by admin | Nov 16, 2018 | Blog
When you think of buying books, you probably think of heading to your nearest bookshop or going online to sites such as Amazon. There are some other places you can go to buy books, especially if you want to discover some new authors. While you can also get second hand...
by admin | Nov 9, 2018 | Blog
Christmas is about six weeks away and almost everywhere you look, people are asking for recommendations for Christmas gifts. My answer to them always is BOOKS. Books make fantastic Christmas gifts, no matter who you are giving them to. Here are eight reasons why: They...
by admin | Nov 2, 2018 | Blog
As a parent, I’m constantly told that I need to model reading to my children so that they will learn to love books and reading too. The reality is simple, life is busy. It can be hard to fit in something else, even something as enjoyable as getting into a good...
by admin | Sep 18, 2018 | Blog
We moved to the Latrobe Valley a few months ago. Since moving, I’ve been spreading the word that I’m now an author local to the area. Last week, I donated copies of my books to the Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod as encouragement awards for the Speech and Drama...
by admin | Sep 1, 2018 | Blog, Challenge
Today is the first day of ChaBooCha Lite. This is a challenge I first participated in during 2012 and have done every year since it began. All my currently published middle grade books were written and/or edited at some point during the Chapter Book Challenge (March)...
by admin | Aug 27, 2018 | Blog
A couple of months ago, my kids and I moved out of Melbourne to live in Gippsland. A month ago, my younger son had his tonsils out. With all of this going on, there hasn’t been a whole lot of time for writing. The house is mostly unpacked now, I just have my...
