At the end of 2014 my friend Aaron published a list of the books he had read in 2014 on his Facebook page. Â It occurred to me that I had not actually kept a list of the books that I had read and I have sought to remedy this by setting up a new page …
Christmas Reading
Last year my husband gave me a wonderful big bumper book of Christmas themed Mystery and Detective stories - The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries, edited by Otto Penzler. It is a fabulous collection with both classic and modern tales, by a wide range of authors. If you are a fan of detective stories or …
Manuscript submitted for assessment
Well I did it. Â I submitted my children's book manuscript for an assessment. I submitted on time too - last Friday in fact. Â Now I just have to wait 6-8 weeks to find out what they think of it. I will let you know how I get on - hopefully I won't need a total …
Glad to be working from home
One the joys of taking some time out to be a full time writer is not having to face the commute to and from work everyday. Â This morning Melbourne woke to torrential rain, thunder and lightening. Â The roads were completely congested (according to the reports on the radio) and the train system was in chaos …

