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Book nook in the Gawler town clock tower

This morning, on the way to the Institute Building to write some more of my psychological thriller , aka the “Dark Voices” novel, I strode past a book nook, and it looked quite inviting at the base of the town clock tower that formed part of the early post office and overland telegraph station. I’d […]

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Book links to worldwide resellers

I’ve been able to create print copies for seven of the eight books listed through Draft2Digital and Books2Read, and now have a link to an author page that does a great job of listing them, and highlighting where they can be purchased as e-books and as printed versions. Go take a look, even if only […]

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I recently attended Fleur McDonald’s new series book launch for “The Prospect”

I recently had an opportunity to attend a gathering by Fleur McDonald when she came to SA, and hear some behind the scenes stories about her new book, The Prospect. It is a great cover, and yes, the title and her name is also raised on the front and on the spine, which is kind […]

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Sourdough Crumpets / Griddle Cakes and Writing Update

I’m sure that some people who follow my posts just want to find out what the new thing I’m trying to cook is. This week’s cooking activity was to see what it was like to make crumpets from my soughdough discard. As you can tell from the photo, the last one, the one in the […]

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This Stays Between Us by Margot McGovern

In November I was able to attend a workshop on writing horror by author Margot McGovern. At the time Margot mentioned that her new novel, This Stays Between Us, was going to be released through Penguin Books in March, and so, when I heard she was doing a book launch for it, I went with […]

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Fountain Pens Can Help with Creativity

Like a lot of writers probably do, I like to jot down notes prior to starting a writing session or do story structure planning on paper. I’ve opted to use fountain pens and a range of colours to emphasise links between sentences, to highlight important sections and the like. I feel the whole visual effect […]