It will surprise no-one who knows me that I was loquacious from a very early age. I began to speak fluently from the age of two, and thus...

One of the joys of my life consists of combining various strands of creativity to create a video presentation. On this occasion, I had...

On a warm autumn day in October 2017, I gazed from the window of the plane as islands of the Cyclades drifted far below, their peaks...

To mark the passing of the year and the new beginning, I have written and recorded a poem: 'Noumenon' . It speaks of the single,...

The past week was wet and miserable: perfect writing weather! But today the sun emerged, and I walked along the beach, splashing in the...

Lily pond lagoon, images and sound

In recent months, I have been coaching a number of writers who are producing their first books. It's rewarding work, especially when we...

A landscape with a mountain range, Of cloudy sky and towering trees Reflected in a lake of pearl: A world within a cockle shell

In this, the final episode, I discuss the writer's voice – the distinctive form of expression which makes a writer's work unique to the...

Having just returned from ten days on the Coffs coast and in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, I’m now reflecting on the...

Children of the Gods , the first book in my trilogy: The Children of Myth., is a psychological drama of exploitation, betrayal, love, and...

What brings your work to life is the capacity to create an atmosphere in which you can lose yourself: the sort of atmosphere that makes...

Where do ideas come from? How do we develop them? Do characters shape plot, or does the plot shape the character? How do we make dialogue...

I have just released the first podcast in my new series on aspect of writing fiction. I hear so many people say ‘Oh, I’d love to write a...

Today was the Winter Solstice, and the morning began all drizzly grey and cold, here in Sydney. This afternoon, the sun removed its veil...

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

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

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

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...

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...