How are you today? I hope you all managed to have a nice week. I know it's hard to stay positive when the world feels so freaking upside down at the moment, but you really have to find your happy place because if you don't, everything can get too overwhelming. Taking care of yours…

Hard Copy by Fien Veldman My rating: 5 of 5 stars When I stumbled on this book, while checking out a different one on Amazon, it grabbed my attention instantly. I couldn't go past a woman who has a deep connection with her printer. Working inside a small, stuffy office at a company…

Reality But More Fun by Madeleine Swann My rating: 5 of 5 stars Let me start by saying that the cover is absolutely fabulous. And the story intrigued me so much, I got stuck into it last night and didn't want to stop. Jade and Louise are sisters staying in the surreal Belle Epoque …

Hey, how are you today? How's August treating you? Can you believe it's almost over? Yikes. A lot of good and one not-good thing happened this month. It started with an incredible announcement: signed a contract for my first short story collection with Cemetery Gates Media , and  …

OMGosh, I just realised that it's been quite a while since I last posted something that wasn't a book review. So, here I am! ☺️ How are you? How's July treating you? What's new? Anything exciting happening in your life at the moment? I have to admit that in some ways, this…

Last month, after finding out some gross things that were happening behind-the-scenes, I deleted my NaNoWriMo profile . After sixteen years of taking part, I thought it would be a hard decision to make... but it wasn't. It was the right thing to do. The only thing to do. So, I dropp…

Hey! How are you today? How's this week treating you? The world is still insane, so I know it's weird to ask. But still, it's nice to check in. To make sure we're all okay. So, Australia is still on lockdown and is going to stay that way for another four weeks. Th…

And it's about time I popped in, right? :P See this picture? That's me as a Mii . Hubby introduced me to the Miitomo app  and I have a lot of fun changing her outfits. Plus making cute/cool pictures I can post on Twitter. As well as here. This one seemed very appropriate …

Yes. They certainly do.   Remember the last time I dropped in I mentioned that I was taking a week off and then would get stuck into writing a new story? Well, things didn't exactly work out that way.   By the time I reached the end of last week, I realised that I hadn'…

OMG. I can't believe it's back.   We've had a HUGE problem with our internet connection since early last Friday morning. We woke up, hubby noticed it wasn't working and it didn't come back until yesterday . That's 6 DAYS! Yep, 6 days without home internet acc…

I have to admit that I didn't get as much done as I hoped to. To start with, I'm still reading the same book I started last weekend. And I didn't reach the end of the second draft I started on Monday. As I mentioned the other day, I was moving a lot slower than I wanted…

Excuse me. I'm not feeling 100% today. I've got a blocked nose and keep sneezing. Looks like it's my turn. Hubby and Daughter have already gone through it. :/ Anyway. Isn't this pic cute? It's another one made by my daughter on her iPad. She's really good at i…

No, they don't. This week I was determined to get stuck into the (extensive) rewrite of a novella that needs my immediate attention. I brainstormed a bunch of stuff for it last week, I took heaps of notes, I've been visualising the scenes I'm going to add. But when I sat do…

Yeah, this week has felt so disjointed that most of the time I didn't even know what day it was. Like yesterday, I was convinced it was Friday. Obviously I was wrong, because it's Friday today. O_o The reason I'm feeling this way could be for several reasons: * My usu…

And this week feels like it's gone a little faster than usual. Not sure why, but it sure sped by. Yikes! Is it just me, or do the weeks seem to be moving a little faster than usual? And according to Twitter, the world is going to end on Saturday. Uh. WTF? Seriously? Where's th…

Yay. So... Happy Anniversary to Hubby and me! Awesome. :) Looking forward to spending a nice day together. We'll be going out for lunch, too. Probably to Sizzler. :) Well, today, I'm over at Su Halfwerk's-- Vivid Sentiments --Blog . You can check out my interview her…

I forgot to mention yesterday that I'm one of the Featured Authors over at The Romance Studio this month. So, if you'd like to find out a little more about my story WITHER , you can read the interview here . :) I've been having a bunch of headaches this week. I'm not …

This morning, I woke up and noticed a bright orange tinge around our window. So, I checked my daughter's room. Same thing. Walked into the living room. Yep, there too. I made my way to the sliding door and looked outside. Yikes! It was bright orange outside. Seriously, like something…

Seriously, where has this week gone? I think that taking this week off from most of my projects was a great idea. I mean, I've still been thinking about a bunch of them, added notes about some of them, and have been researching more info for M-YA (and its sequels) but mostly I'…

I've been a huge movie fan for years. When I hit my teens, I spent a lot of my time watching one movie after the other. It was also a time when I got stuck into any (and every) horror movie I could get my hands on. I actually became a huge horror freak, chasing them down so we could b…