What a great story on the ABC this week. My Crazy Gap Year followed a couple and their two young boys as they set sail from England in a catamaran to find paradise in the Pacific. Their adventure got off to a very shaky start, with the two and four year old boys behaving likeContinue reading “The right time for adventure”
Category Archives: The Path of Least Resistance
Confessions of a mother of boys
You know you’re a fully fledged Mother of Boys when you find yourself alone at home on a Friday night – your kids are in bed, your husband’s out – you ignore the mind-improving book on the arm of the chair, you flick on the TV, scroll past the worthy documentaries, the hospital dramas andContinue reading “Confessions of a mother of boys”
How’s my front cover in this?
There’s a theory that book sales are proportional to the number of teeth on the front cover. With this theory in mind my publisher, Paul Collins, of Ford Street Publishing, enlisted the talented Marc McBride to do the artwork for the Hazard River series. Marc, who is famous for the Deltora Quest illustrations, is notContinue reading “How’s my front cover in this?”
Hazard River goes on tour
It’s no secret that marketing plays a large part in the success of a book. So I shouldn’t have been surprised when my publisher asked me to write an article for a children’s literature magazine to promote the Hazard River series. But I was. I was also surprised when he asked me present at aContinue reading “Hazard River goes on tour”
Non-stop action at Hazard River
Get set for more action at Hazard River with Bat Attack and Tiger Terror. The stories are action-packed fun for readers aged 8+, published by Ford Street Publishing. The freaky front covers are done by super-talented illustrator, Marc McBride. The HAZARD RIVER series: Holidays are normally fun – right? But when Jack Wilde and his friends visitContinue reading “Non-stop action at Hazard River”
Hooked on Hong Kong
Hong Kong isn’t what it used to be. Maybe that’s a good thing. No-one taxi surfs in Hong Kong these days. The old practice of riding home from night clubs on the roof of a taxi has disappeared along with British governors in feathered hats and the old white-knuckle airport landing. Well over a decadeContinue reading “Hooked on Hong Kong”
Climbing Mt Warning
LATEST: Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track remains closed until the end of October 2022 due to the impacts of COVID, widespread flooding in the region, and to allow further consultation with the Aboriginal community and other key stakeholders about the future management of the site. (NSW National Parks) Mt Warning (Wollumbin) in the NSW TweedContinue reading “Climbing Mt Warning”
Just a Thredbo Tragic
There’s nothing quite like skiing in Australia. We have just forked out a wad of cash at the entrance to the Kosciuszko National Park and the temperature is dropping. There’s snow on the peaks and the kids are getting excited. It’s their first ski holiday in Australia and my first visit to Thredbo in 24Continue reading “Just a Thredbo Tragic”
Julie Fison 