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I’m very pleased to announce I’m following up my first UK interview (see last post) with my first US interview. The awesome team over at...

Bare Books podcast yet, here’s a new reason to be. Season 2 of their show kicks off with an interview with me and discussion of my novel...

It's definitely been a big week for interviews and promotion. I'm currently featured on the front page of Port Macquarie News, giving an...

Things will be kicking off pretty early. I’ve done a pre-recorded talk for Hawksbury Library Service, which they’ll be releasing on...

It was January 2020. My novel had been released for less than two months. I was busy juggling my day job, my master’s degree, running a...

Grow Where You’re Planted interviewed me about prison, quarantine and my novel. You can listen to the podcast here on Spotify. I’ve also...

When Scarred was released last November in paperback, my publisher signed an exclusive deal with Kindle for the digital version. The...

A journalist working for Sydney Criminal Lawyers, a law firm that also publishes regular articles relating to the law and criminal...

It's been a while since I've sold an article to 10 daily, but as I already mentioned I've had more time to write ever since coronavirus...

The prison I was sent to for the majority of my 10-month sentence didn’t even have a fence around it. There were boundaries, of course....

Unfortunately with the ongoing pandemic many events, both large and small, are being cancelled. Among these are the Newcastle Writer’s...

It's going to be several weeks of firsts for me. Last night I was the guest of honour at a local book club meeting (pictured). The club...

I'm very happy to announce the details have been released for my booked appearance at this years Newcastle Writer's Festival. I'll be on...

Having a launch for an art exhibition is always a bit daunting. Thankfully my second one went just as well as my first. 'Faces of...

A huge thank you to all the very generous people who have contributed to the current fundraiser for Paper Chained, a journal aimed at...

The third issue of Paper Chained, an annual writing journal aimed at people in or affected by the prison system, has been completed and...

Writing a novel is the easy part my friends. Finding a publisher was time consuming and disheartening at times, but promoting the book...

Its been a very long journey since day three of my prison sentence, when I started writing my novel, but I'm pleased to announce that...

Another day, another interview published. I'm thrilled to let you know the Newcastle Herald interviewed and photographed me last week....

On Monday I was interviewed on 2NUR FM on The Morning Show with Mark Rorke. Pictured is Mark holding a copy of my novel Scarred. If you...