Between the PagesHi In August of each year, the Romance Writers of Australia holds its annual conference. This year, it took place in Sydney and I made the most of the opportunity to visit the city where I lived a couple of decades ago. The hotel was...

Between the PagesHi I'm a day ahead of myself with this fortnight's newsletter, as tomorrow I am heading to Sydney to attend the 2023 conference for Romance Writers Australia. It will be a huge event, and I am looking forward to catching up with writ...

Between the PagesHi I don't always make it to the gym (writers spend too much time on their backsides) but on days that I don't, try to fit in a walk. Yesterday, it was late in the day before I ventured out. The tide was way out when I arrived at the...

Between the PagesHi If you are going to enter another decade, you may as well do it in style. I took myself to Melbourne for a couple of days, and celebrated my birthday with some writerly friends. We had a fabulous night.EmilyWhat's in today's newsl...

Between the PagesHi I discovered a new friend on my early morning walk today. From a distance (okay, I wasn't wearing my glasses) I thought a dog was frollicking in the shallows. As I drew closer, I realised it was a pelican.It's been a cold week or...

Between the PagesHi This isn't the normal newsletter, just a reminder of this offer before it expires. For two weeks, being 15th - 28th June, The Red Heart is available from Google Books for 50% off. Use the discount code given below. If you read the...

Between the PagesHi How do you manage to keep fit in winter? When the sun rises late, it's not so easy to get out of bed. Only another week until winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, and I look forward to that. In the meantime, I try to get to...

Between the PagesHi The big birthday has come and gone. I took myself to Melbourne and stayed in The Windsor Hotel (featured in Plan B: Secret Donor Baby). My thoughts often strayed to Pyper as she experienced the hotel for the first time.While there...

Between the PagesHi I don't get as much reading done as I'd like - mostly because I am focussed on writing, or else thinking about writing, and failing that, talking about writing. I was kept engrossed though by a debut crime novel by Mercedes Mercie...

Between the PagesHi For those of us in Australia, a sudden cooler snap has heralded the approach of Winter. Daylight Saving has ended, and it is dark on waking up in the mornings. I miss the opportunity for a walk after dinner on a balmy evening befo...