Okay, okay, Moreton Bay may not exactly be classed as the High Seas, but there were plenty of dramas today and since I’m a writer I’m expected to embroider the facts, right? So it started off well with Zeus the Old Salty Sea Dog going for a ride in the rubber ducky. Anchoring was uneventful Continue reading
Tag: Burning Lies
Advance Review Copies
Part of the publishing process is giving early access to books so reviewers and booksellers can have a sneak peak. These books are usually produced while edits are still ongoing so there will be typos, punctuation issues, possibly some format errors and very occasionally some plot holes. They are either called uncorrected proofs or advance Continue reading
Community – it’s all about the people.
It’s easy to think that a strong sense of community only exists in small towns in rural and regional places, but in recent weeks I’ve been reminded that communities spring up where ever they are nurtured. Those of you who are regular visitors to my blog know that GW, Zeus and I are embarking on Continue reading
Busy times!
I’ve left GW and Zeus tucked up on the boat and I’m off for a writerly weekend. (It’s good for the boys to bond in a confined space! Shame about the rain…) Yesterday I spent time with the rest of the RWA committee – a day full of laughs and hard work. At lunch I Continue reading
A cover make over for Burning Lies
BURNING LIES is being released as a ‘B’ format in late April, a month before HALF MOON BAY hits the shelves. As always with a reprint there’s usually a little tweaking of covers and blurbs. Penguin Australia have gone one better and given BURNING LIES a complete cover make-over. What do you think?? I love Continue reading
A day in the new office
Well howdy folks, it’s the Salty Sea dog, Zeus, here. This sailing caper is nowhere near as glamourous as my silly humans would have you believe. They dragged me down to the boat, didn’t bother with the mandatory safety equipment and just tossed me aboard! Then they kept cooing about how well I was handling Continue reading
New beginnings and vertical learning curves
Wow, what an exciting week it’s been. I’ve had some great news on the publishing front, but those details will have to wait for a little longer 🙂 (Love teasing!!) I’ve seen the drafts of the new covers for Burning Lies and Half Moon Bay. Obviously Penguin has had a visit from the cover fairies Continue reading
When old is new again
We’re doing a bit of a clean out today and hiding in the bottom of one of our sailing bins I uncovered GW’s wetsuit. It’s a tatty old thing that 37 years ago was state of the art neoprene – a newfangle fabric regarded with a high degree of suspicion. At the time GW was Continue reading
Logan Library Lovers
What a fabulous evening! The Logan Library welcomed Romance with arms wide open and embraced us all in a great big warm hug last night. Thank you to Chris Orpen and her fantastic team for putting on such a wonderful evening. It was fun to spend time with fellow writers Amy Andrews and Denise Rossetti, Continue reading
Simple notes
Sometimes the universe delivers lessons in the strangest of ways. We were invited to a friend’s house this afternoon to listen to a recital by two of her students. Marie is a retired concert pianist and still finds time to share her love of music with her students. Part of preparing them for their piano Continue reading