by admin | Nov 2008 | Blog, Other Authors
Phar Lap is launched Today I attended the launch of a picture book I’ve watched grow from a simple spoken idea nearly eight years ago. Phar Lap the wonder horse (the picture book) began as part of a conversation while watching children do circus classes (okay so...
by admin | Sep 2008 | Blog, Writing and Words
Sheep and Goat – my next picture book Illustrations are in the early stages for my next picture book, Sheep, Goat and the Creaking Gate. I’m starting to plan how I’ll share this book with school groups. I’ve developed a few strategies, one of...
by admin | Aug 2008 | Blog
Author talks in Canberra I’ve just returned from Canberra after a week in our capital. It’s a long time since I’ve been there and the first time I wasn’t just a tourist. I had Author talks in several schools. Most were primary school, but I...
by admin | Aug 2008 | Author Insights, Blog
Like a sore tooth, the answer is less biddable: The Manuscript Rewrite I’m doing a rewrite on a manuscript after talking to the editor and have started a new chapter one twice. Each time, although I quite like what I’ve written, I’ve realised it...
by admin | Jul 2008 | Blog, Inspiration
Random pics from Queensland… wombat caveA wombat cave, minus wombat queensland burleigh headsview of burleigh heads strangler figStrangler figs…I find the idea of these plants amazing…and these were big ones. Poor strangled other tree view from the...
by admin | Jun 2008 | Blog
Go girl, go go go The Hardie Grant Egmont ‘Go Girl’ series has topped 1,000,000 copies sold in Australia. My title, Snow Play, is No 22 in this series for middle primary readers.The series had a spin off series last year ‘Go Girl Angels’ and...