Reading and Q&A for The Pixel Project: watch it here

Hi all, and apologies for neglecting this space for so long. Earlier this month I did a live reading and Q&A on YouTube, in support of The Pixel Project, an organisation that raises funds to combat violence against women. The Pixel Project regularly hosts conversations with authors in which they chat about their work, creating female characters, and why it's so important to raise the issue of violence against women [...]

2022-03-11T12:52:39+11:00March 11th, 2022|

Upcoming Appearances

I hope many readers will take the opportunity to tune into this session in early March. I'm doing a reading (from The Harp of Kings) and a Q&A for The Pixel Project as part of a series featuring women writers. The Pixel Project raises funds to stop violence against women. Note, the date and time given are for Pacific Time. Check what the time difference is for your part of [...]

2022-01-28T20:09:51+11:00January 28th, 2022|

Awards and Upcoming Appearances

Awards Some news on the awards front! Both The Harp of Kings and A Dance with Fate are finalists in this year's Tin Duck Awards, in the category Best Professional Work - Long Form. Why both? Because these awards were not run in 2020. My novels are up against some worthy contenders (and, of course, having two books in the same category may mean my vote is split between them.) [...]

2021-04-27T22:39:16+10:00April 23rd, 2021|

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|

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|

Progress Report July 2018

Hi all. I didn't realise quite how much time had passed since I posted here! I’ve been posting quite often on the Facebook Fan Page but that's no help for all the readers who don't use Facebook, so a big apology from me, and I will try to do better. I’ve been  busy getting the current book finished, and have made that my priority. To those who are waiting for replies to [...]

2020-02-09T06:34:14+11:00July 3rd, 2018|

Warrior Bards series

  I'm really happy to let you know that I'm working on a new historical fantasy series for adult readers, called Warrior Bards. The first novel, Harp of Kings, will be published by Penguin in the US in 2019, with two more books to follow. An audio book contract is looking very likely, and of course we are hoping the series will also be published in Australia and in other [...]

2020-02-09T06:34:14+11:00October 7th, 2017|
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