Please forgive me for neglecting my blog, but sadly life is at capacity right now… I have managed to hit ‘send’ on the latest round of edits for Northern Heat, but for the first time in six books I’m not entirely happy with my work. I know there’s another round of significant editing to go Continue reading
Tag: Helene Young
Harnessing Place in Popular Fiction
I’m visiting the Queensland Writers Centre Blog today to chat about Harnessing Place in Popular Fiction. Drop by for a chat and check out the details on the workshop I’m conducting in Hervey Bay in October. QWC BLOG
Writing passion
Have you ever wondered how families deal with authors in the family who write in a genre they don’t read? Are they proud supporters, spruiking the books at every opportunity, or embarrassed by the connection? Romance is a hard enough sell for some authors, but what if you’re a writer of steamy erotica? Lovely Cate Continue reading
Engaging the Enemy
Today’s lovely guest, Susanne Bellamy, lives up the range from me in Toowoomba. Her latest novel, ‘Engaging the Enemy’ is out now and stars a gorgeous Irish hero. She’s very kindly dropped by for a chat. Enjoy 🙂 Susanne, thanks for dropping around and congrats on your new release. I loved Mahoney and Andrea’s story, Continue reading
Visiting Sandi Wallace
I’m over visiting with Australian crime writer, Sandi Wallace, today. Stop by for a chat 🙂 Find us at Sandi Wallace.
Hidden gem
I find it hard to believe that I lived in Brisbane on and off for thirty-five years and I never realised the beauty of South Stradbroke Island. Capt G and I used to camp on Moreton and Fraser Islands when we had our big old toyota land cruiser, but we never ventured to South Stradbroke. Continue reading
Freedom to write
My current characters woke me early this morning with some important back ground details they thought I needed to know. Ever the compliant writer I crawled out of bed and started typing. The cold soon seeped into my fingers and toes and I realised that the dawn was imminent. Out on the back deck I Continue reading
Safe Harbour
Dux anchorage on the western side of South Stradbroke Island has proven to be a wonderful safe harbour for us for the last two nights. The storms that swept through last night, leaving us rocking at anchor instead of bobbing, cleared the air for a gorgeous morning. Zeus even woke up refreshed after his valium Continue reading
Days like this…
From the sublime to the ridiculous today 🙂 The sunrise was glassy calm with the palest of pink blushes. As we motored down the channel towards southern Moreton Bay I thought I was destined for another stellar word count. Sadly the universe had other plans. In a benign part of the channel, having navigated under Continue reading
Charles Darwin and the new Brisbane runaway
So what does Charles Darwin have to do with building the new parallel runway in Brisbane? It’s the name of one of the world’s largest hopper dredges which is currently improving the depth of the East Channel leading into the Port of Brisbane. In 2 – 3 hours it fills its 30,500 cubic metre hoppers Continue reading