Me & Her: A Memoir of Madness

We’re having a complete change of pace today, and I’m totally stoked to play host to my friend Karen Tyrrell whose amazing book ‘Me & Her: A Memoir of Madness’ hit the streets this month. I met Karen through the children’s writing community and I was immediately struck by her enthusiasm, dedication and how supportive she was [...]

More Winners. Free Stuff!

Today there is no chat, no diddling, dawdling or dallying. I’m just giving it to you straight. Last night I got to finally cut up names and stick them into the trusty, orange bowl and get someone to draw names of winners of prizes for 3 of the 4 outstanding prizes! On Thursday we had [...]

Amazing Shoes and “Dead, Actually” Book Give-away. It doesn’t get better. (Unless there’s ice cream???)

So, it’s no secret I love shoes. The sparklier, the less practical, the more they draw me. So, while I can’t say that it was a conscious decision to have a stiletto shoe as a continuing motif through ‘Dead, Actually’ – I feel quite strongly that it was probably prompted by that subconscious fascination with [...]

Spotto! More Sightings! UFOs? No! ‘Dead, Actuallys’!

So, it’s almost the end of RELEASE WEEK and with promotion, planning a launch party, trying to get the next book written – and juggling the day job, life is pretty crazy. Which could be the reason I’m taking an easy way out today – and simply posting some sighting photeys. And one is even mine [...]

Yet another winner and ‘what’s in a name?’

Day 5 of the ‘Let me beat you over the head with ‘Dead, Actually’ Tour’!   Are you feeling beaten? Bashed? Bruised? No? Ha! I take that as a challenge… Okay – let’s dive straight in today with the Day2/3 winner announcement.  Dada… Cue the drum roll … And the winner is… LEAH RATH!! Leah, [...]

Winner from Monday and… Drum Roll: SIGHTINGS!!

OMG  - I think I know how UFO-ers feel! Hanging out for sightings and needing photographic evidence to prove that ‘it’ really exists. ‘It’ of course being the book I am relentlessly promoting during release week! LOL. Yes – Release Week for DEAD, ACTUALLY ! !   But first – we have our first daily [...]

Dead Give-away… Pun intended

Status update: ‘Dead, Actually’ is not only featured in Girlfriend mag but is advertised in the Big W catalogue. And it’s, like, almost half price!!! What a blur today has been. So here I am – at almost halfway through the day trying to get today’s blog post up! Yesterday was crazy and I apologise [...]

Release Day – Prizes and Fun!

Today’s the Day!! Big celebs; big par-tays, big hair, big smiles and big bowls of Smarties!  Whatever I’m doing today will be BIG. Today, February 27th to be exact, is the day that Dead, Actually hits book stands all over Australia. I’m about to go out hunting it down; to wish it well and tell [...]

Promotion, promotion, promotion

It’s Up! It’s Live! It’s Smokin’ Hot and it’s fabulosity times a million. It’s the book trailer for ‘Dead, Actually’! And it’s rockin the halls of youtube as we speak. Check it out! Paula peeking out from behind March edition ‘Girlfriend’ mag So, location, location, location might be the catchphrase for the Real Estate industry, [...]

Relieving wrist and arm pain: Exercises for writers .

Status: Getting excited! Days till ‘Dead, Actually’ is released? 7!! One week today exactly. So is that still 7 or 6? I’m a writer not a mathematician… I posted this over at my Downtown YA blog spot – but as I’d been promising it here as well – I’m crossing over. I don’t know about [...]