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July 7, 2012

antarctic diary extract 4 – I am canary yellow

Our first briefing is in the ship’s bar. I take this as a good sign and get myself a beer. Imagine my delight to discover Jeff […]
June 29, 2012

Antarctic diary extract 3 – Boarding a great white shark

I am about to board the Professor Multanovskiy – which is 70m long, around 13m abeam, and was built in St Petersburg in 1982 for polar […]
June 25, 2012

Antarctic Diary Extract 2 – Peeling at the edges

I fly into Ushuaia, Argentina, and arrive at my hotel on a grey and moody afternoon. It is 5 °C but the wind chill makes it feel much colder. […]
June 22, 2012

Win an advance copy of Thirst!

Would you like to get your hands on one of the very first printed copies of Thirst – before it even hits the bookshops? There are […]
June 20, 2012

Antarctic Diary extract 1 – Write with authenticity? Go live it!

I have an idea for a story. A thriller set in Antarctica. A tale of exploitation and greed, of man’s short-sighted, self-destructive impulses; a tale of […]
June 19, 2012

My first blog post

Hello and welcome to my first blog post. I have been a published thriller author for two years now and have really enjoyed updating my readers […]
June 1, 2012

Read 1st Chapter of THIRST 2 months before release!

Hi there. If you would like to be one of the first people to read the opening chapter of my Antarctic thriller, THIRST, then follow this […]
May 24, 2012

Antarctica at The Sydney Writers Festival

On Sunday morning, at The Sydney Writers’ Festival 2012, Alison Lester and I had a great time with adults and kids, talking about Antarctica. Alison’s latest picture […]
May 15, 2012

Photo of my wonderful workshop participants at SWF 2012

The all day workshop on thriller writing at the Sydney Writers’ Festival went down a storm. I am really touched by the lovely feedback from the […]

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