Writer’s Digest August 20, 2023

Okay, there’s a fair bit to cover in the couple of weeks since we last spoke, so grab a cuppa and settle down. As I write this I’m sitting in the airport bar waiting for my flight home to the … Read More

Writer’s Digest July 23, 2023

As I write this on Sunday afternoon Sarah’s just left to drive home to Hervey Bay. She’s been down for the weekend and the house already feels empty without her. While we’ve gotten used to there being just the two … Read More

Writer’s Digest 16 July 2023

It has been a while (two years, in fact) since I updated this blog and for those of you who have waited with bated breath, I apologise for that. I have, however, just started writing a new novel, so what … Read More

The Novel Project – Week 19

Okay, yes I’ve missed a few weeks. I have been writing, but I’ve also had competing priorities with the day job and a few other bits and pieces. I think it’s what we call “life”. So, where am I up to? … Read More

2018: The Word

Although I don’t always achieve as much as I set out to achieve, I am a goal-setting junkie. Every so often I think I should throw the goals out the window and just let it all be and flow, but … Read More

Happy Ever After – the Week 5 Update

Ever wanted to know what it’s like to write a novel?  I’m in the process of writing a new novel and will be blogging my progress week by week here.   I’m back into the manuscript. I still haven’t decided … Read More

Why you should write a novel in November

So anyways, November is around the corner…and if November is around the corner, so too is NaNoWriMo. Nano wtf? National Novel Writing Month. Essentially the challenge is to, along with a few hundred thousand other people, get 50,000 words out of … Read More

6 tips to writing a satisfying sexy scene

I’m writing this post on a Saturday afternoon. I have a zucchini slice in the oven that I’m keeping an eye on, and in the background is an annoying electrical alarm – like when the washing machine is out of … Read More

Bellydancing for beginners…

Has it really been that long since I last posted here? It’s been a pretty mad time – work and deadlines wise. My presentation for the session I’m doing at Romance Writer’s Conference next month was due on Monday (tick), … Read More