Today marks 10 years since I married the love of my life. We’ve already marked this anniversary, the day I married the man of my dreams, by going on the trip of my dreams, to Prince Edward Island in Canada. […]

Writing is a solitary process, by nature. It takes a lot of tapping away at your computer to get the words down, not only to write the story but then with edits and rewrites. But that solitary process can be […]

It was around this time last year my husband was offered a new job. It was a fantastic opportunity, but it was also 1776 kilometres from where we lived. Not only did we have to pack up the house we’d […]

I had been wanting to be a writer for so long, yet I didn’t know what sort of writer I was. I’d joined a number of writing groups over the years and tried my hand at writing in a few […]

After years of writing short stories (and that includes my time working as a journalist), I have spent several months working on a longer story. A full-length novel. To help me get through it I first completed the Novel Writing […]

I was thrilled to be longlisted for the Adaptable program through Queensland Writers Centre this year. And while I didn’t make it to the shortlist, I still feel like I have won. Why? Because the story that made it to […]

There’s more to this gig than just writing. What does it take to become an author? It’s more than coming up with a great idea for a story and then sitting down for days / weeks / months / years […]

A change is as good as a …. new career. I have actually been writing as a job for over a decade. It’s funny to look back at now, but I could have been doing it for many more years […]

Even if you are just starting out as a writer, like I am, I’d encourage you to check out writing competitions with Romance Writers of Australia. It was through entering the Sweet Treats competition in January 2020 that I had the […]