I keep promising myself that I will do a blog at least every fortnight - I am a semi retired lady of 61 and full time author - RIGHT! So you should be able to prioritise your time! Well here I am six months later! I was well prepared to be a 'one book wonder' with my first memoir 'A Sunburnt Childhood' published in 2016 so I hadn't really … Read More
My Outback Life – in store 28 March 17
Hello World My intention was to be blogging my heart out but months have now flown by and not a word written! I have though, written a whole new book in less than six months which went to print this week and will hit the stands at the end of March. WOW! When my publisher Hachette Australia offered me a contract to write a second book in May … Read More
Borroloola or Bust
I ran into my friend/sister in law Sarah Kendall last week at the hospital when visiting my new little grandson Logan James Rain. We were talking about the book I am currently writing which is about living in the Gulf Country of the Territory. My husband Shaun and I lived at and managed the vast McArthur River Station, 580 kms southeast of … Read More
So you want to be a writer
Writing is about learning the craft. It is about reading and writing and mixing with like minded people. If you live in a very remote area as I do, then using all the new media is a great way of keeping up with what's happening in the writing world. I have discovered these weekly podcasts by Allison Tait and Valerie Khoo to be one of the best … Read More
A story is SPUN
We are rediscovering storytelling as an art in the Top End. The lovely Johanna (Yo) Bell, author of the picture book 'CHEEKY DOGS' has been holding workshops and delivering public storytelling events in Katherine, Darwin and Pine Creek. The variety of stories and people telling them is amazing. From Commander Colleen Gwynne who led the … Read More
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