-
Coastal Romance Holiday
Sometimes a coastal romance is right on our doorstep. In Fremantle, Western Australia, there’s a Boxing Day tradition of picnicking beneath shady pine trees, eating Christmas leftovers while the kids hit the water to try out their presents. But go back a few decades and this same quiet area just south of Fremantle city centre…
-
Conference Notes – Part 2
Day 2 of the Romance Writers of Australia conference was just as busy. Survivor: Submission Island was brilliant — but I’ll get to that. First up, the MC for the conference was Jennie Jones and I have to acknowledge the clarity of her guidance and the whole conference team’s successful time management. For such a…
-
RWAus13 Conference Overview
The Romance Writers of Australia Conference this weekend was amazing and I have NOTES to share with you. I learned so much. Yes, I know I said I would try not to take notes but just to Zen the conference. I blame the presenters. They were so smart they compelled me to record their words!…
-
Freo Photos
It was blowing a gale, but ever intrepid in pursuit of running-away-from-current-manuscript, I ventured out to snap some photos of Fremantle mid-week. Above is Bathers Beach. So is below. And the very last snap is just a back gate … just to prove Fremantle is more than gorgeous beaches 🙂 Thanks to Sonya Heaney for…
-
Let them eat cake!
I know I’ve made a few jokes about how susceptible to TimTam bribery I am, but the truth is, if you really want to own my soul, the price is an Abhi’s cinnamon brioche. The insider tip on the yumminess of Abhi’s breads and cakes is gold for anyone coming to Fremantle next year for…