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10 Key Insights for Authors from the Romance Writers of Australia 2024 Conference
I've had to narrow down the key insights from the Romance Writers of Australia Conference 2024, otherwise this post would have never ended. Firstly, I never imagined myself attending a conference of this sort. I wasn't a romance writer. I didn't do soppy or small town...
8 Lessons Learnt from Writing ‘A Vineyard for Two’
Writing 'A Vineyard for Two' was stepping outside my comfort zone. While I love watching a good romance movie (give those corny and predictable Hallmark ones or Christmas specials any day), a friend and I meet up every month or two and spend Friday night drinking wine...
ChatGPT: Friend or Foe for the Creative?
I used Chat GPT for the first time today. Yeah, I know, a bit behind the eight-ball. I've been hesitant to say the least. AI scares me. The dangers, the uncertain future, the horror sci-fi scenarios where AI takes over. Okay, yes, these are worst-case/doomsday...
A Vineyard for Two: Read It Today
My latest book, A Vineyard for Two, the first book in The Granite Belt Series, is available to purchase on Amazon (ebook and paperback). I've been wanting to write a book set in the Granite Belt for a number of years now. Ideas brewed, notes were taken, but none of...
A Vineyard for Two: The Granite Belt Series
I'm excited to announce a new book in a new series is available for pre-order today. A Vineyard for Two Harper McGregor is at a crossroad with work and life, so when she gets summoned back to her family’s estate in the sweeping charm of the Granite Belt, she considers...
March Creativity Goals and Cutting Yourself Some Slack
Hello March, how did you get here so fast? It's the first day of autumn. On the sunny Gold Coast it still feels like summer. Yesterday, I learnt that it hadn't dropped below 20 degrees Celsius (even at night) since the beginning of the year - a record apparently. Most...
You Don’t Need Permission to be Creative
Creativity lives and breathes in everything that we do, even if we don't always notice it. Humans are creative beings. We love to add colour and joy to our lives, we can make sadness look beautiful, we have the ability to make the mundane appear spectacular. Even in...
Should You Write Everyday To Become a Better Writer?
Real writers should write everyday, right? Not necessarily so. Being a writer doesn't just involve sitting down and putting words down on a page. There's also research. And lots of thinking, reading and watching Netflix. Yes, Netflix. There's a lot to learn from the...
Why I Love and Hate Social Media
I really do have a love and hate relationship with social media. Social media has been a disruptor in society. It’s introduced us to Kardashian clones, dieting experts and much more that we might not have wanted to see. It's also given ordinary people a voice. I...