Australia is a huge country (sixth biggest in the world) with a small population for its size (just over 20 million people). The state I come from and have written about, Western Australia, takes up one third of the country and has a population of 2.5 million, more than half of whom live in and… Continue reading Land of Changes
Tree Gods Dripping Tears
It had been raining that day and the forest was dark. He could still smell the strong eucalyptus scent rising off the huge karri trees that stood like crying gods dripping tears on the little lost humans far below. The south western corner of Western Australia, where I grew up, is home to some unique… Continue reading Tree Gods Dripping Tears
Mental Shapeshifting
We all love a good shape-shift. I certainly do; always have, ever since I first discovered them reading the Icelandic sagas. Like most good ideas, though, shapeshifting has been greatly over-used in genre fiction in recent years. I had in mind for a very long time an approach to re-vitalising the shapeshifting idea, and eventually… Continue reading Mental Shapeshifting
The Mother of Monsters
‘That creature that feeds on life is me. The Anteater.’ Anteaters are some of the weirdest creatures in the world, I’ve always thought. The aardvark, the giant anteater of South America, the pangolin. Australia, of course, has its own examples. In the forest of south west Western Australia, where I come from, lives a very… Continue reading The Mother of Monsters
Continent of Insects
There were huge clumps of ants now, dragging bigger and bigger loads. She bent down to see what they were carrying. Something round and white. An eye. A human eye. My homeland of Australia is justly famous for its strange mammals. However, Australia is, above all, the continent of insects. The vast, hot land is… Continue reading Continent of Insects
Life in the Wheat Bin
When I was four years old or so in South West Western Australia, I used to spend a lot of time sitting in a wheat bin, making up stories. I think the bin was partly filled with wheat used to feed the chickens. At least, that was its mundane function; for me, it was a… Continue reading Life in the Wheat Bin
The Whole Story (so far)
Here you can find links to all the relevant information about me and my YA post-apocalyptic novel CHILDREN OF THE DIFFERENT (released September 2016 on Kindle ebook, print and Audible audiobook). ABOUT ME AMAZON BOOK PAGE AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE REVIEWS OF CHILDREN OF THE DIFFERENT TESTIMONIALS BLOG TOUR SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2016 GOODREADS BOOK PAGE… Continue reading The Whole Story (so far)
