I’m delighted to tell you that the new version of the Ghost Boy tour, based on my novel of the same name, is now up and running at the Quarantine Station in Sydney. The tour is available for school students (primary and lower secondary) who are reading the novel in school, and it’s a great…
If you’d like to come to the travelling jeans party at Kincumber library on Friday, August 1st, please book with Claire Stuckey, tel: 4304 7622. Please note that the contact number has changed. Look forward to catching you there, if you’re in the area.
Hi everyone,Just to tell all of you in the Gosford area that I shall be at the Jean Genies party to welcome back the travelling jeans on Friday, August lst. The jeans have been all around NSW and we’ve all had a go at decorating them, so it’ll be really interesting to see them again;…
I love getting your emails about the Janna Mysteries, but the question you always ask and which is hardest to answer is ‘When is the next book coming out?’ The short answer is: I don’t know. I met with my publishers this week and they are still waiting to see how sales figures are going…
Again, my thanks to all of you for your emails and blog comments. I’ll be talking to Random House next week about Book 5 and hope to have some news to tell you after that.Meantime, I’ve come back from South America and I promptly got sick. Not good. I’m still battling a heavy cold and…
In case you’re wondering about the long silence, I’ve just had six fantastic weeks holiday in South America, seeing such wonders as the Iguazu Falls, the Amazon jungle, the Galapagos Islands and Macchu Pichu in Peru. Wow!! I’m still coming down to earth. Problem was that I forgot to take my blog log-in details with…
First up, my thanks again for all your emails and messages; it’s lovely to hear from you and I’m delighted that you’re all enjoying The Janna Mysteries so much. I’m also interested in your comments about Janna’s love life. Keep reading!!!I’ve been busy lately. I’ve now sent in to my editor at Random House the…
I’ve been off the air for a while with school holidays and grandchildren keeping me busy, not to mention working on Sage for Sanctuary, Book 5 of the Janna Mysteries. But one of the really fun things I’ve done is conduct a ‘writing fantasy’ workshop at the Children’s Bookshop in Beecroft, Sydney. It’s run by…
Once again, my thanks for your emails. If you haven’t had a reply from me, please email me again from a different email address as sometimes my replies to you bounce back at me.Exciting news! I’ve found the ‘perfect’ title for Book 5! And this is how it came about: as a ‘safety net’ while…
My apologies for taking so long to write the promised post about Godric and Hugh. I know some of you are disappointed not to find any mention of them in the new book (Willows for Weeping) so I thought I’d set out some of my reasons and strategy for why I’ve done this.As well as…