I recently picked up a new book by a well-known author with loads of awards to their name. It was my first dive into their work, and I was excited to read it. After several chapters, I wondered if I was expecting too much because the story lacked the quality of a seasoned writer. Upon […]
I’ve hidden in my writing cave the past few weeks, focused on completing the last book in The Tellarine Series—which I hope to release before Christmas—so I’ve not read much fiction recently. Tragic, I know. The reading part, not the writing part. 😉 But, fear not! The few books I read in August and September […]
Pepper Basham released a new book, Positively, Penelope, last week, and I experienced the joy of reading her delightful novel. I also experienced the “joy” of reliving my 1998 VCE results. Miss E is in her final year of secondary school, so she and I dug out my results… just because. Yeah, I’m one of […]
I’ve hardly read any fiction since Mr Wonderful’s dad passed away. It took over three weeks for me to open the ebook I had been reading the day before he died. Seems my appetite for fiction has temporarily waned. Mourning a loved one is a strange thing. Writing has been a challenge too. Mostly because […]
This morning I woke to a biting chill, thanked God for technology, and defrosted my family with the click of a mobile app. Yep, winter is here. For those living across the globe, enjoy your summer. But while you do, remember me, swaddled in layers of clothing, emitting cloudy white dragon breaths. I promise I’ll […]
Do you ever have those days where you wish you could press Pause, or better yet, hit Rewind and start again? Yesterday was “one of those days” I wanted to press Skip and jump over the track altogether. The dreary autumn Melbourne weather reminded me to dig up my winter woollies. But the dream of […]
