Visit Kylie’s blog and win a copy of Border Watch

It’s my turn this week to be a guest on someone else’s blog. Kylie Griffin, fantasy fiction writer and contest maestro, is hosting me at her blog  – www.kyliegriffin.com. Drop by and have a chat. I’m giving away a signed copy of Border Watch and, in the interest of broadening my knowledge of Australia, the question Continue reading


Phillipa Fioretti – The Book of Love

Welcome, Phillipa, I’m delighted to have a fellow Hachette Australia author visiting my blog. I’m looking forward to April and the launch of The Book of Love (out in time for Mothers Day!). The cover is very beautiful. To celebrate having my first Hachette author I’m giving away a copy of ‘Border Watch’. Look for Continue reading


Phillipa Fioretti is visiting tomorrow and I’m giving away a copy of Border Watch!

To celebrate Phillipa Fioretti being my first fellow Hachette author to guest blog on my site, I’m giving away a copy of Border Watch to one lucky person! So drop by tomorrow, meet Phillipa and read about her debut release, ‘The Book of Love’.


Kylie Griffin – Emerging writer (and RWA Contest Diva!)

Welcome to my blog, Kylie. It’s lovely to have you here. Hope your Christmas and New Year were full of fun and laughter. I loved reading your blog about your goals for 2010. Thanks for the invitation, Helene! I had a lovely cold Christmas lunch with my parents here at home. Unfortunately my sister and Continue reading


And the truth of the matter is?

So my roster’s changed and I’ll be in Sydney for another three nights… sigh… Wonder if Zeus, the demented staffie, will remember me? Lets hope my husband does… I took this photo of a sunrise over Yorkey’s Knob a couple of weeks ago, but only downloaded it today. Didn’t realise what a deep pink the Continue reading


Cool Ice, Hot Nights!

We were sat in the pool tonight sipping a chilled sauv blanc (as you do in Cairns in the middle of January) contemplating what our less fortunate relatives might be doing. The crowd in the UK would be out shovelling snow off their footpath so they could get to their car, to scrape the ice Continue reading


G that’s disappointing…

At the risk of sounding like Bettina Arndt I have to ask if the weather or other historical (or is that hysterical) factors are to blame for recent sexual behaviours in France and Britain. According to the British press the NHS, in a moment of post Christmas bonhomie, is exhorting the Brits to get into Continue reading


Ella’s Pink Lady in the Furious Fifties

Being a couple of sailing tragics, we were glued to the TV for the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race on Boxing Day. As the big maxi yachts manoeuvred for position, like graceful partners in an elaborate quadrille or waltz, I couldn’t help but compare them with  Jessica Watson on board Ella’s Pink Continue reading