Being away from Sydney (and from blog log-in details) I realise that I’ve missed out on talking about the sixth and final novel in my medieval crime series, The Janna Chronicles – sorry about that! In Day of Judgment it seems that Janna has come close to realising her dream of avenging her mother’s death and bringing…
In response to Henrietta’s request, here are some pix of the water lilies at Giverny. I should point out that it was a grey, spitty sort of day so the lilies weren’t flowering as profusely as they might have done which might also have made a difference; these really don’t do it justice. As requested,…
Guess who managed to come away (for four months) without making a note of her blog log-in address! So I’m finally in touch again and so chuffed to announce that all six of my new-look medieval crime series, The Janna Chronicles, are now out (see covers on the left) and are available as e-books from…
As I’m about to take off for France & the UK on my writer’s residency to research and write the sequel to I, Morgana, this is by way of being a shout out and a reminder that Devil’s Brew, Book 5 of the Janna Chronicles, will be released tomorrow. Janna has now come to Winchester,…
Out on Thursday! Janna’s search for her unknown father has brought her to the heart of the royal court at Winchester, but her purse has been stolen, she has no proof of her identity, she’s had to find work as a drudge in a tavern to support herself, and she has to choose between the two men who…
Devil’s Brew, Book 5 of The Janna Chronicles will be out on May 14th. The photo on the far left shows the beautiful river Itchen that runs through Winchester – where water for ale-making was sourced in the middle ages (photo left) but that also fed and carried the waste from the drains of the…
Will King Arthur come again one day to save Britain in her hour of need? Does he lie sleeping with his knights at Glastonbury Tor (pictured left) or does the signpost (pictured left and below at Glastonbury Abbey) mark his last (and final) resting place? These are the questions I’ll be asking when I take…
Having stayed home to look after my children for many years, turning 40 catapulted me into a major midlife crisis. I thought I might go back to drawing and painting once more, having studied art at the University of Cape Town, and so I tried to enrol in art classes at our local TAFE. But the classes…
‘Spies, treachery, a dangerously attractive pilgrim and a murder at Stonehenge test Janna’s courage and ingenuity to the limit as she continues the search for her father in the company of pilgrims and jongleurs. She learns the meaning of betrayal, treachery and heartbreak while her quest brings her ever closer to the royal court and…
I had an interesting discussion with Irina Dunn of the Sydney Writers Centre at the recent HNSA conference on the difference between writing historical fiction and a fictional history. To my way of thinking, while writers of historical fiction may introduce fictional characters into their scenarios, the author must remain true to historical fact, so far…