I have not sent a single Christmas Card this year … I would like to say it’s because I’m saving trees, being environmentally friendly and not giving in to the commercialism of the season. But to be honest – I have just been terribly disorganised this year. So – if I owe you a card…
Novelists don’t get out much. We spend a lot of our time on our writing place, talking to imaginary people in our head. So when we do get out and get to spend time with real people – we talk a lot. Or maybe I just talk a lot… My second week of Christmas was…
It’s that time of the year again – and for me, Christmas officially started with the Romantic Novelists’ Association London and South East chapter Christmas Lunch. Why? Because Christmas is all about family and friends. It’s about the people we care about – and the people who care about us. That’s who these people are…
Yesterday I broke a curse… well, kinda… As some of you know, I knit. And the dreaded pink thing is one of those projects that I think all knitters trip over from time to time – the project from hell! It’s taken me months… no… if I’m honest, years to get it right. But I know…
Oh my! Wow! And… and…. This week I learned two of my books are finalists for awards with AusRomToday. I spent the whole day doing … well, nothing of any use really – I was just so thrilled. Flight to Coorah Creek is nominated as Book of The Year, and Bring Me Sunshine is nominated as Cover of the Year.…
For the last few months, I have been madly in love with Dan Mitchell (please don’t tell my husband). Dan is the hero in my second Coorah Creek book – and until now I’ve been keeping him a secret. He’s an intensely private man – we have spent many days together in the far…
I’m very excited to say I have a new short story available in a wonderful new anthology – Kisses and Cupcakes. It’s a great selection of stories from the Choc Lit authors – many of whom are among my favourite writers. My story is called ‘A Piece of Cake.’ Regular readers will know I lived…
What’s your favourite – historical or contemporary? YA perhaps or fantasy? Maybe a little futuristic romance? This weekend the London RNA chapter had a workshop on different romantic genres. The speakers were all authors I have read in various genres – so it was really fabulous to hear what they had to say. Alison Morton has…