I was born in Australia and, although Australia still has a huge piece of my heart, I regard myself as a citizen of the world. I'm currently living in the Republic of Ireland with my husband. My five children have now flown the nest and this is a new stage in my life.  Aside from writing and working full-time, we are renovating a quaint farmhouse. When I say 'we', I mean my husband is doing this renovation! 

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I have been writing since childhood, including horror stories, humour, and poetry, usually about life as I saw it then.  My life is still the inspiration for my writing.

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I have a background in journalism but only studied for the degree to 'legitimise' my writing. While studying for my Bachelor of Journalism, I was blessed to win the Literary Achievement Award for Excellence in Fiction from the Golden Key International Honour Society, for my fictionalised treatment of the September 11, 2001 tragedy in New York. That's a bit of very creative journalism, there. You can read this here.

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I'm beginning to make time for my writing now, and it is refreshing to be able to do this. My life gets a bit chaotic at times. yet I wouldn't have it any other way. Still, this semi-chaotic lifestyle is perfect for short-story writing - not so good for novels! However, I have so many projects on the go that the characters are beginning to take over my life completely.

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I am trying to persevere with a few longer works I have in the pipeline, as well as a couple of anthologies to keep company with Point of View, Time Is Of The Essence, and my memoir, Always One Step Ahead Of The Storm. 

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I thought I didn't have the attention span to write a novel, but, I'm so happy to announce that I've finally done it! Storms is now available from Amazon for pre-order in its eBook form with hard and paperback cover versions available from 16 September 2024. 

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Watch this space for more writing updates!