Twenty-five years ago I married a man who held me close, who dried my tears, who made me laugh – even in the aftermath of a cycling accident in the middle of nowhere in the south of France… Nothing’s really changed, except GW’s hair isn’t quite so red any more and I may be a Continue reading
Tag: Penguin Australia
Hotting up?
It’s warm in North Queensland today, although according to GW it was much hotter last week… I thought he may have been angling for some sympathy since I’m sat inside editing Half Moon Bay, with the fans whirling fast enough to take off, while he’s painting the outside of the house. Clearly I didn’t make Continue reading
All in a day
My day started early in Mildura with clear blue skies and a chill in the air. I love country towns and their mile wide streets with pretty flowers and gangly palms. This was the view from my breakfast café. By lunchtime I was winging my way across Bass Strait, a first for me at the Continue reading
Matching hard hats
Went for a walk this morning to check out the new Penguin Australia offices – the pilot part of my personality had to make sure I didn’t get lost this afternoon… Not only were they cleaning the outside of the building (what a warm welcome), but the window cleaners had hard hats that matched the Continue reading
Researching the extreme
I’m busy working away on my next story which has an opening scene set in Antarctica. I’ve had so much fun looking through the photos and watching the videos we shot on our 26 day journey to McMurdo Sound. But just to prove I go the extra mile getting the research right here’s a photo Continue reading
Beach treasures
I’ve always been a bit of a beachcomber. Since I know I won’t have room for all my little treasures on the yacht I’ve started collecting photos of things that catch my eye. This is a cuttle fish on a clump of seaweed washed up on Four Mile beach at Port Douglas. Found anything interesting Continue reading
I’m sorry, but I think we’ll have to break up…
Dear TransLink, you broke my heart tonight. You promised an evening of bright lights and city streets. You said you’d pick me up at 8.04 precisely. You said the trip would be seamless, economical, green even. You guaranteed I’d be home in my hotel room by 8.46. I trusted you… I believed you… Instead you Continue reading
Australian Women Writers Challenge 2013
I have a cunning plan this year to ensure I list all the books I read as part of the AWWC 2013. Simple, really! As I read them I’m going to post something about them. These won’t be rated reviews as I’m way too close to many of the authors and I know I’m incapable Continue reading
The Next Big Thing
It’s my turn today. Last week Karly Lane, author of the fabulous ‘Bridie’s Choice’ tagged me in her post so make sure you drop by and check out her blog. So what’s it all about? The Next Big Thing is a blog series that’s been revolving around the internet for the last couple of months. Continue reading