This weekend I will be on several panels at the Continuum Convention. This is a Science-Fiction specific convention that is fan run. There are many well known authors (Kylie Chan, Ian Irvine etc.) on the panels as well as lesser known and unknown ones like me. As this is my first convention I am not... Continue Reading →

“So are you writing another one?” I think about my latest novel, the one I’ve been working on since Christmas. The one I was so inspired to write that I wrote a whole chapter in a morning. “Yes,” I reply as something knots inside me. Did I keep the guilt out of my voice? You... Continue Reading →

My son Michael asked for a bedtime story the other night. We had just come back from Nanna Shan's in Peterborough on the coast so I thought I'd set the story there. In the past we have seen all sorts of Australian wildlife at 'the block,' such as kangaroos, lizards and echidnas, so I started... Continue Reading →

It is with much pleasure that I am able to announce that the E-book version of my novel Incite Insight is now available through Amazon - follow this link for details. Incite Insight Just a reminder that you don't need a kindle to read a kindle book - you can get  a free app for... Continue Reading →

Now that Incite Insight is nearing publication, I am ready to move on to my next story. I have written plan for a novel (chapter outline and plot points) that is set in the same world as Incite Insight. It’s almost a sequel but focused on new characters. But that’s not what I’m going to... Continue Reading →

Working with an editor on Incite Insight is an interesting experience. I had my previous novel and short stories read by up to a dozen or so people before I shared them more widely. Despite this many errors (typos, layout/formatting) still remained in what I was sending out to publishers or promoting to my friends... Continue Reading →

Source: Editing and an Update on My Next Novel.

The first draft of my next novel - Incite Insight - was completed over a year ago. I have since completed many new drafts of it, in order to avoid the mistakes I made when self-publishing my first novel. Early reviews from fellow writers, "critical" friends and friends have been very positive and this book... Continue Reading →

The journey of writing a novel is rarely as simple as sitting down for a month or two and letting the story flow out of you onto the page. My next novel began as a short story that I published nearly twenty years ago after it won a short story competition. It told of a... Continue Reading →