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Fabulous, frenetic, festivally February
Happy 2018 to you! It is a year since the launch of Before You Forget. The video, produced with the help of so many of you, is being used far and wide to help convey what it’s like to be a teenager with a father developing Alzheimer’s, and the book is doing likewise....
Of All Things October
I am about to go to Albany for my final two days working with the Talented Young Writers program, workshops organised by The Literature Centre for kids who love reading and writing. They come from different schools to a host site (in Perth, the Lit Centre itself in...
Stitching Stories in September
August and all its Book Week fun is done for another year, dear Reader. I had the pleasure of presenting to kids from year one to year eleven (not in the same session, you’ll be pleased to hear). I didn’t travel anywhere too far-flung: St Thomas’ Catholic School in...
Joyful in June
It has been a bit quiet on the writing news front, dear Reader, and the rest of life rather hectic, which accounts for my sparse blogging. On the news front, though, I am now about a third in to a middle grade novel, which has had ‘it’s got legs’ approval, so I’m very...
Review-y things
Dear reader, I have been rather pressed doing exciting writer-y things, such as attending and presenting at the Perth Writers Festival, hosting writing workshops with year 10s at Frederick Irwin School in Mandurah, and moderating election forums on where-to for...
Before You Forget: launch speech notes
Last night Before You Forget was launched at The Literature Centre by Laurie Apps, President of the Fremantle Tennis Club and all round fabulous human being. The following are the notes for my speech, from which I deviated from time to time. It followed the first...
Fabulous February
It is a big month, dear reader. I had my first book signing at Boffins, hosted by the lovely Amy Woods: edited transcript of the same will appear on Amy’s blog some time in the not-too-distant. This wonderful article by Heather Zubek appeared in The West . And...
Jumping for joy in January
Dear reader, it is finally the publication month of Before You Forget. It has been a long time coming: that’s how it feels to me, anyhow. Any novel takes so much work, time and attention, and this one has taken a certain level of emotional chutzpah to get to the...
November news
♥I have finished my gigs for the year, having recently visited Bullsbrook College (thank you Australian Society of Authors!) and Mercedes, among others. From 2017, if you want me for WA gigs, please contact fabulous folks at The Literature Centre on 08 9430 6968...
Beyond Carousel and other new things
The launch of Brendan Ritchie‘s Beyond Carousel (Fremantle Press) was a reminder of the warmth of the writing community in Perth, aside from a great launch of a novel that, if it is anything as good as its prequel, will be a cult hit. Norman and Jan Jorgensen, James...