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I’m so happy to share with you the cover of the new Improbable Press anthology, Dark Cheer: Cryptids Emerging, Volume Blue! The anthology is due out in December, but it’s available for pre-order now. I have a lovely little flash fic in this volume called “The Volcano and the Butterfly”. I’ve seen a few of the other stories too, […]
» Read moreToday I ask Gillian Polack five questions about her new book! 1. What’s the name of your latest book – and how hard was it to pick a title? The Green Children Help Out. It was sadly simple to find this title. I actually asked the publisher if it needed changing, because it was my working title (as a joke, to myself) […]
» Read moreI’m delighted to announce that the Clan Destine Press anthology has hit the stands! Who Sleuthed It? is full of delightful stories about animals solving puzzles, mysteries and crimes – sometimes with a human companion! Along with writers like Kerry Greenwood, Meg Keneally, Livia Day, Fin J Ross and GV Pearce, Who Sleuthed It? contains my story “Blood and Bone”, […]
» Read moreToday I’m asking Tim Richards 5 questions about his new book! 1. What’s the name of your latest book – and how hard was it to pick a title? Heading South: Far North Queensland to Western Australia by Rail. The Heading South part came to me as a synonym for the failing career which had fuelled the desire to do the journey. […]
» Read moreThis is a Quintette of Questions for a crime novel, and today’s guest is L.A. Larkin! 1. What’s the name of your latest crime book – and how did you come up with the title? Widow’s Island is the title of my new crime-thriller. The decision on the title was a hard one and I was lucky to have a […]
» Read moreMy final post for the contributors to The Only One in the World is a guest post from Atlin Merrick (who wrote ‘S.H.E.R.L.O.C.K.’ for the anthology) about me, as I couldn’t really write one about myself. I would certainly have been less flattering 😀 The Only One in the World: commissioning editor, Narrelle M Harris Narrelle M Harris makes me […]
» Read moreThe Only One in the World: cover art by Judith Rossell I first encountered Judith Rossell’s charming art not in her children’s books, but when she designed the delicate and delightful cover for Billings Better Bookstore and Brasserie by Fin J Ross. Soon after, CDP publisher Lindy Cameron showed me the concept art Judith had drafted for my rat character […]
» Read moreThe Only One in the World: internal art by Andrea L Farley/Altocello I first discovered the artist known as Altocello when Atlin Merrick waved at Andrea’s stunning portraits of Adam Driver, almost speechless with glee at the glory she beheld. So yeah, we knew from the start that Andrea had mad skills. Just look at that self-portrait that appears on […]
» Read moreThe Only One in the World: “A Study in Lavender” by JM Redmann I was so fortunate and delighted that several very well-known and highly respected crime authors agreed to take part in this anthology, sharing not only their wonderful writing and elements of their own backgrounds and experience but, in the case of JM Redmann, one of their own […]
» Read moreThe Only One in the World: “The Enemy Within.” by Raymond Gates I knew I wanted a story with an Indigenous Australian viewpoint for this anthology and naturally turned to Raymond Gates to see if he was interested. Raymond and I both had stories in Sherlock Holmes: The Australian Casebook so I knew he could deliver on the Holmesian mystery […]
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