Over the past month this exciting-looking graph has been building on my KDP dashboard. It’s somebody using their ‘Kindle Unlimited’ membership to read my e-book version of Medar. They obviously did a big push at the end. Maybe it got really exciting for them? Now they have started reading Tyrelia. It’s another way of earning… Continue reading Earning royalties off Kindle Unlimited – whoop!

I found out today that my book Tyrelia has been successful in getting into the final ballot for the 2020 Sir Julius Vogel (SJV) Awards in the category of ‘Best Youth Novel’. This award is administered by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of NZ (SFFANZ). Voting will be open to members of SFFANZ only,… Continue reading I’m a finalist for SJV Award!

For me, one of the hardest things about writing is finding the time to write. I work full-time and have a family, so me-time has to be squeezed in between work and family commitments. Although our kids have ‘technically’ left home (and I say ‘technically’ because we’ve got them both back home at the moment),… Continue reading Lock-down up-side

My down this week was that I found out that my manuscript for Golden City did not make the shortlist for the Tessa Duder category (YA) in the national Storylines competition. My up was that, for the first time ever, I technically made more in sales than I paid in advertising on Amazon. No, hang… Continue reading Ups and downs

Thank you, thank you, everyone who nominated my 2nd book Tyrelia for the Sir Julius Vogel (SJV) Award in the Best Youth Novel category. I have received confirmation that I have made it through the initial nomination round. However, I still need as many nominations as possible to go further in the competition. The more nominations… Continue reading Tyrelia has been nominated for SJV Award!