BTS – Genie In My Drink Bottle
Back in 2013, I was approached by the Monash Public Library Service to facilitate some creative writing sessions for teens. I was surprised but said, 'Sure, why not?'. I have been running these ever since. The sessions are fairly simple. There is a writing prompt,...
Worth Reading: Our Family Zoo
If you've been around for a while, you'll know that I love picture books. When I had the opportunity to review a copy of Our Family Zoo by Maura Pierlot and A. Yi, I jumped at the chance. This is a delightful story about a child who lives surrounded by a wide variety...
Worth Reading: Gnoming About
This weeks book worth reading is Gnoming About: Tree Mail Adventure by Liv Lorkin. Three gnomes, Daisy, Lucky, and Rocky, are on the hunt for a missing gnome. They need to retrace his steps, find some postcards, and spot some mushrooms, but not everything is as easy...
A New Chapter at Elmsbury Bookshop
I'm excited. I have a new book out today. This is another romance novella - A New Chapter at Elmsbury Bookshop. I started writing this story back in 2016. I got an idea and wrote 10,000 words in a couple of days. At the time, I was writing more stories for children...
What I’ve Read – April 2026
How is it the end of April already? This year is flying by! Somehow, April brought me to 41 books read for the year... a mix of audiobooks, picture books, and others. Here's what I read: Digging Up Trouble by Kitt Crow - an audiobook that has a fun cast of characters,...
BTS – My Mummy is Evil
Back in 2012, I was the mother of two lovely boys aged 10 and 8 (I am still their mother, they are no longer 10 and 8). It was school holidays and we had had a big day. I told the boys to go to bed, it was their regular bedtime. They didn't want to go to bed, so...
BTS – My Princess Wears a Superhero Cape
Back in 2012, I entered a flash fiction competition to write a story about an unconventional princess. When I saw the prompt, a line jumped into my head - My princess wears a superman cape. From there, I wrote a story about two little girls playing with princess...
What I’ve Read – March 2026
I can't believe March is already over! I've recently come back from a two week holiday to Nepal. It was AMAZING, and I got quite a few books read. Before I left, I worked hard at finishing most of the books I had on the go. Here's what I read during March: Far From...
BTS – 3, 2, 1, Done!
In 2011, my younger son became unwell with glandular fever. He was nine years old and he never quite bounced back. A couple of years later, he was diagnosed with ME/CFS, otherwise known as chronic fatigue syndrome. So many people seemed to think this was a condition...
BTS – 52 Blog Post Ideas for Authors
Welcome to the behind the scenes for my next book. This time it's an ebook. When I got back to creative writing in 2011, I had recently closed my business, Business Mums Network. I had started this business in 2002 and a big part of that was blogging. It was natural...