I was born in Tasmania, Australia, in the coastal town of Burnie. Back then it was a busy port but most of the industry is long gone. As a teenager I moved to Melbourne in search of greater opportunity. After some time in Melbourne I decided to spread my wings, and after seeing something of Europe and the Middle East I settled in London. Always a keen reader I started writing short stories and then decided to tackle a novel. That first novel still exists in draft form and one of these days I’ll do something more with it.
Then I had the idea for Beyond the Island and there was no looking back.
After a number of years in London I tired of city life and moved to Wales. I joined Pontypool District Writers Group in 2006 and they have made me very welcome. In 2015 I joined Authors Social Media Support Group, a worldwide organisation. In 2017 I joined Newport Writers Group, and in 2018 formed Afon Llwyd Writers with Irish writer Annmarie Miles.
Living in Wales has given my creativity the stimulation it needed. I’ve met some amazing writers, artists and musicians who are supportive and encouraging not just of me but of everyone in general. People here like to get to know you, they’re nosey but usually nice …
Beyond the Island was my first published novel. Subsequently I have published New Voices in the Valley, Return to the Island (sequel to Beyond the Island), Scream at the Mountains (sequel to New Voices in the Valley), and two travel books: Bus Pass Holiday (A Short Circuit) and Bus Pass Holiday #2 (The Long and Short of It). Next came Twenty Years On.
I'm currently working on another novel: Pretty Thing, which is set during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Also, my partner Rodger and I are renovating a 37ft yacht, and I'm writing the story of that project entitled Many Miles to the Sea.
Contemporary fiction/chick lit is where I fit into the scheme of things, but I like to add a bit of an edge with the odd kidnapping or murder, and some sad stuff in with the laughs.
Happy reading, and if you have any comments or questions please email me. I'd love it if you would join my mailing list. Contact would be infrequent - only when I publish another book or some other amazing thing happens within the sphere of writing.
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I've also written a number of short stories, and several are available on alfiedog.com. Well worth a visit - apart from my work there are plenty of stories from other writers spanning all genres. One of my stories features in the Alfiedog anthology By My Side.
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