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The Many Forms of Love
Love and infatuation have often been confused. The giddy falling-in-love period is a delight and a rush, and at first it's sad when that stage fades away and we begin to encounter the fires and trials that mature our love. But if infatuation grows into a stronger,...
A bestseller without the ‘growth bits’?
On Boxing Day we had lunch with friends and one woman, who had just read WANTED: GREENER GRASS, commented that my new novel would be a raging bestseller if it weren’t for the ‘personal growth bits' in the book. ‘People don’t want that sort of thing,’ she said. ‘It’s...
What’s In Your ‘Intuition Gift’ This Christmas?
If you’ve ever received a Christmas or birthday gift that was wrapped so beautifully that you didn’t want to disturb the packaging you’ll know that, much as you admired the presentation, you wouldn’t dream of keeping the thing sealed and intact – you just naturally...
Photos from book launch
I was very touched by the turn-out for the launch of WANTED: GREENER GRASS, and especially delighted by the response from the first readers who are now finishing the book, such as: 'Enjoying so far... It's one of those books you have to keep reading... I love it. I...
Creative Writing Resources
I have for many years been teaching Creative Writing classes for both adults and children and I've helped several people with their manuscripts as an editor and/or coach. I conduct corporate trainings both independently and in association with The Success Institute....
Meet the cover artist of Wanted: Greener Grass
The process we went through in finding the right cover for this book was very drawn-out and frustrating! You just wouldn't believe how many concepts we explored before we ended up with the gorgeous cover we now have. I reckon, all up, close to 15 ideas. One of...