The Luck of the Red Earth

I was very excited to stumble across my book on the German Random House website. (Even though I know NO German, I still managed to navigate to the authors page and find my book) It was great to see it for the first time. They re-market it, so The Family Farm became The Luck of
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The Road Home – 2012

I’m very excited to share with you the new cover of The Road Home. Although I will have copies early to sell at the Wagin Woolorama on the 9th, the book isn’t released until the 28th March. When your life is at a crossroads, how do you find the road home? (love this line) Lara
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More Flood Pics

Here is just a few more photo’s I took while driving around. It’s just amazing to see so much water. Silvie, the boarder collie, checks out the water. This picture is of the driveway to my uncles farm, which we call Kate’s. All the water makes for some nice pitures. On Burngup Road, you can
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RWA Conference

Finally we are back from travelling all around. We visited sunny QLD with an quick stop at the Gold Coast to see Movieworld. A treat for the kids (and us). Only problem was my six year old son begging me to go on the Scooby Doo ride! Heck, I never would have gone if i’d
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Dowerin Field Days

Once again I am heading north to Dowerin. I went two years ago with my first book and had a blast! It was so huge, two days jam packed full of things to see. (Not that I had much of a chance at seeing half of it as I was busy signing books and chatting
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Cover shots

My publisher asked me which photos best captured my setting in The Road Home. Well these are just a few that do… This next one was taken by Shannon Morton, and is from the wheatbelt area. This next photo was sent in by Colleen Goodwill from her Bodalla Station. And the last one was from
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Articles & Interviews

Just thought i’d share with you an interview I did with Booktopia. They have a brilliant website with lots of interviews from your favourite authors, so if you haven’t already…check them out. Lots of great stuff. And an article in the Herald Sun about rural authors! Go rural fiction!! *I need pom poms to shake
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Mt Gambier

On wednesday I drove to Perth and was lucky to catch up with Fleur Mcdonald. We caught up over pizza, wine and burbon. Fleur is such an easy person to talk to and we had so much to chat about, and never enough time to cover it all! Thursday morning I was up early and
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Birthday gift

Today was my birthday and what better gift could I have than a box full of Heart of Gold turning up. Sadly I had to work but the day was made fantasic when a friend dropped in for a coffee to celebrate. Even better, tonight we have book club and I’m looking forward to catching
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Winners

Okay, competition has closed for the signed pre-release copy of Heart of Gold. I had my very special mum pick a number and the lucky winner was: Katrina Simpson!!!! YAY Katrina. Because so many people entered, (personally I thought you ALL deserved to win, but i’m no millionare, not even a thousandare)…but none the less,
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