I was in New Zealand last month with the Hot Man to be his Bad Watergirl for the Taupo Ironman and something strange came over me. A feeling. A mysterious whispering that said, 'Hey, why can't you do stuff like this? Why can't you be...
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We are counting down the days to the release of Scarlet Redemption on April 11th. Pre-order your ebook copy here at the discount price: Scarlet Redemption . While you're waiting for the conclusion to Scarlet's story, enjoy this list of advice from her cousin Siaosi...
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It's been a long time coming and you've all been super patient, thank you! A quick note to let you know that Scarlet's story is complete. It has a beautiful cover, made by the talented James, and will be releasing first in digital ebook format,...
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I'm back to being a fulltime writer this year and working to get the discipline again thats required to finish novels. Its hard aaargh! But here's what I've found that works for me, and maybe some of it might work for you too. Whether you're...
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Once upon a time, there was a very clever (and stunningly beautiful) woman called Lani. One morning she woke up with a pesky itch on the side of her neck. It could have been a mosquito bite? Or a pimple? Either way, it was irritating...
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I was asked to be on this panel: Culture and Context Online - because I have some experience with the complaints process reporting abuse to Netsafe and to NZ Police. My story may be that of only one brown woman, but I’m only one of...
Read MoreThe problem with creating fictional people and then writing a novel about them - is that you start to believe in them. You have chats with them in your head. You feel what they're feeling and spend an inordinate amount of time musing upon what...
Read MoreThere's one thing I really admire about people who are not brown. (ie. white people. ie. People who didnt grow up in the same country I did.) Their ability to wear swimsuits. Regardless of their age, size, shape or bountifulness. MOST people who grew up in the same...
Read MoreTomorrow my father's chest will be sliced open. His chest bone will be sawed apart with a very loud drilling machine. He will be hooked up to a heart and lung machine that will live for him for the three to five hours that it...
Read More(Okay - now that blog post title was TOTALLY ripped off from a Sean Kingston song and TOTALLY designed to pique your scandalous interest...
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