Like most people I was saddened to read today that a nurse caught up in a media stunt surrounding Prince William and Kate has died in the UK. It’s hard to believe a prank phone call can have such tragic ramifications. I’m sure neither of the presenters involved envisaged their attempt at humour would end Continue reading
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Babinda magic
The heat shimmers on the road as I drive south. The sugar cane in the fields is all newly planted and the stacks at the sugar mills stand silent guard over their domains. The sky’s turned pale blue as though the light is too bright for it. Summer has arrived. In North Queensland the razorback Continue reading
Bees knees
It was time to extract honey again on the weekend and Jack and I had a little help. One of my colleagues has just purchased a hive so he was keen to check out how we rob ours. Cam brought his young daughter, Holly, along for the morning. It brought back some very strong memories Continue reading
Salty old life
I may have a little seawater in my veins… My dad was a marine engineer who worked on oil tankers and spent large stretches of time away from home. As a six year old I can remember Mum piling the three of us into the backseat of the old Holden station wagon and driving down Continue reading
Sealed with a kiss
The first thing I noticed at the welcoming cocktail party for GenreCon was the bass note to the buzzing conversation. The second thing was how many familiar faces were there from fellow writers to readers to publishing industry professionals. I’m a regular attendee at RWA conference and those romance writers know how to party, but Continue reading
I’m packed!
Okay, enough talking. Where’s this boat? I’ve been packed for months 🙂 This old dog is ready to learn some new tricks!
Writer adrift?
Time to break out the champagne – and this time it’s not to celebrate the launch of a new book (although that’s coming in June 2013!!). No, this time champagne is called for because, after fifteen years of dreaming and planning, the next phase of our lives is suddenly here. We’re about to become live-aboard Continue reading
Fame at any cost? How far would you go?
Well roll me over and tickle my tummy! (It’s Zeus here, just in case you thought Helene was getting kinky in her middle age 😉 ) The things you find on the internet… I’ve always prided myself on staying aloof from the paparazzi and that whole celebrity media thing. (Who wants to be caught in Continue reading
Cooee!
Somewhere in this sea of masts our perfect new home is hiding. I just need to find her 🙂 Trouble is the one I’m looking for doesn’t have a mast at the moment. Should make it easy to spot, right? Wrong… I figured if I looked long and hard enough I’d spot it eventually, but Continue reading
Perfecting the pitch?
Sadly my singing voice is definitely in retirement and my flute is unlikely to ever be pitch perfect again so I’m not talking ‘perfecting the pitch’ in a musical sense… Today I’m over at the Romance Writers of Australia blog talking about my journey from pitch to publication. RWA is running a series of interviews Continue reading