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Talking FramesThe other day a friend and I spent ages on the phone discussing frames — picture frames. I know — thrilling isn’t it, but hey!...
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Baking bikkies.I’m continuing on from the previous post about Chocolate HobNobs and Digestive biscuits, with a little bit of history and a few recipes. To...
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Doing Vital ResearchA writer friend sent me this screenshot she took of my new book in very fine company — and in the apple bestseller category. Nice, eh?
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A Writing CourseHi all, if you’ve ever wanted to write a romance, I’m conducting a 5 day on-line course on writing romance for the NSW (New South Wales)...
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The book is out!My book, The Heiress’s Daughter is out — ready to buy in e-book, paperback and audio book. Thank you to all those who preordered it, and...
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Look what they’ve done to my book, Ma.This’ll date me, but the other night I found myself singing an old Melanie Safka song — Look What They’ve Done to My Song, Ma....
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Happy Anniversary to meIt’s exactly two years now since I left my old home and moved into my new one, and I couldn’t be happier. It was a real wrench leaving...
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Riding HabitsMy current heroine is going horse riding for the first time in years. She was prevented from doing it for reasons I won’t go into (it...
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Pizza for Breakfast?It’s a lazy Sunday morning here, and I’ve just had a couple of slices of pizza for breakfast. Pizza for breakfast? you say, mildly...
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A touch of beautyIn a change from the cooking posts, here’s a little touch of beauty from a new-to-me artist, Norwegian watercolorist Aud Rye. You can see...
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On CookbooksThe other day, I was chatting with friends and the topic of the Womens’ Weekly cookbooks came up. Australians reading this post will know...
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Choc-chip CookiesLast week when I made choc-chip cookies for a visitor, I didn’t take a photo. But I had half a tin of condensed milk left, so I had to make...
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Easter treatsGood morning, all. I’m sitting here, sipping my morning coffee (white no sugar) and eating a hot cross bun. Which isn’t hot, but is...
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Cover reveal — The Secret DaughterThanks to all of you who played the jigsaw game and saw the cover for The Secret Daughter . For those who didn’t play, or couldn’t,...
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My New Cover — A JigsawMy publisher and I have finalised the new cover for the book I’ve just finished, T he Secret Daughter, and I’m very happy with it....
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LorikeetsI love lorikeets — small rainbow-coloured parrots and usually, when I hear them chittering and screeching in my tree at home in the morning, I...
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On RetreatI’m away from home at the moment, on my annual writing retreat. We’ve been doing it since 2007, and for the past few years we’ve come to the...
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The Next StageI heard back from my editor yesterday, regarding the manuscript I sent in at the beginning of February. Her email started: “I thoroughly...
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Another BookbubMy publisher has organized a Bookbub special for THE SCOUNDREL’S DAUGHTER. The special price reduction starts on the 16th Feb and...
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Valentine’s DayHappy Valentine’s Day, everyone. While I’m all in favor of love and romance and kindness, Valentine’s Day has always felt...
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DistractionsOne of the things I am trying to do at the moment, now that the book has gone (for a while at least) is to tackle the many boxes I still...
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The book is in!I just sent in the full draft of THE SECRET DAUGHTER , my latest book, and am wiped. It’s always a rush to the end for me, as I try to...
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Audiobook price cutDo you like Audiobooks? The audiobook of The Rake’s Daughter is currently on sale at a 60% reduction . The promotion will finish on 19th...
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Beautiful craftEvery now and then I go exploring through the web, looking for beautiful images and artwork as food for the soul. I came across these recently —...
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No longer a finalistYou might have seen a flurry of excited posts from Australian authors whose books have been nominated for the annual ARRA (Australian Romance...
