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The Armchair Detective, Hunks & Freebies
We are incredibly lucky to have such a great book community of readers, writers, and all those who help us connect – back home and overseas. I am touched by the support I've received since the release of my debut novel from that community and in thanks to all of you, I have some giveaways…
Book Heaven At Booktown Festival
I went to book heaven last weekend. Well, Clunes Booktown Festival 2015 anyway, which comes pretty close to paradise for this self-confessed book nerd. At a guess, there were hundreds of thousands of books for sale. Most of those books were preloved, some highly collectable and rare, others might fall into the category of “one…
Gone Visiting … Around The World In Books
What a thrill to be a featured author on Around The World In Books this week! In a virtual sense, I flew across from the hills outside Melbourne in Australia, to Vancouver in Canada. Phew, all those international connections went so smoothly and no jet lag either! I haven’t actually visited Canada in person yet,…
Gone Visiting … Writing Novels in Australia
I recently had the great pleasure of writing a guest article for Writing Novels in Australia. The theme of this piece was becoming a published novelist, a ride that is often long, interesting, challenging, daunting and fun. I am currently writing the fourth manuscript in my series and, so far, none has been as challenging…
Killer Queens Invade Castlemaine
I had the great pleasure of being a Killer Queen on Thursday 5 March 2015. Did your eyebrows just lift or pucker? Let me explain. The Killer Queens are a quartet of Australian female contemporary crime writers: Ellie Marney (who just launched the third book in her Every series, Every Word), Kathryn Ledson (Rough Diamond…
Use It Three Ways
Many of my followers are fellow writers with all levels of experience. (Yay and well done if that is you!) This is a pay-it-forward blog post particularly for writers, but the concept will translate for or interest others too. Today, I will share a precious tip picked up from another author, and a recent writerly…
Two Autographed Copies Up For Grabs
Happy New Year! I hope 2015 brings you good health, happiness, success and of course, lots of books and time for reading! If you are a writer as well as a reader, I hope this is a fabulous writing year for you and that your dreams for 2015 come true. To celebrate the launch of…
Reminiscing & Saying Cheers
Today, I’m reminiscing about the wonderful guest authors I've been honoured to host on my website over the past six months. If you missed any of the interviews, check them out on my Blog. Last week’s interview with the delightful Josephine Pennicott was a great way to wrap up the current series. Looking back, I’m…
Josephine Pennicott Causes Ripple Effects
Do you recall that I introduced Josephine Pennicott in my leg of the recent Meet My Character Blog Hop, which also highlighted B.Michael Radburn, Jaye Ford and Heather Garside? If not, let me just say that Josephine is a multi-award-winning writer in the crime genre, having won several category prizes and two “Red Shoes” (first…
2014 Scarlet Stiletto Awards
Those of you who follow my Facebook Author page, will already know this book world news. But for the benefit of others, here's a very quick wrap-up of events at the gala dinner last Friday 21 November. A record number of 207 stories were entered into the 21st Scarlet Stiletto Awards, all vying for a…
