As a child, I had a habit of signing my autograph on the front cover of my mother’s weekly tabloid magazines before they reached their destination of the recycling bin. I used to pretend that I was a famous author on a book tour, and even envisioned my mirror was Bert Newton, interviewing me on Good Morning Australia. I listened to Irene Cara’s Flashdance on repeat, eventually scrawling ‘Take your passion and make it happen’ in black permanent marker on my bedroom wallpaper. Sorry, Mum and Dad, but I had a vision.
Thirty years later, my vision is as strong as ever: to create everyday stories about everyday people, getting through everyday life, that everyday people want to read.
I crafted the characters for my first novel when I was 14 years old. Undergoing treatment for cancer, the world of fiction gave me the strength I so desperately needed to literally survive in the world of reality. I eventually went to university, got a mortgage, had a daughter and worked the kind of jobs we all work; an awareness of how lucky I was to be alive forever motivating me to never give up on my dream to be a writer. I worked on my first novel for 25 years around a full and grateful life; self-publishing Written & Directed by Me, Mackenzie to overcome my fear of anyone reading my work (self-esteem is an elusive beast). I had finally found my confidence and voice as a writer, releasing On the Bench three years later, followed by The years all end.
I am currently working on my FOURTH novel, for hopeful release mid-2027.
Stay tuned!
My Library
On the Bench
The years all end
