It’s always lovely to hear from readers, but especially so when they have such nice things to say. I’m delighted to have received such wonderful comments about my latest story. Muriel said: Wow’. Took me a few days to…
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Exciting news: Portrait of a Man goes on tour
From Monday 30 November, you’ll be able to follow Portrait of a Man as the story is highlighted, shared and reviewed. It’s going to be a busy and exciting time. I hope you’ll join me. There’s a giveaway involved…
Every one knows that authors are introspective creatures who spend days weeks, and months, on their own, locked in a room finding words to string together that will tell the story buzzing in their head. They are introverted, isolated…
It’s out… Book 7 is finally out. Portrait of a Man – a stand alone mystery, and second chance love story, spanning generations that follows the lifestory of characters from The Cornish Knot (but you don’t need to have…
How can one resist thinking about what the next few weeks and months will bring, as we enjoy the start of summer blossoming with blue skies, warm temperatures, and the beautiful pohutukawa? For me, 2020 is going to be…
I have been remiss lately – and I apologise to any of my readers who have been waiting for my next blog – but I’ve been in rather a whirl. One of the more delightful whirls has been discovering this…
I belong to a wonderful group called Books for Older Readers. Now before you wonder why a group would restrict itself to people who are ‘old’, consider this. I am old – by definition –since the media frequently refer…
My latest release – The Costumier’s Gift – is on a Blog Tour this week. Follow any of the links to see excerpts, interviews and reviews and you could WIN a copy. Wrong Side of Forty (Excerpt)…
Recently, a conversation with other historical fiction writers convinced me that time travel is possible – at least, in your head. We talked about how, especially in the early morning half way between sleep and waking, we can find…
For the last few weeks, I’ve been pre-occupied preparing for this year’s NZ Book Festival, (it’s tomorrow 17th BTW at Mt Eden War Memorial Hall, Auckland from 10am – lots of free goodies going) and now I’m behind in…