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 […]
I love it when I take a chance on a new (to me) author and then I can't wait to read anything else they've ever written. This is the the case for these three authors. Katie Bailey writes sweet laugh-out-loud rom coms. I've read two of hers now, and l...
Christmas Day may be over, but there's still plenty to celebrate.This year it was a quiet Christmas Day for me. With my family spread all over the countryside we had one early Christmas celebration a few weeks ago, just three of us on Christmas Day,...
Tis the season of wrapping presents and watching Christmas movies, which is pretty much how I spent my day yesterday. I watched The Fabric of Christmas on Stan, which was written by Australian romance writer Sarah Mayberry. I may had shed a tear or t...
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 […]
One month to go until Christmas, and what better day to send an email and share the news of my latest book.My True Love Gave To Me is an anthology (short story collection) all set around a Christmas Tree farm in the US. There's 12 authors who have ea...
One month to go until Christmas, and what better day to send an email and share the news of my latest book.My True Love Gave To Me is an anthology (short story collection) all set around a Christmas Tree farm in the US. There's 12 authors who have ea...
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 […]