Broken Writer.

"These unprecedented times." It has become quite the cliche hasn't it. I sit here this morning, in my office, and I don't really know what to write. Writing has become an almost alien concept to me. In "these unprecedented times" where my interaction with the world and my relationship with it has been knocked off

We’re In For The Fight Of Our Lives.

I write this as I sit at my laptop this morning - unable to to put my creative thoughts together. On a Monday and Tuesday, I'm usually devoting my energies to writing, brainstorming ideas, sketching out characters and scenes. Regular readers of my blog will know that I'm working on a sequel to my 2016

#FlattentheCurve

In addition to being an author, I am an ICU Nurse. As the world faces the COVID-19 pandemic, my profession is being put to the test like never before. The following graphic, adapted from the CDC in the United States, shows what you can do to hamper the spread of the Coronavirus. In addition to

Ned Kelly, The Law & Greta – A Love Story.

I'm sitting in an airport lounge on a Sunday afternoon as I write this. I'm exhausted having spent most of the day on the road with my Dad, driving through some glorious Victorian countryside. But my cup is full. Oh so full... Dad and I spent the weekend at the hamlet of Greta in North

The Woke War Against Jeanine Cummins.

I happened across this article from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation this week, sketching out the latest 'woke' shit storm in the publishing world that seems to have claimed another scalp in its never ending progrom against authors who don't stay in their own lane. Jeanine Cummins, an author who I probably wouldn't never have heard

Shedding The Fear Of Writing Shit.

If there is one aspect of my writing method I've struggled with over the years, it is my tendency to edit as I write. Actually - it's not so much a tendency as it is an obsession. I can't bloody help myself. As a result, I spent an inordinate amount of time fretting over getting

Ned Kelly & The Law – A Speaking Engagement.

Last year, I was approached by the Greta Historical Society about an event they were planning to hold that would look at 19th century policing in Victoria (Australia) & how the infamous story of Australian bushranger Edward "Ned" Kelly impacted on the constabulary in the period between 1875 and his eventual capture in 1880. Australia's

Resistance Reborn – Better Than I Expected, But Falling Short Of What I’d Hoped.

In the new era of the Star Wars franchise, Lucasfilm - by way of its Story Group - embarked on a concerted effort to unify the storytelling elements of the saga that sought to avoid clashes with narratives, characters and situations. In the former Expanded Universe, these clashes were an ever present feature, requiring a

Euthanasia Is Not A Simplistic Argument – Reviewing Douglas Murray & Esther O’Reilly’s “Unbelievable” Conversation.

Premier Christianity's "Unbelievable" program and podcast returned for 2020 this past week with a powerhouse episode, featuring two of the most compelling intellectuals I've had the pleasure of discovering - author and commentator Douglas Murray & Christian blogger and commentator Esther O'Reilly. Over the course of 90 plus minutes, Murray, O'Reilly and host/moderator Justin Brierley

The Medicine of Faith.

Recently, I had the privilege of sitting down with one of my favourite broadcasters. Justin Brierley of Premier Christianity's "Unbelievable" program invited me to record an interview in which we discussed my discovery of his show, where I find myself in my faith journey presently and my career as an Intensive Care Nurse and novelist.