This week the RNA announced the shortlists for the Romantic Novel of the year awards. As the RNA website administrator, I spent a lot of time working with the shortlist images and uploading them for everyone to see. One thing that immediately struck me was the incredible diversity of the novels on that shortlist. Some…
Everyone has heard of this classic HG Wells book – but not necessarily because of the book itself. This early sci fi tale is one of my favourites. It has stood the test of time – and of adaptation. Since its publication in 1897, it has never been out of print. I recently saw it…
I’m lost this week – lost in the America of the 1950’s – and before. I’ve been on a road trip from New Orleans to Chicago -totally immersed in Jazz and Blues and even a bit of country music. I had hoped I would have time to blog – but guess what… there are too many…
The death this week of Mickey Rooney got me to thinking about old movies. I remember watching Mickey Rooney films as a child. They were in black and white and most seemed to feature horses. Or Elizabeth Taylor. Or both. I started to think about my favourite black and white films.. started googling and…
Like much of the country, we found ourselves in the midst of a flood emergency this week. We had some very worrying hours as we sandbagged the house and watched the water rise. We were among the lucky ones – we escaped major damage. Many others fared far worse… As a reporter, I covered…
I was gardening yesterday. Yep. Gardening. Despite the rain and the freezing temperatures. Well – I did the gardening in a short minute when blue skies appeared above our house, but I was well aware that it wasn’t actually gardening weather. I had to plant two bushes I’d been given for Christmas into big pots.…
You may have noticed – my website and blog look different now. I’ve been working on this for a while. I am currently writing books set in the Australian outback – so I wanted the site to reflect that. The background image you see is a photo of red soil taken on the edge of…
I’ve been so busy these past few weeks getting two books ready for publication, I barely noticed how close the holidays are. Bring Me Sunshine is now launched into the world. I had such fun doing that – thanks you to all my Facebook and Twitter friends who joined in. And thanks to everyone…