NicoleMurphy/Elizabeth Dunk

Can you believe the second month of the year is over? I don't know about you, but so far 2018 has been an absolute roller-coaster of a year. There has been some huge ups, and some tremendously awful downs. If it continues like this, I'm going to be bloody exhausted come the end of the year. I do have some amazing things to look forward to this year. Lots of adventures and new experiences. If they are matched by horrible things as well... *shudder* Anyway, one good thing to lo

I must preface this by stating, for the record, that I love my husband dearly. He is my best friend, my confidant, my greatest support. That said, I absolutely adore it when he goes away. Because I am an introvert, and having a break from people (even people I love) is vital. Particularly not long after I have been onsite at a conference, where I have worked long days with lots of interaction with people and I am all peopled out. So this weekend is about chilling and being by

It occurred to me the other day that when The Importance of Ernestine comes out in April, some people are going to look at this book about political staffers strugging with falling in love in Parliament House and wonder if maybe I was riffing off the Barnaby Joyce affair... I swear I am not. Can't have. I devised the plot for that book in 2016 and wrote it in 2016-2017. It was accepted for publication and the edits completed BEFORE Barnaby's tryst was revealed. That said, any

Very few writers are capable of earning enough income to be a full-time writer. The overwhelming majority of us have to have a day job to keep the money coming in. Some are just part time, some are full time, but all of us have to commit to doing something other than our writing. Sometimes, you have a job that just pays the bills, isn't something you're super excited about but frees you up to have your mind on the writing a lot. I had one such job, working in a supermarket. B