Greetings from my attic in the Blue Mountains!It’s always nice to begin with some good news, and I am pleased to tell you that I have plenty wonderful news to share with you this month. And best of all, not only are you all part of it, but none of it would not have been possible without your wonderful support. I therefore look at anything we achieve together as a team effort.You will remember that in July the USA TODAY ... Read more →

Greetings from my attic in the Blue Mountains!Covid 19 has changed our lives, and all of us had to adapt; me too. In many ways, I have been very fortunate because writing is in essence very solitary and self-contained. That said, we are presently in a strict lockdown up here in the Blue Mountains because we are part of greater Sydney which is fighting a serious Covid 19 outbreak right now. For this reason, I had to cancel all travel ... Read more →

Greetings from my attic in the Blue Mountains!I would like to begin this newsletter by sharing something exciting with you, my friends. Because writing is such a solitary endeavour, every writer yearns for recognition. And when that happens, it is both uplifting and rewarding, especially for a thriller-fiction writer like myself, because it makes the countless hours of research, the weeks of being welded to the keyboard, and the intellectual challenge and struggle to make the characterisation, storylines and dialogue ... Read more →

Greetings from my attic in the Blue Mountains.Because all of us are spending more time at home during this dreadful Covid 19 crisis— and obviously reading more—I have received a huge amount of mail from dedicated readers from all over the world, asking questions…Curiously, many of those questions do not relate to my books as such, but are questions about my writing habits. Readers want to know where I do most of my writing, and how I shape my working ... Read more →

Greetings from my attic in the Blue Mountains.You will remember that in my last Newsletter I indicated that we were updating and redesigning our website and social media banners. As I greatly value your opinion, I provided an example and asked you to let me know what you thought of it and how it resonated with you. A big thank to you all for your enthusiastic replies. One reply in particular, written with great eloquence and wonderful humour, stood out. ... Read more →