Oh my gosh! So many questions as to whether there is going to be a sequel to Red Dirt Country!

When I was a kid, I used to spend recess and lunch in the library.

I guess there are a few of you who think that's a bit geeky and boring; for me, it was anything but.

Stephen King says, 'If you don't make time to read, you can't make time to write'. Yes! Reading is nourishment for the soul, intellect and entertainment.

You told me you'd like to read a bit of STARTING FROM NOW...

Here's the prologue and first chapter.

• Prologue

• Chapter One

STARTING FROM NOW doesn't hit the shelves until October 5, but you've got the opportunity to get your hands on a copy, a month early!

What's the saying about never working with kids and animals?

Jack usually defies that saying, but today he wasn't acting quite the way I'd hoped he would!

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.

Have you ever wondered what happens the morning after a novel gets finished?

Screenshot of a laptop that has words on it, the end of a manuscript says THE END.

'So, Fleur, tell me, do you write every day?'

'Where do you work from?'

'Oh, you have a deadline? Really? Thought you'd just write and hand it in when it was ready.'

What a great day to spend in front of the fire, editing the next book for you all. Starting from Now will be out in November, and this has been an awesome, fun book to write, albeit slightly controversial...

The Farmer's Choice - a background into Detective Dave Burrows

Recently, I've been getting a few questions about the difference in the Dave books: 'Last book I read, he was married to Kim, and now he's married to Melinda! Help, have I missed a book?'

Are you looking for something a little different for that hard-to-buy-for person? I have gift packs available.

Are you feeling a little tired? Don't feel like reading a bedtime story to the kids? Well, I've got your problem solved! Pop them into bed and let Jack and I read them my latest children's book, What Should a Horse Say?