft, have published my second book, have written my third novel, completed countless simulator sessions, had family visitors all the Continue reading


Dangerous love

Today my guest on the blog is fellow Australian Suspense writer, Sandy Curtis. With six books out on the shelves she’s a seasoned writer who’s captured an audience of crime lovers who appreciate a love story as well. Here’s our conversation. Hope you enjoy it. Sandy, it was lovely to catch up with you and Continue reading


Getting to the heart of it

Ever wondered how authors create those quirky, vivid small towns that I for one love to read about? Today I have a master of this art as my guest. She’s had a very busy month blogging all over the blogsphere, but she’s made time to come and chat about the differences and similarities in small Continue reading