Monthly Archives: July 2010

FANGUS FEARBOTTOM Competition Winner!

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

And the winner of the Fangus Fearbottom competition is:   Harriet C from Euleilah, a small country town in Queensland. Harriet wins a copy of Princess Clown. Her prize includes: one of the characters in my story, Fangus Fearbottom – … Continue reading →

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‘Animals as sidekicks’ – day 7 on blog tour

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

Sidekicks abound in literature, on the stage and in movies – think Samwise Gamgee to Frodo Baggins, Dr Watson to Sherlock Holmes and one of my very favourites, the dæmon, Pantalaimon to Lyra Silvertongue in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials’ … Continue reading →

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COMPETITION!! Blog touring with ‘Princess Clown’

Posted on July 10, 2010 by

To celebrate the launch of my new chapter book, Princess Clown we’re heading around the country to appear on different writerly blogs – either with interviews or guest blogs. See the list below. Today, we’re on Kat Apel’s blog – … Continue reading →

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Blog touring with ‘Princess Clown’

Posted on July 6, 2010 by

To celebrate the launch of my new chapter book, Princess Clown, I’ll be touring the internet with 10 different author blogs. Today, you can catch my writing tips about WRITING CHAPTER BOOKS on fellow Aussie author and good friend, Dee … Continue reading →

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Juggling and ‘Princess Clown’

Posted on July 2, 2010 by

Ask any author and they’ll tell you – when you write books you will sometimes end up going to the strangest places and doing the oddest things while you write your book. For one thing, you become intrigued in the … Continue reading →

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