Research, AI and Historical Fiction

Research, AI and Historical Fiction

Mar 28, 2026 | Readers, Writers

For the past eleven months, I’ve been hibernating in my study, working on the latest draft of my second book. I’ve immersed myself in the contrasting worlds of fin-de-siècle Vienna and post-World War I London, crafting a dual timeline story that explores the life and...
Building Layers

Building Layers

Aug 20, 2025 | Readers, Writers

I’m currently working on the latest draft of my second novel, which is a dual timeline set in post-WWI London and fin-de-siècle Vienna, featuring the art and life of Gustav Klimt, and focusing on two women searching for where they belong in the world. My writing day...
Cover Reveal

Cover Reveal

Nov 23, 2023 | Readers

One of my favourite flowers are striped tulips, which have featured in floral still life paintings since the sixteenth century, and starred in springtime garden displays around the world. I was delighted that the design team at HarperCollins Australia included these...
Travelling Like a Writer

Travelling Like a Writer

Sep 24, 2023 | Writers

With a perpetually long list of destinations my husband and I are eager to visit, we moved the Faroe Islands to the top of our wish list earlier this year when I began planning a new novel set in this remote archipelago of the North Atlantic. I won’t give anything...
Suspend Your Disbelief

Suspend Your Disbelief

Jan 11, 2023 | Readers

Whenever my husband and I watch movies with a plot relating to a commercial airplane – Sully and Air Force One are favourites – he can’t help whispering in my ear during the movie: “They can’t do that in real life.” Commercial pilots will be the first to tell you...

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