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Route 66: A Crash Course in Being American

Having lived in New York for seven months anyone who knows me or knows my husband Graeme, or read his The Rosie Effect which is set there, will not be surprised that I like the USA. Maybe not everything about … Continue reading

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Appreciating all you have…

When I was young, like many of my generation, we were told to eat up when we didn’t like our greens, pasta (substitute here for your pet hate) because we should be grateful not to starving like the people in … Continue reading

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The Magic of Writer’s Festivals

Straight up – the weather does help. Yes, when I am writing, happy for it to be bleak outside while I snuggle up with my computer next to the fire. But tramping around in the cold and rain is no … Continue reading

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The Right Book at the Right Time

No I’m not referring to picking the right moment in time to release the book that becomes a best seller because the starts have aligned and of course it’s the right moment to put erotic into main stream (Fifty Shades … Continue reading

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Writing Tips

First—some disclaimers. I am not Lee Child, James Patterson or Michael Connelly. This may be a relief for some of you (though I would argue that two of the three are very good writers and the other was until he … Continue reading

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From France to Ghana via Australia

I am feeling a little disorientated. No, its not jet lag. A week into our Summer sojourn in France there is more than enough sunshine to ensure sleep, Vitamin D and writing are all going well. Next week we go … Continue reading

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One of Us or Something Other?

Analyzing the Perpetrators of the Acts That Shake Us to the Core: True Crime and Its Place in Books Though I am technically a forensic psychiatrist, the work I do is perinatal psychiatry—mental illness pertaining to pregnancy and the postpartum … Continue reading

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The Nature of Life

(And Inga Simspson’ Nest) Having just returned from the Festival of Colour, held annually in Wanaka in New Zealand, amongst the beautiful mist covered mountains of the south island, I’m taking a moment to appreciate nature. The animated conversation in … Continue reading

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Festival of Colour

Festival of Colour One of the joys of being a new author with a book that has sparked some interest (so this puts me in a small but not elite group as interest is not a pseudonym for financially successful … Continue reading

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Getting the Most Out of Life

I first titled this blog The Meaning of Life, which immediately had me oscillating between existential philosophy, scant recollections of Derrida, a google search for who said ‘if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around did … Continue reading

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