by mgadmin | Jun 4, 2026 | Blog, Books
Lilly’s Library is a junior fiction story about a little girl who loves books and doesn’t want to wait until she grows up to have her own library. The idea for this book came to me one day and I started to write, then it sat for ages until I saw it when I...
by mgadmin | May 28, 2026 | Blog, Books
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...
by mgadmin | May 18, 2026 | Books
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...
by mgadmin | May 3, 2026 | Books
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...
by mgadmin | Apr 30, 2026 | Blog, Books
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...
by mgadmin | Mar 31, 2026 | Blog, Books, What I've Read
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...
