Appearances

Getting a book published has meant making the transition from the quiet suburban life of a mother to fronting up to hundreds of people at writers festivals and other public speaking engagements. Although this has often been daunting, writing can be a lonely and insular existence, so I have really enjoyed getting out and talking to people.  I am pretty down-to-earth (you could say that domestic duties keep a person well 'grounded') and I think people have appreciated seeing an unaffected everyday mother in the role of published author.

The topics that I have typically dealt with in my public speaking include:

• The road to becoming a writer and getting published
• How to balance motherhood and work as a writer
• Issues of motherhood and identity

This is a 3 minute clip of my address at the Best Young Australian Novelists Awards.