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I have been going through my old letters to my mum, which she returned to me before she died. Every now and then I dip into one and find out what a lousy memory I now have. Scary.Many things that … Continue reading
Glenda Larke
(Title Pinched from another writer, of course)Back in 1970 my husband took me to my in-laws’ house. We’d landed in KL at night, and were taken by car to the family home in Melaka (Malacca) where my husband had grown … Continue reading
EPISODE 1: Early DaysAt eight years old, I decided that I was going to be an “authoress”. I wrote my first book when I was twelve. For some weird reason, it was set in Scotland even though I’d never been … Continue reading
1. No matter how brilliantly you write, there will still be people who will assume you write crap because it’s fantasy.2. There is no way a fantasy writer can answer the question, “What’s it about?” without sounding like an utter … Continue reading
At least four of my fourteen novels were written (mostly) using the first person point of view. Here’s an extract from The Tainted as an example: My last glimpse through avian eyes appalled me: I saw birds turn into people … Continue reading
We in Western Australia –bordered by the Indian Ocean–have been benefiting visually from the Tonga volcanic mid-January eruption in the Pacific, 7000 thousand kilometres distant, and we are still getting brilliant post-sunset glows high in the sky after the setting … Continue reading
I’ve had a lovely message from a reader who read The Isles of Glory in French, and wrote to tell me so. In French. Happily, I didn’t have to resort too much to Google for a translation. I did learn … Continue reading
I am trying to have some investigative medical procedures done, but it is difficult to get a place in the hospital queue without something going wrong due to illness of staff, or absence of beds, or something. I have not … Continue reading
It has been a long time coming as a lot has happened in my life since my past published book. The story is now in search of a home. It is a standalone fantasy novel, set in a new world … Continue reading
Today we celebrate our Australia Day, with a date that upsets many of our first citizens. Which doesn’t sit well with me. (Why on earth would we want to do that??) But quite apart from that , it really annoys … Continue reading