a little fantasy * a little sci fi * a little love
As an Australian, there's something romantic about imagining Christmas in Winter. In my house, presents were exchanged on Christmas Eve as my parents were Polish and German migrants. Santa arrives a night earlier in Europe. Christmas Day would be spent on Torquay Beach, two hours drive from Melbourne. We'd grab a bucket of Kentucky Fried …
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A couple of weeks ago I went on a work trip. I flew to Broome in Western Australia on Tuesday, flew to Perth late on Thursday night for a meeting the next day, then returned home to Sydney on Saturday evening. I had my meetings, worked on work stuff back in my hotel rooms, and …
Okay, I've written one. That was as a dare from my friends and it always sells. But apart from that, all my books are, well, books. But there seems to be a misconception from the mainstream. Unless you're published by a major company then the novel with gay content you're writing must be dirty. This …
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My religion has changed a little. I used to be a devout Plotter. My love for working out what would happen chapter by chapter happened with my second novel, Drama Queens and Adult Themes. Two worlds are described in that story and characters from one realm, the Afterlife, interfere with the lives of an unsuspecting …
All my life I've been an insomniac. Not the 'lie in bed trying the fall asleep' type. The 'wake up at 3am and can't sleep for hours' kind. It doesn't happen every night, and if the next day is not a work day, that's not a problem. As writers, we know that these night hours …
I'm blogging about something other than writing this week. You see, I'm marrying my partner of twenty-eight years later this year. Everyone's excited including my small number of workmates, one of whom had her wedding earlier this year. A little while ago she asked if we the jitters. I answered, "yes!" These aren't jitters about …
For those following at home, you'll know I'm negotiating work life, social life and writing time. Well, I've finally started Winter Masquerade. At time of writing this blog I've completed several paragraphs of the first chapter. I know it's not much, but it's something. I already have the chapter by chapter breakdown and have several …
This post was originally published while I was still working on Winter Masquerade. This ebook novella has since been published. Click HERE to find out more. My current work in progress is delayed. I have to complete assessments for a course I attended, so my current novel is still in its planning stages. I have …
I bought a new laptop. For the first time in my life I have my own. You see, my partner and I used to share one. This was fine when I had two designated writing days per week but he's going to be home more often now and I can't write with someone around. So …
Today's guest author is here to talk about something I want to know more about. You see, I'm never happy with my website and continually give it a makeover. And I often feel overexposed with the image of myself I use on social media. I see what other authors do and wonder if I'm doing …
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