It is no secret that I’m a gamer girl, but did you know I volunteer a chunk of my spare time as a staff member for AVCon? What is AVCon, I hear you ask? This is Adelaide’s Anime and Video Games Convention, a not-for-profit event that enriches the community by giving young and old an […]
My twelve year old son totally spoiled me this Mother’s Day, it was wonderful. A full cooked breakfast and lunch, plus a lovely gift: quality colour pencils and a sketch pad. He inspired me to get back into drawing. I’m definitely out of practice, but still pleased with my first piece in decades. I based
Watch the live premiere of the video trailer for Winter’s Maiden 1 on Thursday 22nd at 9:00 am ACST (Wednesday 21st April at 7:30 pm EST; 11:30pm GMT ) and chat with the author. Join the live chat here.
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I may have overindulged a bit over Easter. How about you? If, like me, you are looking for a way to cleanse your system after a few too many Easter treats, I recommend something like this detox diet. The excitement in the air around here is palpable now that my next book launches in just over
It is festival time in Adelaide, which also means I recently attended Writers’ Week. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this event, it is a free festival designed to bring authors and readers together with panels and book signings. One of the things I love about Writers’ Week is discovering new books to
One of the many things I love about working from home is the way I can even get stuff done in bed. Not always; there are lots of tasks that require sitting at my desk, but editing? That’s a different story (pun totally not intended LOL). When an old back injury recently flared up, I
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New Year’s resolution: cut all sugar from my diet. How hard can it be? I’ve done it before. Eats 3 candy canes and a slice of ice cream cake. Oops. Lack of impulse control is definitely a trait that I share with Alannah Winters (heroine of my upcoming series, Winter’s Magic). Winter’s Maiden 2 The
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Christmas carols played in the background as my son and I placed the last decorations on the tree. Smiling, I watched with delight as my husband switched on the lights. Wrapping my arms around them both, we stood there, admiring our work, while my cup filled up with festive cheer. Crystal’s Crucible: Beta Readers Needed
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Putting my favourite pen aside, I waited as the ink dried in yet another card while echoes of that old tune echoed in my mind: Happy birthday to you, and you, and you, and you… Why do so many of my friends and relatives have birthdays in the last quarter of the year? Winter’s Maiden
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