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...

The final copy edit is done, so it's time for the BOOK COVER BRIEF. I promised to keep you posted about what happens after the book...

So apart from getting to write and read all day, I get to visit my USA publisher and agent. Who wouldn't want to be an author? It's been...

So with mere months to go to the birth of my book baby, what's happening in my world? Well, the book cover is about to be finalised after...

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...

I tend to avoid emails because they distract me from my writing, but today I received a pleasant email in my inbox: Hey, you’re a...

I started a bucket list toward the end of Primary School and have added to it ever since. It began with a fascination with Egypt and so...

Here's a little insight into the life of a writer ... yesterday I found myself stuck with a decision: wait for the edits from my...

FIVE STEPS TO GO FROM FEELING AWFUL TO FEELING AWESOME ABOUT YOURSELF. Today we’re going to look into adjusting biased expectations. What...

Yes it is that simple. Here's the formula to follow and I'll walk through each component one step at a time. Fantastic query + unique...

Setting: Beanie’s Café in Malibu, Los Angeles. SHAE’s phone bings and she mutes it and zips it into her bag. HARPER: Ignoring your texts?...

SETTING: COLT is driving SHAE home from the Bi-Polar Disorder Residential Treatment Centre. SHAE: I can’t believe this is happening. It’s...