by admin | Oct 16, 2014 | Books, Q & A
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...
by admin | Oct 9, 2014 | Q & A
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...
by admin | Oct 2, 2014 | Q & A
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...
by admin | Sep 26, 2014 | Q & A
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...
by admin | Sep 18, 2014 | Q & A
Following on from the question last week where I talk about my day job, this is topical question. Given that I have a day job, I’m also a single Mum, and have a house to run, how do I find time to write? I’ve found that having challenges, such as the...
by admin | Sep 11, 2014 | Q & A
Right now, I have a day job – I work as the business manager for my family’s business. The business runs conferences and does the administration for a number of not-for-profit organisations. I dream of the day my books will be my living, however I know...
