by admin | Jul 24, 2014 | Q & A
This is easy – yes, I do experience writer’s block. Often when I experience writer’s block, there are other factors at play, such as being unwell, overwhelmed by life, have sick kids, or there are other things happening that mean I struggle to focus...
by admin | Jul 17, 2014 | Q & A
This is a tough question to answer. I have been writing as long as I can remember. I have copies of books I wrote when I was in about grade 1 or grade 2 (age 6 or 7). These were published by my teacher and are complete with illustrations. Throughout school, I...
by admin | Jul 10, 2014 | Q & A
I have a lot of favourite authors, however I tend to read any book that piques my interest. Most recently, I discovered Monica McInerney. My boys gave me one of her books, Upside Down, Inside Out, for Christmas last year and I really enjoyed it. My mum picked up a few...
by admin | Jul 3, 2014 | Q & A
There are a lot of different ways I come up with the premise for my book and stories for anthologies. These include: Rewriting history – some of the chapter books I use memories from when I was a child and put the endings I wish had happened. Something bugging...
by admin | Jun 26, 2014 | Q & A
Most of the books I’ve been reading lately are either historical fiction or books with a more realistic setting, that is not including picture books that seem to come in many different styles. Recently, I found myself reading a number of children’s novels...
by admin | Jun 24, 2014 | Q & A
I have a lot of stuff going on in my head. Sometimes I’m glad that people aren’t mind readers, otherwise they would be completely confused by what is going on in there. For me, the best part about being a writer is getting some of this stuff out of my head...
