Penn it right

My brother recommended I should check out the Creative Penn website. When I did I was amazed. Joanna Penn, author, blogger, speaker and business consultant, happily shares her knowledge free of charge. Her advice is gold-plated and I learnt a great deal about using the web to promote my writing. (Unfortunately, there’s a lot more Continue reading


Honorary Doctorate?

Hopefully Dr Helen Young from The School of Communications, University of Western Sydney has a sense of humour. Her erudite article on the pitfalls of Intellectual property and copy write laws in Australia appeared in this morning’s Sydney Morning Herald complete with a photo of me! Her article deals with a subject close to any writer’s Continue reading


Our ABC – the calm in the storm

Their job starts when the rain’s forcing its way through the cracks, the house is shuddering under slamming gusts of wind and it’s impossible to see your hand in front of your face. They are the familiar voices on the portable radio giving comfort and reassurance through the black of the night. As dawn breaks Continue reading


Tamworth Library Visit

Yesterday we hopped on a Dash 8 and flew from Sydney to Tamworth. (It was a little strange being a passenger rather than sitting up the pointy end…) Feeling very spoilt after our lovely evening in Camden, we were ready to spend the day mellowing out in Tamworth and that’s exactly what we did. We strolled Continue reading


Camden Library Lovers Day

Receiving emails from readers who’ve enjoyed Wings of Fear (Border Watch) has been one of the unexpected joys of my publishing journey. Last night I found another one – library visits! Graham and I flew down to Sydney then drove out to Camden for a library talk. It was a lovely intimate gathering with people Continue reading


Fly, be free

Shattered Sky has been released. We had a fabulous party at Glaskins Gallery on Friday night. Garry, Lyn, Jason, Karen and Chrissie were wonderful hosts, as they were last year. Kerstin and Lexi from Collins Booksellers at Smithfield set up a lovely display of Shattered Sky and Wings of Fear (Border Watch). Chris Chua’s beautiful Continue reading