I've been using a paper diary for as long as I can remember. Paper works for me. Phone diaries do not.

What a gift… to myself! A Writers' Retreat has been on my bucket list for years - to stay in picturesque surrounds, eat beautiful food and have no responsibilities other than to work on my writing projects.

Hobart, Tasmania was a Writers' Wonderland this August! Hundreds of writers gathered from across Australia to learn, connect, pitch and celebrate achievements. Increasingly, writers in other genres are attending the annual Romance Writers of Australia conference because the workshops are excellent and we romance writers know how to have fun! Staying true to my word for this year, ' slow ' and knowing how intense the conference can be (I always want to do 'all the things'), I

The right kind of writers group lifts you up, motivates and excites. That’s the kind of writing group I’m in. We get each other and want...

Out there, exists writers who adore the editing process. Love it! They can't wait to get that messy first draft out so they can dive into...

As long as no unforeseen circumstances blows this goal out of the water, I’ll finish the first draft of my new contemporary romance next...

Let me state at the outset - I’m excited . As long as no unforeseen circumstances blows this goal out of the water, I’ll finish the first...

Numerous notebook pages were filled with my handwriting as I tried to process my thoughts this month and craft a blog post. April has...

From time to time, I dig up old stories from primary and high school to reread. I can see a developing imagination in my careful, young...

I have to interrupt my goal setting with this exciting news! Late January I received news that my short story Aura , came second place in...

My word choice for 2025 narrowed to a shortlist of three: Slow Manifesting Acceptance. I tried each word out, rolling them across my...

I’m writing this on 31 December 2024 in Paris. It's dark outside and midnight is approaching. Sydney has already tipped over into the New...

Ask anyone in my family. Lists and notes are my rock. In my personal and writing life. I have a physical day-to-a-page diary and an...

When I signed up to Write Till Christmas and pledged 20,000 words of a new novel, I felt fabulous. Like, how good would it be to have...

Writing, drafting, editing, beta reading… I’m doing it all in the cracks. Up until this year, I’d never understood how other writers...

This month I attended the Romance Writers of Australia 2024 Conference in Glenelg, Adelaide. Just wow! Around four hundred writers,...

Every year Romance Writers of Australia runs writing competitions. I’m thrilled to announce that my short story, The Bubble Specialist ...

Technically it’s no longer 30 June in Australia. My world clock app, however, tells me it is still June in other time zones so...

The writing process is a lot like a caterpillar emerging from its cocoon as a butterfly. Your manuscript might not be so spectacular on...

This year is rumbling along faster than my writer-self likes. Already a third of the way through 2024, it’s time to be accountable for...