Dear Reader, what a time it has been. I hope you are all right, whether you are in COVID hotspots or blessed, as we currently are, to be in Western Australia in sorta-kinda normality. The difficulty of the year has been compounded for me by navigating the rocky and...
Dear Reader, it has been an eventful time between last entry and this. But before I give further details on the nature of the eventfulness, the Fabulous News is this: Maddie in the Middle is a 2020 Children’s Book Council of Australia Notable Book, in and among a...
Hello, dear Reader! It has been a marvellously eventful month, and I returned from birthday celebrations to much Maddie promotion. As I’ve said before, it’s always nerve-wracking, waiting to see whether readers connect with your book baby, and I am immensely relieved...
Greetings, dear Reader! It is a BIG month for me on many fronts – not least of which because Maddie in the Middle has just been released! You may have noticed in my last entry that this was somewhat of a surprise – initially Maddie was due for release next year. I am...
Greetings from Bali, dear Reader, where I am writing (or drafting, I should say: it is very drafty!) a new middle grade novel, as well as enjoying the beachy goodness, massages and delicious food on offer. (And yoga. I have done yoga too, a fact that may surprise you...
Dear Reader, it has been an eventful year from this end of the computer, on the writing front as well as all others. I had two peak life experiences in the form of taking part in Big Sky in Geraldton and the Ubud Writers Festival in Bali, both assisted by writingWA, a...
