Happy Monday!

Aren't Mondays sometimes a bit hard to get warmed up to? Hopefully, this will make your day a great day!

First up, exciting news! It's only six weeks until my new novel, STARTING FROM NOW, is released. You can preorder from Booktopia.

I've been a little quiet on the blog for the last couple of months - there has been a reason why! It's been busy!

So, my very important information. What is it?

My new book Indigo Storm was inspired by a road trip I took in July 2015. Before we left, I had an idea of what story I wanted to tell, but it had been a long time since I'd spent any long periods of time at my childhood home and explored the surrounding areas.

I didn't know I was any good at writing, and I certainly didn't think I'd still be at it seven books later! I guess I've always harboured a fear that one day I'd get caught out and someone would realise that I couldn't write and I was really just a fraud!

We had some great times in 2015, and I thought it would be fun to look back over the good times. It makes me realise that 2015 wasn't quite as bad as I thought it was! And it reminds me of the things I've learned over this year.

Happy New Year!
Has it been a good start for you? We spent the evening at the foreshore in Esperance having tea with friends and watching the fireworks. It was a really pleasant way to see in 2016.

Indigo Storm, my next book, has been taking my time away from here - I had a deadline which I didn't make... THREE times! Finally, right on the death knock of November, I managed to get the finished product into Allen and Unwin for editing.

You know that feeling when you head back to your childhood home, where you know every corner and bump in the road and every sight is familiar? Well, that's what I've been feeling while we've been away on holidays.