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Grey Kangaroo-not very grey… Bob-tailed Goanna, actually a skink which gives birth to live young … Continue reading
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We are in Summer now. Warm days of endless sun… As those of you know me well, or who have been reading this blog over the years will realise — I have loved the tropical rainforest. Its grandeur, its wild … Continue reading
This blog post is overdue by several weeks. The truth is: I was too sad to write it. Some time ago, I blogged about my literary agent, Dorothy Lumley, known to her friends as Dot. You can find that original … Continue reading
Promotional material for the eBook — the first book of The Isles of Glory If you are from the UK, this trilogy was never published in Britain in paper form, so this is you chance to get hold of it. … Continue reading
Today it was blowing a gale and squally. So, of course, I had to walk down to the sea. Birders will know what I mean. When the ocean is wild, with the wind blowing onshore, you can get all kinds … Continue reading
A house came down my street today, backwards. How’s that for a line from a SciFi novel? Or maybe a Neil Gaiman fantasy? … Continue reading
Years ago — actually, not so very many years –- when I was writing the second book of the Isles of Glory trilogy, Gilfeather, all of the copy editing and proofing was done on paper. Huge piles of paper being … Continue reading
One thing I love about this part of Australia is that winter is not terribly wintery. Flowers bloom, birds nest, and I do without double glazing and any heating whatsoever. Oh, ok, I do sling a hot water bottle into … Continue reading
…Especially for the folk who have been complaining that the Isles of Glory is not, and never has been, available in Britain: there’s good news. It’s available now. Set in an archipelago of sub-tropical islands with a history of magic, … Continue reading
A Winter’s Day in Erskine The Osprey on its usual perch An 8cm Motorbike frog (I think) A couple of Stilts in this one… … Continue reading