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2024 Week 16: Where do I begin …

One of the most common questions writers get asked is ‘Where do you get your story ideas from?’ The truth is, they can come from anywhere. And for me at least, they’re often quite small things that grow and evolve … Continue reading →

2024 Week 15: Dog Tales

Well it’s Thursday and I normally post my weekly Blogs on Mondays but … yeah this week I forgot, didn’t I. But I do have an excuse! We’ve been down in Melbourne for nearly a fortnight staying with my daughter’s … Continue reading →

2024 Week 14: In which I tip my hat to illustrators.

Over the last few weeks I’ve been receiving rough drafts of the illustrations for the two Pictures Books I’ve written. They are both due out next year. The illustrations are now being adjusted and refined following reactions, comments and suggestions … Continue reading →

2024 Week 13: Winners are grinners (hopefully).

COMPETITION NEWS! Congratulations to Jill and Anon who entered the DCM Ishmael competition via the comments. A copy of the new edition will be coming to each of you shortly. As well as that, two more copies will be heading … Continue reading →

2024 Week 12: Competition time!

Ok as promised last blog, this week I have two copies of the new edition of Don’t Call Me Ishmael (officially released April 1) to giveaway. To be eligible you need to (1) have an Australian postal address that I … Continue reading →

2024 Week 11: In which I talk about all things ISHMAEL.

Old, battered, torn, faded and falling apart. But, enough about me – check out those covers! Are you in the same boat? Maybe it’s time your old copy of DCM ISHMAEL was given a face-lift. Or maybe it’s time you … Continue reading →

2024 Week 10: In which I take a Shelfie.

At present our kitchen is being renovated so while we are spending a lot of our time downstairs in the rumpus room I thought I’d tidy up and rearrange the shelves that hold the various editions of my books. I’m … Continue reading →

2024 Week 9: Dedicated to the Dedicatees – PART 2.

Back in Week 7 I wrote about the people and stories behind the dedications in my Young Adult or Older Readers books, so now let’s look at my Younger Readers and Picture Books dedications. JUST A DOG - 2010: Quite … Continue reading →

2024 Week 8: Not the post I promised.

So last week my blog was Dedicated to the Dedicatees – PART 1 where I looked at the people and stories behind the Dedications in my OLDER READERS books and this week was going to be PART 2 where I … Continue reading →

2024 Week 7: Dedicated to the Dedicatees – PART 1.

One of the things you have to think about when a new book is coming out is to whom, if anyone, are you going to dedicate it. Sometimes the answer is obvious and easy. Sometimes it takes a bit more … Continue reading →