I left home at age 12 to go to boarding school in Adelaide. Orroroo, where I lived at the time, and Adelaide are only three hours’ drive apart, which really isn't that far when you think about it. But the world I changed to from Orroroo was as far wide and different as if I'd moved to Antarctica!

Do you have long-lasting memories of hanging out in your grandma's kitchen? I sure do …

I'm often asked what my office looks like. Usually, it's too messy for me to take a photo - I'll have research and papers all over my desk, so it's all at my fingertips as I write.

I have a love/hate relationship with the beach, and it took me quite a while to be able to be comfortable on the beach when I moved to Esperance.

This morning, when I woke up, my first thought was about writing. (Actually, it was about coffee, then writing).

I needed to write in my journal, and I needed to write my next book.

We've recently been made aware that there have been a few binding problems within the pages of The Shearer's Wife. These will be very few.

Check out this beauty! I was lucky enough to be given it by a friend yesterday. I've fallen in love with the old keys and the noise they make. We think the white paint on there is whiteout.

Yes, you read that correctly! There are new things afoot for me during 2021.

BUT! First, before I talk about that, Booktopia, the WONDERFUL people over at Booktopia are searching for Australia's Favroute Book...

Happy New Year, everyone! Three days in already.

Have you started to reassess your life, write down those New Year's resolutions?

How was your Christmas? I hope you had a special day.

Well, what a year, huh?

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

I've always told my kids that "if we don't share our stories, then how can we help people?"

I've got quite a personal post today. A post about anxiety, heartache, discovery and in the end, immense satisfaction.

I love the 'new feels' of starting a new book. It's exciting, fun, and the possibilities are endless. Trouble is, those feelings don't always hang around.

I'm really excited that my 15th novel is coming out in early November. I know I say this often, but if you'd told me 11 years ago that I would write one novel, let alone 15, I'm not sure I would have ever believed you!

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.

On the 24th of May, an ABC news report told Australia that 21 women had been killed in 21 weeks by an intimate partner.

My guess is that you’d gasp and think, ‘how horrible, that must be in another country.’

You’d be wrong.

'Have you put on sunscreen?' Mum always used to ask as I headed out the door to ride my bike or go swimming.

I hated sunscreen.

To re-read or not? That is the question!

You can probably see from the creases in the spines of these books that they've been handled a lot. I mean, a lot!