Out and about, talking about Elizabeth Macarthur
Promoting the book has so far been a very happy, enjoyable process. Talking to interesting people, hanging out in libraries and bookshops, eating scones – seriously, what’s not to love? And yes, those scones pictured left were laid on after my talk by the lovely Clare, who owns Aesop’s Attic book shop in Kyneton, Victoria….
Guest Post and Holidays
Worked like a demon to get the first big edit of the manuscript finished before the end of 2017 – and made it with, at least 48 hours to spare! Then my family and I went to the beach for a week. No wifi. Bliss. Then (thanks to my hard working editor) came back to…
SMH – What to read in 2018
Wow! Got a mention beside the big kids in today’s Sydney Morning Herald. Jane Sullivan has an article called ‘What to read in 2018: a selection of the big books on the shelves next year.’ And if you scroll right down (keep going, yep keep going), you might find a mention of me. Huzzah! From Sullivan’s…
Finding images for the book
When you pick up a biography, do you first turn to those glossy pages in the middle? The pages with the pictures, the paintings, the maps. The pages that somehow tell you what it is you’re going to be reading about. The pages that the author – a person by definition good with words, rather…