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Australian readers who would like another glimpse of Dungirri might enjoy my short story, ‘Letters to Ruth’, published in this week’s (Australian) Woman’s Day magazine – my first published short story! I enjoyed writing it; it gave me the opportunity … Continue reading →

It’s my turn to blog over at Nobody Writes it Better today. I thought about writing a serious post about animals as characters in novels, but things didn’t quite work out that way. The dogs did it. Really. (Edited to … Continue reading →

(with apologies to Mr Gershwin) Summertime…. And the beetles are eating Lightning’s striking But the orchids are fine: Oh your book is short, And the deadline’s a-coming, So unplug little writer, Go-o and write.

Merry Christmas to all my friends and readers! I had to go to Sydney mid-December for medical check-ups, so I went on from there to Canberra, where we had an early family Christmas on the 19th. It was lovely to … Continue reading →

At this time last year I offered signed bookplates for As Darkness Falls – and this year I’ve made more bookplates for both my books, on nice quality, adhesive photographic paper. For a limited time – until 15th December – … Continue reading →