One evening a friend asked me about my writing. I talked about my surprise at how my gay angel character, Guy, seemed to win many readers’ hearts. And as the night flowed with much conversation and wine, I had an epiphany. You see, back in the mid-80s when I moved to Sydney,... I met a …
Reflecting (on New Year’s Eve)
Karma kisses me on the arse. For well over a year now a friend of mine has joked that karma keeps kissing me on the arse. While she handles money and work worries, and has cared for the dying only to find this year that she herself has cancer, I cruise along with a blessed …
When Real Life Takes Over
As writers we're told to keep using social media to promote ourselves. It's important to be seen regularly on Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads at the very least. But what happens when you need time out to deal with real life? Working on the internet. Over the past months I've been paid as a mentor to …
Grieving and Catering
I was asked a really odd question the other day from a book blogger. I was asked to share a painful memory. I guess it's not that odd for a writer to share emotional tales, but this did catch me off guard as there was no fictional characters I could hide the truth behind. I …
