I write contemporary romances with humour and random elements of suspense/paranormal/whatever-I-fancy.
20th October, 2011
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8th September, 2011
Maggie gets on with her post-RWNZ conference homework. Read more
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26th July, 2011
Maggie wakes to her city's biggest snowfall in 15 years. Read more
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19th May, 2011
Maggie finally feels warm again, with a new logburner installed post-quake. Read more
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4th April, 2011
3rd and 5th placings, then another massive quake. Read more
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Last weekend I had two glorious days of uninterrupted writing with Carla, my writing buddy (waves madly). We hid out in a holiday home near Queenstown, and did nothing but write. Oh, and drink the odd creativity-enhancing beverage.
Just as well, because it's been absolute bedlam ever since; pre-Christmas madness with a capital M. And I'm left wondering, as I do every year, why we allow ourselves to get caught up in it all. The desperate stampede for just one more gift, the frenzied supermarket bun-fights, the manic Christmas Eve wrapping routine... And, as we do every year, Beloved and I swear we'll be finished in time to enjoy a quiet Christmas Eve wine. (Yeah, right.) If only our kids knew the half of what goes into the magic of Christmas...