This morning is a clear blue sky autumn day. The kind I love. Crisp and beautiful. I'm sitting having a coffee with a Birman in my lap. She's making typing difficult and she doesn't care. There are worse problems to have. Last night was spent with friends. Laughing. Drinking a little bit. Eating delicious corned … Continue reading Autumn has arrived.
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Is it a milestone?
I've reached the age of having my glasses around my neck on a lovely beaded thingy. It's mostly to stop them flying off my face and getting kicked across the ground. They're expensive and I've already got two scuff marks on them. So, glasses keeper it is then. While I was at it, I got … Continue reading Is it a milestone?
Author Interrogations: Stephen Johnson
Kia ora,Welcome to a new interrogation! Get comfortable and settle in … got a cuppa? Who are you?I’m Stephen Johnson, an Australian who has lived in Auckland for 35 years. My fiction journey started at 61 when I fled a media career to drive a motorhome around Europe for seven months. I wanted to escape work. … Continue reading Author Interrogations: Stephen Johnson
Author Interrogation: WG Walters
Hello! This morning we have another interrogation! Get a cuppa and come and meet our author of the day. What makes you tick? I started writing at age seven when I wrote a one-page mystery based on our neighbors getting robbed. I wouldn't stop despite my dad getting upset and knew when I was thirteen … Continue reading Author Interrogation: WG Walters
Author Interrogations: Kelly Young
Kia ora,Come in, sit down.Did you get a coffee or some sort of beverage? You’ve got time. Go make one now then come back. This author is a new author to me so we’re learning together today.Let’s get into those questions! Who are you?My name is Kelly Young, and I write under that name because as … Continue reading Author Interrogations: Kelly Young
Author Interrogation: Mark Bastable
Kia ora,This morning we have someone I’ve known for longer than I care to admit but we’ve never met in person. Who knows, one day we might. Settle in with a cuppa … here we go: Who are you?I’m Londoner, married to an American, with three grown-up kids. I’ve run parallel lives. One track was as … Continue reading Author Interrogation: Mark Bastable
Author Interrogations: DA Howe
Kia ora,Throw your hands together to welcome today’s guest. We know each other in real life, occasionally we are ladies who lunch. we do have lively discussions about writing and writing software, and especially outlining. It took a bit of convincing to get this guest here, settle in, and enjoy.Who are you?D.A. Howe is my … Continue reading Author Interrogations: DA Howe
Author Interrogations: Terri Osborn
Kia ora,Big Upper Hutt welcome for this author. She’s someone I’ve known for a while. She came to my writing group years ago. And often came by the bookshop for a coffee (I make good coffee). She even did a stint as my editor once upon a time. Let’s get into those questions: Who are … Continue reading Author Interrogations: Terri Osborn
Author Interrogations: Jinny Alexander
Kia ora, This is a treat, an author I don’t know yet! Can’t wait to read all about her. Let’s get into those questions (I’m quite nosy so buckle in): Who are you? What makes you tick?Hi! I’m nosy too, so I’ll be asking right back. And I love to chat to people, so… you asked … Continue reading Author Interrogations: Jinny Alexander
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