My relationship with Jane Eyre goes back to 1943. No – I’m not that old. That’s when the black and white film of the book, starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine was released. I saw it many years later – and the part that really moved me was the time young Jane spent at the…
I started my writing career as a TV journalist at Channel 7 in Brisbane, Australia in 19… umm. Let’s not go there. Let’s just say I was a teenager and leave it at that. My first TV interview involved a big camera and a large hand-held microphone. There were lights and sometimes a person whose job…
I’ve been having some Sci Fi fun. It started with the news that the audio edition of The Heights had been recorded ready for release. The actor who read the book was Jonathan Oliver. I immediately google him and found out that he’d played a role in Star Wars : Return of the Jedi. Ok…
My friend Rhoda Baxter is celebrating today – the best kind of celebration for an author – a new book. Some of us have a splash of champagne to celebrate ( yep, that’s my favourite too), and today Rhoda is doing a blog splash to mark the launch of Girl in Trouble. She’s asked a…
The blog is on tour this week. You can find me over at the Take Five Authors blog – where I am talking about the way we plot. At a workshop last weekend, I was fascinated by the idea of using dialogue to plot. For someone who doesn’t like to plot (that’s me) it seems…
I have gone visiting this weekend over on the Take Five Authors blog – where I am talking about making a perfect man.. Do we really want a perfect hero – or are his imperfections what make us really love him? Pop over to Take Five Authors for more…..
I read a film last night. I know what you are thinking – and yes, I watched it too. In fact I did both. At the same time. And it was quite an eye opener. The film was A Few Good Men – which of course features an absolutely brilliant performance by Jack Nicholson. A…
As the end of the year approaches – there’s time for one more wafer-thin book blog… which includes what I have to say are my two standout books for the year. Both are books that I’ve read in the last few weeks… and they could not be more different. One is a mega best seller…