Love and Judd Apatow
This post containers spoilers for Love - but the show is over 5 years old so it feels like a legitimate move. Also slight spoilers for three other Judd Apatow…
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3 September 2024
Romantic versus Romance
I was in a taxi this week with a fellow romance writer, on the way to the annual Romance Writers Conference in Glenelg, Adelaide. The taxi driver realised we were…
20 August 2024
Why I’m Writing A Romance
After a period of indecision and doubt, I’ve finally accepted that I am writing a romance, and that feels good. Now that I’m all in, I’m better able to fully…
16 July 2024
Dymocks Brisbane Are Super Helpful
I was at Dymocks bookshop in Brisbane CBD last weekend, searching for comp titles for my work in progress novel (currently called Love and Distraction but likely to be renamed…
2 July 2024
5 Heart-Stopping Romantic Novels That Aren’t Romances
Romance has two strict genre rules. Firstly, the love story must be central to the story. Although there can be interweaving subplots, the story is about the protagonists and their…
4 June 2024
Love And Distraction
I’ve recently finished the sixth draft of Love And Distraction, although the notion of discrete drafts is becoming increasingly inaccurate. This draft was a return to structural edits. After a…
29 May 2024
3 for 2 on Valentine’s Day cards
I entered this piece for February’s Right Left Write short story competition run by Queensland Writers Centre. It’s been a few weeks now since the deadline so I think I’m…
26 March 2024
Waterstones, Leeds: Where is the Romance?
My father in Waterstones, Leeds. Probably not looking for romantic fiction. I’m coming to the end of a visit to the UK - I’ve been visiting family in Leeds and…
30 December 2023
Thriller Or Romance
I've decided that my novel will be about meditation and all the crazy things I’ve witnessed in over fifteen years of going to various classes. I read (somewhere) that a…
22 August 2023