22nd Davitt Awards – Nomination
Goodness me, what an honour it is to be nominated this year for a Davitt Award 2022, which is organised and judged by the leading ladies of Sisters in Crime Australia.
A little update…
I’ve missed connecting with you. What have you been doing for the last few months?
Queensland Literary Awards – Nomination
I’m absolutely thrilled to have been nominated for the Queensland Literary Awards for my latest novel, Lady Vigilante (Season Two).
Nomination for The Kindle Book Review “Reader’s Choice Awards”!
If you haven’t had a chance to vote for Avon Calling, please help me get Betty’s name in lights for all the world to see!
Holy Moly! Golly Gosh! Did you hear the news?!⠀
Even My Baby Girl Is Talking About Betty’s Newest Misadventure!
New York, New York!
In April 2017, I took a VERY long flight from Brisbane, Australia over to New York (hello, jet-lag!) on a special bookish holiday!
1940’s Hepcats and Jitterbugs – Can you talk the talk?
I thought I’d make a snappy little list for you of some of the terms you’ll recognise from the Avon Calling! episodes. Here’s some swell 1940’s slang — and what it means!
Behind the Scenes – Making the HUMAN Book Trailer
Creating and producing the book trailer was a really new experience for me, and one I won’t easily forget. It was absolutely fantastic.
The Power of the Naked Mole Rat
Fascinatingly, there are animals on this earth that have biologically evolved ways to combat some of the larges health problems we humans face- and some of them aren’t that different from us.
Welcome Back, Archaeopteryx!
While you’ve been kicking back lately catching up on Game of Thrones (and who could blame you…), a team of researchers in China have unearthed the fossil of what they believe to be, the earliest known bird.
An Invisibility Cloak – For Your Brain!
Yep, they’ve done it. Scientists have finally created a chemical concoction that turns your organs transparent.
Behind the Scenes – Making Ivy’s Spear!
I got to play cave-woman for a few days (and ouch, hand punching/ sewing through six layers of leather was hard on the fingers!). But, like any creative process, the end result was definitely worth it.