Heart of the Tapu Stone

Scotty too hottie and me. I met my husband at the "Winchester" Karaoke Bar in Lower Hutt, it was literally LOVE at first sight.

My favourite food is pumpkin, spinach and cauliflower boiled and mashed with sour cream

I own four pairs of sneakers, average prices $8 each, two pairs of jandals (flip flops) and a pair of slippers my daughter bought me for christmas.

I am obessed with the interior design of tiny spaces...

I love the sea although I am terrified of it since seeing jaws when I was a kid, although I made myself swim in it but only with my husband. I always stay on the shore side from him reasoning that if there is a great white shark Scotty will go first...he knows this and still loves me.

The first movie that scared the crap outta me was "Hush Hush sweet Charlotte with Bette David and Olivia DeHavilland, and the song still creeps me the hell out *shudder*

My first full on crush was 'Scott' from the Thunderbirds - it took me a long looooooong time to figure out he was a puppet.

When I was pregnant with my eldest daughter Megan I was addicted to Pixi caramal bars.

My son Nathan was breach and when he was born his feet came out in the taxi on the way to the hospital.

When I was pregnant with Jenna-Rose I ate Watties Baked Beans, apple sauce and pork sausages for almost every meal.

My childhood nickname is bullet, not because I was especially fast but I was bald until I was about three.

I was once a dolly bird back up singer in a band and was on TV, I hope to hell that Video tape has been completely destroyed, but I did look hot.

First recording session first book signing

May 16, 2013

Feeling so cool was in the recording studio while my audio book is being recorded awesome, arghhhhhh, Then signed an entire box of books.

I am a novelist and everything is slightly overwhelming, surreal and freaking me the heck out. Really need to lie down with a cool flannel on my forehead and a bag of peanut m&m's....which I swear are as addictive as crack.

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Writing this book...

May 14, 2013

The most important think I have learned is a writer’s most useful tools for editing is time away from the Manuscript, reading out loud and honest feedback. Although, through the process you have to write the story you want to! It’s all about you, or me I should say, the writer. But if you want to publish what you write, and let the manuscript out of your clutches to be thrown to the wolves, you must be prepared to get as many responses as people you’ve shown it too. Also, if you sho...

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The first printed book

May 14, 2013

Today the first book was printed and I didn't get to see it as it went straight to a presentation.
I'm okay with that as I'm completely terrified I am going to open it and see a mistake...
yes anxiety issues abound (hyperventilating)

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First world

May 13, 2013

I was having a moan about feeling a bit down, my son, 17, said....' Those are first world problems mum, tell that to some poor guy starving in Somalia, be grateful we got a floor and a roof.' I hate insightful teenagers.

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Novel in progress...

May 12, 2013

I thought people might like to read a character I'm working on for a new book....

Julia stared at the large sheet of stretched cream paper taped to a board, propped on her travelling easel. Her gaze shifted to a stand of silver birches scattered through the native trees on the other side of the river.

She’d been waiting, perched on a tiny canvas stool, wrapped in a fleece blanket since five am and now it was here, the ephemeral window of perfect light. Exhaling her relief she dipped a ...

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What a day to start

May 10, 2013

Last night went into town in one shoe and one slipper, and not on purpose, I didn't notice until my sister said...'What the f**k do you have on your feet.' (after I had been laughing at her patent leather dominatrix spiked heels.) So I had to spend the rest of the evening pretending I had a limp hahaha

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