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A tornado and a lantern party
These past few weeks the choice to write was taken away from me. Migraines, never lurking far, gripped me in their gnarly claws and set...
Sep 18, 20161 min read


The snow pea did it!
There were little signs and I should have twigged. Today, I knew for certain, the love affair was over. It was an ordinary day like any...
Aug 21, 20162 min read


Stepping Into the Story (aka Research!)
This weekend I stepped into my manuscript. The story is set on the New South Wales Central Coast on an isolated beach near a small town....
Jul 31, 20161 min read


Dead Lines
It was always going to be a challenge, me blogging. Apart from my foray into writing a cafe column and a few small articles for the...
Jul 21, 20161 min read


The other story
I started writing a contemporary romance as an escape. It was at a time when my crime manuscript was twisting me in knots. I was...
Jun 5, 20161 min read


An Idea Germinates
When I lived in London, we frequented a nightclub on Sunday nights, called Pips . Entry was four pounds, and all drinks, even top shelf,...
May 22, 20162 min read


The reluctant blogger
Reluctant because I’m not convinced I have anything interesting to say. My best writing is always in my head. Sentences like melodies,...
May 8, 20161 min read
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