Help me Help Save Our Libraries
You can help save our libraries in 3 simple ways: Donate books, donate cash or simply read and fundraise for each minute you read.
Time for Run?
So what's it like being an author while also being the mum of two teens? I'm wondering if that's why I train for triathlons - a good...
Turn your Book Launch into a Community Event - to widen its appeal
Being a newbie author, I have a policy of always listening to those around me who know better and have more experience aka publisher,...
The Book Launch Event for The Harper Effect
Thank you to everyone who attended the book launch for The Harper Effect in January. What a great turnout and the panel of elite athletes...
The Query Letter that Landed a 2-book Deal
READ THE QUERY LETTER THAT GOT MY NOVEL AN INTERNATION-AL BOOK DEAL My debut novel, The Harper Effect, is in-stores today in Australia...
What movies and books inspire you?
I don't know about you, but I grew up watching a lot of movies that involved the hero/heroine having to overcome several obstacles and...
COVER REVEAL
I wrote the very first draft of The Harper Effect over thirty years ago when my 15-year-old brother was playing at Wimbledon and won a...
Help Publicity Help You
What happens AFTER you sign your book contract with your publisher? That’s what I’ve been posting about, because I believe the things...
Researching A Novel
While I was in New York meeting my USA publisher and agent, I also got to do some research for my second book. In the final third of the...
Birth of a Book
I'm not the first to describe the process of having your first novel published as similar to the concept of giving birth, and I won't be...
Project Awesome: The Final Say
I’m talking about Project Awesome again today, which aims to help teens go from feeling awful to feeling awesome about themselves. This...
STEP FIVE: PROJECT AWESOME.
FIVE STEPS TO GO FROM FEELING AWFUL TO FEELING AWESOME ABOUT YOURSELF. Today we’re going to look into adjusting biased expectations. What...
