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Brumby’s Run – Melbourne Writer’s Festival Launch
Yesterday saw Brumby’s Run launched by Andrea Goldsmith at the Melbourne Writer’s Festival. For me, the day was the culmination of a fraught and fascinating journey. What a marvellous moment – to...
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Bunya Mountains National Park
I’m on my way home from a research trip to the Bunya Mountains in southern Queensland, that state’s second oldest national park. My new novel, Firewater, is set in and around this marvellous place. The...
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First Draft – what now?
I’m very pleased to announce that I’ve finished the first draft of my new novel. Typing The End on a first draft is a truly marvellous moment. For me, it comes after much hair-tearing, wine, chocolate...
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The New Quad Bike
What’s a fun, practical and slightly extravagant way to spend the advance on signing for my new novel Firewater? Buy a brand new quad bike, of course. Meet the Wombat, a CFMoto ATV/Quadricycle, being...
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A Novel Idea
My recently finished manuscript is finally with my agent and publisher. Here is a brief blurb. When Brisbane lawyer, Clare Mitchell, becomes the unlikely carer of Jack, a little autistic boy, her life...
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The Birth of a Book
I’m a few thousand words into my new novel, bearing the working title of Kingfisher. For a novelist, the process of beginning a brand new story is many-faceted. Firstly, you have to leave the world of...
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Changing Titles
‘STOP PRESS’ – Currawong Creek is the title for my 2013 release! Well, it’s official. My new novel, due for release in July next year, is to be renamed. The title of a novel will often alter by...
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