What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Book #2: Book Launches

Fabulous launch parties for which publishers foot the bill seem to be less and less common nowadays. When faced with covering the cost themselves,…

How Much Do Writers Earn?

It’s no secret that Australian writers today struggle to make ends meet. According to a study published last year by Macquarie University, most…

Alright, I admit, it was mostly a holiday, but I I did do two bookshop events and I met my publisher so I can…

Today is US publication day for my novel Whiskey & Charlie (published in Australia as Whisky Charlie Foxtrot). The process of writing, editing…

2013 was a truly wonderful year for me in terms of my writing. Though I had my share of rejections and disappointments, as…

As I’m sure you know by now, my novel Whisky Charlie Foxtrot (published in the US as Whiskey & Charlie) was short-listed for the…

My second novel Whisky Charlie Foxtrot (published in the US as Whiskey & Charlie) is one year old today. Yes, this time last year…

I chatted with Gillian O’Shaughnessy on ABC 720 Afternoons about Whisky Charlie Foxtrot (published in the US as Whiskey & Charlie)

After a long fallow period following the publication of my first novel, A New Map of the Universe, 2012 has been an exciting…

Lately, I’ve become interested in the concept of ‘story arcs’. An arc is essentially, the journey from the opening of a story to…