Progress at last! The sun came out to play and we managed to finish polishing the underside of Roobi’s main deck and paint the first coat of anti-foul. Our props have been turned to gold and we’ve turned into a couple of groaning geriatrics! My Fitbit has awarded me a Penguin March Badge and The Continue reading
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Rain, rain go away, come again another day…
We woke to the sound of pitter patter on Roobi’s decks and it wasn’t the footsteps of little elves finishing the painting… July is traditionally a dry month in Brisbane. Nothing like a break with tradition to rain on our parade. Capt G resorted to polishing the underside of the centre deck – I look Continue reading
Busy day at Boat Works
It’s been a busy day at Boat Works! Sadly the beautiful rainbows we were treated to all morning slowed down the sanding works. Luckily Roobi came out of the water surprisingly clean despite being last lifted 18 months ago. Weather permitting we’ll start painting the anti-foul on tomorrow afternoon, but we’ve pushed back our lift Continue reading
Strange old day…
I always knew that valuing the contents of Mum and Dad’s house was going to be a tough day. I was prepared to be told there wasn’t much of value there, but when the valuer shook his greying head at the end of his visit and said, ‘I’d kind of hoped I’d find a hidden Continue reading
Northern Heat Tour
Capt G and I are finally back in the Brisbane putting our feet up aboard Roobinesque. The Northern Heat tour was everything I hoped for. We met so many lovely librarians, readers and booksellers and had a little bit of spare time to check out the towns we visited. From Casino to Mildura and back Continue reading
The week that’s been!
So my first week of being a full time writer passed in a blur and not one word of a new novel was typed! This could be trickier than I thought… Wednesday saw Capt G and I visiting Morisset Library on Lake Macquarie. The wonderful warm welcome made up for the chilly temperatures. The side Continue reading
And the winners are??
Thanks to everyone who participated in the NORTHERN HEAT Pre-release Blog Tour. All the wonderful bloggers who welcomed me into their worlds did an amazing job. Thanks to the readers who stopped by for a chat and shared the posts around. NORTHERN HEAT made it into the Bestselling Top 10 on iTunes and Top 100 Continue reading
Talking Books Post – Final day of the blog tour!
We’ve finally reached the end of the NORTHERN HEAT Pre-release Blog Tour. Talking Books Blog invited me over to chat about writing and NORTHERN HEAT so drop by and leave a comment or share the post to go into the running for one of the 6 prize packs that Penguin Books Australia is giving away! Continue reading
Winds of Change
Have you had to face a challenge in your life that sent you hurtling in another direction? Today I’m visiting Teddyree at The Eclectic Reader. My life’s changed enormously in the last two years and there have been days when that change has been incredibly painful. But more change is afoot. Capt G and I Continue reading
The voice of a hero
After such a tough week I’m delighted to be spending some time with Jess at The Never Ending Bookshelf blog. Today I’ll introduce you to the voice of Conor, the hero in NORTHERN HEAT. I had a lot of fun listening to the audition tapes when the Trailermade Production Team sent them through. Making a Continue reading