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The Local Lingo on—The CHOOK

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The Power of the Playlist

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The Local Lingo on—DUST

Allow me to give you the lowdown on the Local Lingo… In the Northern Territory, where we enjoy the warm weather (when it behaves), we also have a unique Tru-Blu Aussie twist to the language… It’s those everyday local terms that somehow find their way into my stories. Terms that are foreign to some of my readers. And the fun part is, I get to interpret them like this month… The Local Lingo on—DUST Why? Because I’ve named my ESLIE CREEK SERIES with DUST in their titles. I’m not talking about the yucky house dust that falls on the surfaces, or those dust bunnies under the bed, nor the dusting Read more

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Avoiding the Pity Party—sounds like a self-help book?

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Do you forget the ‘no phones at dinner’ rule too?

‘Dinner’s ready!’ The holler carries through the house as you set the dinner table. The reply… silence. So you knock on bedroom doors. Stand in front of the TV. Turn down the music. Or sign language that it’s dinnertime to one of the family member’s chatting animatedly on the phone. Eventually, like a herd of water buffalos bolting for the nearest billabong, they come to the table. | “…like a herd of water buffalo bolting for the nearest billabong, they come to the table.” With their phones. Or their tablets. Or laptops.   via GIPHY Yep, all of us were staring at our individual Tech-gadgets over dinner, with the excuses Read more

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How Far Does Dust Travel – SE Welsh

I wanted to find how far a story travelled and so, I turned the tables and interviewed one of my readers. Why? Well, I live so far north in Australia, my books aren’t even sold here. There is no bookshop nearby, so it’s all online for me. But through the online world, I’ve had the fabulous honour of meeting some amazing avid book lovers. Today, have I got a treat for you because I’d like to introduce you to my writer friend, and debut author—who is a fellow Territorian!! And it’s a ‘Hello from S.E. Welsh’ Where in the world are you? Darwin, Northern Territory! What was your first impression Read more

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The Local Lingo on—NT Bush

Lemme give you the lowdown on the Local Lingo… In the Northern Territory, where we enjoy the warm weather (when it behaves), we also have a unique Tru-Blu Aussie twist to the language… It’s those everyday local terms that somehow find their way into my stories. Terms that are foreign to some of my readers. And the fun part is, I get to interpret them like this month… The Local Lingo on—NT Bush This post is because I situate my Australian Bestselling ELSIE CREEK SERIES in the NT’s Top End’s Outback. Huh? Where? The Top End: Is the top part of the Northern Territory from Katherine up to Darwin in the Read more

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WANT TO DETOX YOUR INBOX THE EASY WAY?

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When you make the LIST

You know how you plod along with your day, head down with blinkers on, oblivious to the world as you try to keep that focus on the many tasks on your To-do list? You’re blending brilliantly in public as you stand in line for a cup of coffee at your favourite cafe, mindlessly scrolling through your phone’s notifications. When you happen to see your name… and pause. Why is my name there? Your eyes bulge. Then they narrow in as you re-read the fine print so fast that you discover you have the superpowers of a supersonic speed-reader! You tilt your head to the side while taking that calm step Read more

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Dusting off that Diamond in the DUST

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