I grew up obsessed with the Clarice Bean series. I loved reading about her daily life, the sayings her dad would say, the smelly socks...

Finding inspiration can be tricky at the best of times. And really easy in the worst moments. Like, grocery shopping at Woolworths - you...

I like to write because I like to see the world that’s swirling inside my head, coming to life on the page.  I love to develop characters...

Ideas are a crazy thing. Where do they come from? Our back pocket. My wallet. In the middle of an m&m sandwich.  Ideas spark from the...

With an idea.  Ideas are all around us, in the wind, the trees, the words people speak. Ideas can come from tv shows, other books- I’m...

It’s a hard slog and writing doesn’t get done if you don’t write.   You have to put in the time and the effort to get it done. Who cares...

This book in particular, is close to my heart. I love every single one of my characters, every single one of my story lines (even the...

Writers tend to prefer their work to do the talking. They want to write the stuff, put it into the world and then have the glory come to...

New Zealanders love pies. Actually, many people across the globe love pies. We can’t help it. The delicious pastry and the warm filling....

Protagonists are easy - they are your main character. The good one. What else is there to say? A lot actually.  In my most recent novel,...

I was on a call last night with some family members and being in the country I am in, they gave me the “Don’t do drugs” talk. Drugs are...

I personally think supermarkets are the best places in the world to budget. That’s because, when you’re poor, there is no where else you...

Writing.  Can you believe that? What a stupid answer. But it’s true. The thing I like the least about being a writer is writing. I love...

The Inspiration came from my Media Studies class in highschool. That was the very first droplet of the idea. We started learning about...

I read a lot of Stephen King - I love the way he gets into the head of every single character, you feel like you are looking at the world...

Don’t try. Do.  It’s the only way.  Writers are not people who try. They are people who push through every obstacle and make it out the...

Not at all. Have I had it? Of course.  Writer’s block is a name used for times when writers don’t have any ideas. These times happen...

Performative Matcha. That’s the latest thing, right? Using Matcha as a prop in all the Tik Tok videos. I mean, why not, right? Matcha’s...

A long time. There’s no sugar coating how long it will take to go from idea to published work. My current novel I’m working on has been...

There’s nothing really to support at the moment. The answer is yes and no - the worst answer. They love what I write and encourage me to...