Progress report January 2024

I'll start with some exciting publishing news. Editora Wish in Brazil will be soon be releasing a new translation of my novel Heart's Blood under the title A Montagna das Feras (The Mountain of Beasts.)  The lovely cover art is the work of Janaina Medeiros, who did the cover and internal illustrations for the special edition of Wildwood Dancing from the same publisher. A Montagna das Feras comes out very [...]

2024-01-20T15:38:58+11:00January 20th, 2024|

Seasonal Update – December 2022

  Time for a long-overdue update. Firstly, all my best to you for the festive season. Here in Australia we are heading into the hottest period of summer, with bush fires already causing destruction. The southeast of the country has been experiencing extreme flooding.  Climate change is making its mark here in a big way and we can only hope those in positions of power are brave enough (and principled [...]

2022-12-28T00:14:32+11:00December 28th, 2022|

Bagpipes, a Monster, and the Power of Storytelling

“Hope.” It was as if Granny Flora had drawn a sword. “That’s what the tales are, hope. And dreams. Dreams a person might make true in the time to come. Nightmares, too, like the monster that squeals and skirls in the night. We each meet our own monster, our own dragon, our own unknown thing in the darkness.” That’s a snippet from Greatheart, my story in the forthcoming anthology The [...]

2022-08-14T21:55:58+10:00August 14th, 2022|

Season’s Greetings and December Update

Hi readers. My best wishes to you all for the holiday season, and special appreciation for those who have to continue working through that time, especially hospital and emergency services staff. Christmas photo of Rocky and Bramble is at the foot of this post! Very little news on the book front at this point, sorry. I'm still waiting for a decision from my agent about the Baba Yaga trilogy proposal. [...]

2021-12-12T23:39:21+11:00December 12th, 2021|

Something New and Magical

I see to my horror that it's three months since I last posted here - apologies to all. Readers who follow my Facebook author page and/or my Instagram will have seen this picture already - it represents an unexpected turn in my ideas for a new project. I've had  the best part of a year off writing for various reasons, and it hasn't been easy getting back into the swing [...]

2021-10-31T20:53:21+11:00October 31st, 2021|

Cover Reveal: Mother Thorn

  Here's the beautiful cover for Mother Thorn, my book of fairy tale-based short stories, to be published by Serenity Press in November 2020. Isn't it wonderful! I was so excited when Kathleen Jennings, the award-winning Brisbane illustrator, agreed to do the art work for this book. I can't wait to see a finished copy! For those who haven't been following the news on my Facebook author page, Mother Thorn [...]

2020-06-15T22:29:28+10:00June 15th, 2020|

Progress Report June 4 2020

Hi all, and apologies for neglecting you! With two new books coming out later in the year, I aim to post more frequently from now on. I am still active on the Facebook fan page, where we recently had fun finding Irish names for some disreputable henchmen-for-hire in the third book of Warrior Bards. That's the novel I'm hard at work on, meaning less time and brain space for social [...]

2020-06-04T21:51:47+10:00June 4th, 2020|

The Harp of Kings available for pre-order

  THE HARP OF KINGS, first book in the Warrior Bards series, is now available for pre-order! Publication date for the US and Australian editions is September 3 2019.  It will be available in paperback and e-book editions, also an audio book edition from Recorded Books - release date for that is still to come. Answers to some anticipated questions: Will there be a hardback edition? No, the US publisher [...]

2020-02-09T06:34:13+11:00March 20th, 2019|

Cover reveal: BEAUTIFUL

Hi all. Those of you who don't follow my Facebook Fan Page may not have seen the news that my stand-alone audio book, BEAUTIFUL, is now available for pre-order from Audible. I've provided  a link to Audible's US site (just click on the image above of the gorgeous cover) but the book is also available from Audible Australia and Audible UK. Publication date is May 30. I'm really excited about [...]

2020-02-09T06:34:13+11:00March 20th, 2019|

Progress Report December 2018

Hi loyal readers. Between technical issues and an overwhelming amount of writing to get done, I've neglected this blog completely. So sorry! I have been posting news on the Facebook Fan Page but I know not everyone chooses to use Facebook, so here is a catch-up for you. Firstly, the anthology Aurum was published by Ticonderoga Publications recently. You can purchase via their website or the usual online retailers. Aurum contains [...]

2020-02-09T06:34:14+11:00December 7th, 2018|
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