Teen Writers Group – 2016
It's been my great honour the last couple of years to work with the Teen Writers Group at my local library. We meet every two weeks on a Thursday afternoon with a writing exercise and some discussion about writing. Today was the first group of the year. As these are...
After Bedtime
This is the first of a series of short stories I'm going to post here so you can get an idea of the stories I write. These are flash fiction pieces, some have been previously published elsewhere. A new story will be published on the first of each month. “They’re...
We Wish You a Merry Christmas – 2015
From my family to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas. I hope you have a wonderful day and find a lot of great books under your Christmas tree.
Were you good at English?
The other day I stumbled over my old school reports. I got A's in English when I was in high school, which I suppose means I was good at English... Reflecting on my years at high school, I was very lucky to have some great English teachers who encouraged me to write a...
How do you pronounce your Surname?
Recently Renee Price from Create It Kids asked me "How do you pronounce your Surname?" It's a Dutch surname that's pronounced "Gizz-Burz". The G is soft as in Go. When my Opa (grandfather) came to Australia, immigration asked what his name was, and they wrote is as...
What's the best travel experience you have ever had?
Q&A time again. I know it's been a while... If you have some questions for me, just ask. I'm not sure what the best travel experience I've ever had, but the one that had the biggest impact on me was travelling to Nepal in 1983. We lived there for three years and I...
It's all about the weather
I've been working on two new books for the Green Oaks Primary School series lately, and have noticed something interesting. The kids are worried about the daily weather forecast! The books are set in Melbourne, Australia, and the weather is always a hot topic of...
Winter Comfort Book Challenge
I have recently been taking part in the Winter Comfort Book Challenge over on Instagram. Every day, we are given a prompt and take a photo to do with that prompt. Here is the list if you're interested in following along: One of the things I'm enjoying is this is...
Blogging for Authors – new eBook
I have been blogging for a long time. The earliest blog post I know still exists is from 2008, but I started a few years before that. I am also good at coming up with ideas. For quite a while, I've been playing around with writing some eBooks to share some of the...
Tips for Authors
A series of short ebooks that have tips on a variety of topics tailored to authors. Generally, they are $0.99 on Kindle. Watch this space as more ebooks will be added soon. 52 Blog Post Ideas: Blogging for Authors Authors are told to build a platform, to build their...