Our Pilbara trip to the north of my state, June-July 2014, continued… The first glimpse of the Burrup Peninsular, out of Karratha, is not all that prepossessing. There is, after all, a huge industrial complex there, see above. This … Continue reading
There’s a bit of mystery about how these tiles ended up in a curiosity shop in Tring, U.K. After all, they date from about 1330! They portray a series of scenes from — supposedly — the life of Jesus, but … Continue reading
When in the U.K. on the recent trip, visiting castles and manor houses formed part of my research. Today I used a tiny part of that research in the book I’m writing — Book 3 of The Forsaken Lands. I … Continue reading
Photos taken on our trip back from the Pilbara in July. Spring had already sprung up there in spite of it still being Winter. The great red land of inland Western Australia had begun to bloom. (Come to think of … Continue reading
Every time an author freaks out about poor or unfavourable reviews of their book(s), and then comments publicly about the review and the reviewer, it blows up into a huge internet kerfuffle among the literary/reviewing/writing community. Every. Single. Time. The … Continue reading
This is the scene of the nestbuilding above Yesterday a Willy Wagtail started to build a nest on my one and only clothesline. Which could spell disaster for my washing in future weeks… Of course, the nest might not go … Continue reading
Or to be quite accurate: crimeScene W.A. combining the facts and fiction of crime Happening this coming weekend… I will be there on Sunday afternoon, taking part in a panel at 2.30 p.m. If you are there, say hi! From … Continue reading
While I was in the U.K. on my recent trip, one of the things I did was to visit museums, castles, art galleries and stately homes. There was a reason beyond just enjoyment: background research for my novels. Today this … Continue reading
This is the view from my verandah on Saturday morning… And in other news, there’s an interview of me up here, about my writing and life. … Continue reading
Today, in spite of the rain, a longtime birding friend and I went to a nearby lake. It was a good day — nesting Little Grebes with at least one fluffy young on the nest being fed by a visiting … Continue reading
