Do you have any pets?
This week, I'm moving away from questions about Swallow Me, NOW! to answering a more personal question: Do you have any pets? Technically, I don't have a pet, however my 10 year old has a pet blue tongue lizard called Jazz. She has been with us now for about three...
How did you come up with the title?
This is a question my kids asked me, so I thought I'd answer it here. The working title for Swallow Me, NOW! was Sam's Solution as it tells of the solution Sam came up with to her problem with bullying. At every step of the way, it was suggested that it be changed. I...
Why a missionary kid?
This was a question a few of my early readers asked. Between 1983 and 1986, my family were missionaries in Nepal. I had trouble adjusting to life in Australia and was bullied when I was at school. I drew on many of my experiences when writing the story, so that was...
Swallow Me, NOW! – Invitation to a book launch
You are invited to attend the book launch of Swallow Me, NOW! When: Saturday 25 October, 2014. 1 - 2pm Where: Oakleigh Library, 148 Drummond Street, Oakeigh, VIC, 3166 Children and adults are very welcome to attend! Includes book sales and signing. Swallow Me, NOW! is...
Who was the inspiration for Sam?
When I was eight, my family came back to Australia after three years in Nepal, and I found it very hard to adjust to life in Australia.After two terms at Chadstone Park Primary School in grades 3 and 4, I started at Clayton North Primary School in the middle of grade...
Swallow Me, NOW! – ebook now available
Today has been an exciting day. This morning, I woke to the news that Swallow Me, NOW! was now available in ebook form on Amazon. I can't explain how excited I was to see it there - a book with my name on it as author. It may seem strange as I'm a writer, but words...
Happy Birthday to Me!
It's my birthday today. I was greeted at 6am with 10 year old Mr Z coming into my room to wish me happy birthday, followed a short while later with a request to play on his tablet! Mr N greeted me with a cuddle and then headed back to bed. Today will be fairly low...
What was the inspiration for Green Oaks Primary School?
Most of Swallow Me, NOW! is set at the fictional Green Oaks Primary School, a school that would be in the fictional suburb of Green Oaks in the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The front of the school was based on the school my kids were attending at the time I...
Where did you come up with the idea for Swallow Me, NOW! ?
Over the next few weeks, my regular Q&A posts will be all about my new book, Swallow Me, NOW! We are aiming for a launch at the end of October. You can pre-order your copy here. Swallow Me, NOW! started out as a snippet in the middle of the story. In 2012, I wrote...
Talk Like a Pirate Day – and a giveaway
Over on my writing blog, I was a day early... Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. It's a day when we we put on our best pirate accents and tell people to "Walk the Plank". Something fun to do today is to change the language on Facebook from English to...