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Make 2021 your best writing year
Let’s face it, 2020 wasn’t the greatest year for any of us. here’s a chance to get your writing mojo in gear in 2021. January 29th – 31st, join an online writing retreat , led by me and my colleague Alison May. During the three days, there’ll be workshops and tutorials, online chats with other…
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The Lawson Sisters
I’m absolutely thrilled to announce my new book – The Lawson Sisters. This is my thirteenth book – but despite superstition – I don’t think it’s at all unlucky. The whole idea for this story developed in my head while I was staying with a friend in the Scone region of New South Wales. I…
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2020 Writing Retreats
I’m pleased to announce three new residential writing retreats for 2020. The weekend retreats will be led by RNA Chair Alison May and myself. The dates are….. Early Spring Retreat – 31st January-2nd February 2020 Summer Retreat – 12th-14th June 2020 Autumn Retreat – 30th October-1st November 2020 The all-inclusive retreats are designed for new…
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A new venture
I’m about to start on a new venture. I teach writing, and run workshops and retreats. In my day job, I do online training for a technology firm. So I now get to combine the two and launch my first Online Writing Lab This course is being carried out under the banner of the Romance…
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Nick and Lauren’s story continues
Last year, Royal romances were in the air so I wrote a fun flirty romance. It was a lot of fun to do and readers have said some lovely things about it. I’ve just been told that Marrying The Rebel Prince is a finalist in the Write Touch Readers’ Award, sponsored by the Wisconsin Chapter…
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Jane, Elizabeth and Me.
My relationship with Jane Eyre goes back to 1943. No – I’m not that old. That’s when the black and white film of the book, starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine was released. I saw it many years later – and the part that really moved me was the time young Jane spent at the…
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The Other Wife
Somehow I’ve managed to release three books this year. One has been as Janet Gover and two as Juliet Bell, which is the pen name for my collaborations with my friend Alison May. Juliet Bell has an interest in misunderstood classic literature, and classic heroes who are maybe not so heroic… especially by today’s standards.…