Category: My stories

Free Story – Call of the Sea

Call of the Sea – Free Story Call of the Sea has been nominated for the 2017 Sir Julius Vogel awards, however, to get on the shortlist, a story must be nominated multiple times. Call of the Sea, published in At the Edge (Paper Road Press 2016), is a dark story exploring grief, loss and…
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Amazon Bestseller Mystic Portal Dragons Realm

Amazon Bestseller

Amazon Bestseller #5 & #8 I woke up to a text at 6:25am this morning from my diligent publisher! It was worth hopping out of bed for! Mystic Portal is #5 and Dragons’ Realm is #8 on the Amazon bestseller list in UK kids interactive fiction. And Mystic Portal is #1 in hot new releases.…
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Mystic Portal

Dare to ride the Mystic Portal! Mystic Portal is no ordinary bike trail. Weird things happen there. They say each new jump leads to another world. You and your friends can’t wait to try it! The choices you make will determine your adventure. Will you ride  a camel? Fight bandits? Meet Bog the ogre? Or…
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My Micromadness Entry Published Today

I mentioned in an earlier blog post that my entry for Flash Frontier Micromadness accepted for publication. Well, it was published online today 13 June, New Zealand time. 22 Finalists will have their entries published between 1 June 2016 and 22 June 2016, National Flash Fiction Day in New Zealand. The winner of the competition…
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Eileen on Blog Talk Radio

Radio host Sherri Rabinowitz interviewed me on Blog Talk Radio  about winning a Sir Julius Vogel Award, my books, dragons, and my real passion in life. We also had fun discussing interactive fiction, strategies for dealing with bullying, kids’ literacy and literary festivals. It was  blast. Please download the podcast here. I hope you enjoy…
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Micromadness Flash Frontier Finalist

I’m thrilled to announce that a week ago I was selected as a finalist in the New Zealand Flash Frontier Micromadness literary contest. All entries had to be under 100 words! My flash fiction story of 76 words was selected by judges and will be featured on their Micromadness blog here at Flash Frontier, one…
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Kids love Dragon Books!

I’m taking my Pet Dragons to Au Contraire! Yes, my babies have flown home to roost, but not for long. I’m taking my wee fosterlings to Au Contraire to find them new homes. If you fancy a wee dragon for your little one, or a majestic beast for your growing kids, I have just the…
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Dragons with Lee Murray

Interviewed by Lee Murray   Talking dragons is one of my favourite past-times. Okay, and reading, writing and flying on dragons too… Whatever, dragons are cool. My middle-grade dragon fiction caught the attention of Lee Murray who has won five Sir Julius Vogel Awards and an Australasian Shadows Award for writing and editing.   On…
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Call of the Sea

Call of the Sea – Living Through Loss Thirteen years ago today, my son died. He was half of fraternal twins – the healthy half. His twin sister had been chronically ill for two years, and I had been housebound caring for her. Tough times for an extrovert. After her recovery, we had a normal…
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Book Titles – Please Help

Help Choose my Book Titles! Would you mind taking 30 seconds to help me choose new book titles? Just 2 books. It’s  important to know what my readers like, so thanks for giving valuable feedback! The title selections are here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RLF37KV Just so you know, this is how I came up with these title choices…
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