Blue Skies
Blue Skies is the inspirational story of a young woman battling to save the family farm no matter what it takes.
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Suddenly One Summer
When Brianna Donahue was three years old, her mother mysteriously disappeared while farming in Merriwell Bay, Western Australia. Her body has never been found. Brianna works the same land with her father Russell, while almost single-handedly raising her two children as her husband Caleb works as a fly-in fly-out criminal lawyer in Perth.
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Podcasts So you want to be a writer- Australian Writers’ Centre. Fleur reads the prologue of her book, and she answers a few quite thorny questions about the rural fiction genre. Rural Rockstars with Katrina Myers – Fleur McDonald Author and Advocate “It was an absolute pleasure speaking with Fleur today, and I hope you…
Kindness is our greatest gift
Merry Christmas. I hope it’s full of love and laughter for you all. I’m sure many of us have mixed feelings about this Christmas. Some of us haven’t finished harvest and the thought of having to stop for a few days, even to rest, is annoying. Many of us haven’t seen family for a…
Kindness is the greatest gift
Merry Christmas. I hope it’s full of love and laughter for you all. I’m sure many of us have mixed feelings about this Christmas. Some of us haven’t finished harvest and the thought of having to stop for a few days, even to rest, is annoying. Many of us haven’t seen family for a long…
The first step is to break the silence…
Don’t be silent when you see violence. The headline of the State Government’s 16 Days in WA campaign to prevent domestic and family violence is a reminder that we all have a role to play in calling out violence in our community, including our regional communities. And on the International Day for the Elimination…
Ideas from nowhere
As you can see my white boards are beginning to fill up with ideas, character descriptions and a few other things. I don’t always use everything that goes up on these boards, and there’s nothing plotted here, only a place to throw ideas and thoughts at. I’ve been troubling over how to start Book…
Two at a time…
Last week I wrote about a needing to write two books at at time to make my deadlines. I was getting involved with NaNoWriMo to help do this. Deciding to spend one week on each book, would mean I should get about 25k into each book by the end of November. Best laid plans…
Deception Creek and new projects
Now onto other projects… Well, I’ve got a few deadlines in 2022. 1st March, 30th of June and the 1st of September. So three books next year. I love it when I get to clean off these white boards and start on another book. As much as I find the writing process hard,…
Deception Creek
Over 500.000 books sold Deception Creek A returned criminal, a cult-like family and cybercrime all clash against the backdrop of the Flinders Ranges in this thrilling new rural suspense novel from the best-selling Voice of the Outback. “Fleur McDonald has a wonderful way with telling rural stories in a special way … A great summer read.”…
International Day of Rural Women
Never be afraid to be the only woman in the room. A hard take in Australian Agriculture but today, on the International Day of Rural Women, I’m reminded of how far women in agriculture have come, and how much things have changed for women who want to work on the land. Like just about every…
Boarding school stories
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…
The warmth of Nana’s kitchen
Have you got long lasting memories of hanging out in your grandma’s kitchen? I sure do. My Nana H was the best cook – some of her specialties were chocolate chip biscuits, sponge cake, trifle and bread rolls made from scratch. In fact she taught me how to make bread from scratch and I still…
The NEW Detective Dave book
Oh my gosh! So many questions as to whether there is going to be a sequel to Red Dirt Country! Did you really think I’d leave you hanging to see what Bulldust did next? Well, in case you did, fear not! The answer is yes. Something to Hide will be published on the 30th March…
My friend, Anxiety
I’ve always told my kids that “if we don’t share our stories, then how can we help people?” That’s why they don’t mind me talking about the challenges they live with; they embrace them and are what makes them who they are (that doesn’t take away, they’ve had extra challenges to deal with and hard…
A rather personal post
I’ve got quite a personal post, today. A post about anxiety, heartache, discovery and in the end, immense satisfaction. Today is International Day of Disabled People. I have two children with disabilities – although as a great friend pointed out to me the other day: ‘I don’t think of your kids as disabled.’ Nothing more…
All about Detective Dave Burrows
I just love the love we all have for Detective Dave Burrows. The amount of emails and questions I get about him are amazing. The most asked question is: what order does he appear in the books. Well, let me put that to rest, with this post. Dave came into being when I wrote my…
Starting From Now
Starting From Now Wrapped in the love of family, friendship, crime and mystery, Starting From Now is a suspenseful novel of rural life and real country issues. Published: 5th October 2019 “This book packs a mighty punch, cleverly weaving many plot threads together to bring about an informative, insightful and satisfying read.” READING, WRITING…
What are you reading?
Do you remember a couple of blogs ago, I was saying I had to create some new habits, one which included making more time to read. Writing two books a year, I sometimes find it hard to make sure I’m up-to-date with my reading pile. What about you? So my new habit is to read…
Sneak Peek of STARTING FROM NOW!
You told me you’d like to read a bit of STARTING FROM NOW… Here’s the prologue and first chapter. Starting_Prologue Starting_ChapterOne If you decide yo’d like to buy a copy, then head here to do so! Buy STARTING FROM NOW. Blurb: A suspenseful novel of rural life and real country issues from our genuine Voice…