The process of creating my novels always includes music; I compose, record, edit, and publish songs which reflect elements of the story. The promotional vid...

Last week I decided I was becoming stale – the worst obstacle to creativity after writer’s block. Having blitzed Children of the Vines and gone through the i...

Wanting to write, intending to write, finding it difficult to write! I keep telling myself that social isolation is the perfect opportunity to write! An old w...

COVID 19 has created havoc in everyone's life. I feel so sad for performers, hospitality and service industry workers - everyone whose livelihood depends on ...

At last! The rains have come to New South Wales, drowning the bushfires and bringing some relief to our farmers who have suffered cruelly in the unprecedente...

After more than a year of consistent hard work, I've finished Book 2 of The Children of Myth trilogy. Children of the Vines is ready to go!. My beta readers...

It's been a while since I posted - busy days turned into weeks, then months, and before I knew it, the year had almost passed. I'm just back from a month in ...

As I work on 'Children of the Vines', the second novel in the trilogy, 'The Children of Myth', I've been revisiting the photographs I took at the amazing Her...

Writing, in common with most art forms, is a combination of technique, endless hard work, occasional inspiration, and alchemy. Nobody talks much about the dr...

Rain taps gently on the skylight, Filmy curtains cloak the morning chill, Maple muesli toasting in the oven. Lavender upon the window sill. Cosily, I curl up...

This morning, armed with my favourite pen and a carton of books, I sallied forth to meet with a local book group, in preparation for a presentation later in ...

It's only to be expected, of course. Once the feverish activity of publication, marketing, and promotion are out of the way, it's perfectly normal to feel de...

Having released my novel, Children of the Gods, I am now the grateful recipient of comments from readers. Happily, they are mostly very positive, and I am de...

My trip to Crete, last year, was partly for research for my novel, but also to enjoy the beauty of this far-flung Greek island. A quote from Children of the ...

The first launch took place on Friday 18th May in Sydney. The next will be in the Blue Mountains on Sunday 17th June, with more planned for interstate and, p...