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 it's a new stage in my life.  Aside from writing and working full-time, we are also renovating a quaint farmhouse. When I say 'we', I really mean my husband is doing this renovating! 

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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, and 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, of which I'm a lifetime member for my fictionalised treatment of the September 11, 2001 tragedy in New York. 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, though. 

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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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Sometimes I really don't think I have the attention span to write a novel.  However, I have so many projects on the go that the characters are beginning to take over my life completely.

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Watch this space for more writing updates!