I was thrilled to join fellow romance writer Stella Quinn on the Romance Writers of Australia blog this month to talk about Reunited with the Millionaire, my writing process, and a quirky Q&A. Thank you, Stella, for having me! Read the blog below!

I'm thrilled to announce that my manuscript Reunited with the Millionaire has won the 2020 Emerald Award for best unpublished romance manuscript with Romance Writers of Australia! Tonight, I attended the virtual awards dinner at home in Townsville with my mum and the puppies, Isabella and Jacob. I threw a tropical themed party to keep in theme with the Whitsunday setting in the novel.

I am equally thrilled that Reunited with the Millionaire came highly commended in RWA's Valerie Parv Award and RWNZ's Pacific Hearts Award.

This weekend, I attended Romance Writers of Australia's virtual conference Love in Isolation. I had a great time attending conference warm and safe up here in Townsville. A big thank you goes to the conference team for their perseverance to bring us this opportunity. It was great to stay in touch and have the chance to learn from each other amongst this current chaos.

I'm pleased to announce that I've been named a finalist in the 2020 Valerie Parv Award with Romance Writers of Australia.

A big thank you goes to the dedicated judges for their consideration and feedback.

​Best of luck to all the finalists!

Reunited with the Millionaire is a finalist in the 2020 Emerald Award with Romance Writers of Australia!

Thank you to the dedicated readers for their feedback.

​Best of luck to all the finalists!

After submitting the first 10,000 words of my latest manuscript, it has reached the second round of Romance Writers of Australia's Emerald Contest!

Thank you to the judges for their first round feedback.

​Congratulations to all the second round winners!

This weekend, I attended the Romance Writers of Australia conference where I participated in The Deep Dive manuscript workshop with author Rachel Bailey, learned how to construct lovable alpha heroes, and attended a workshop on crime writing to improve my romantic suspense skills. I pitched three manuscripts to publishers and built my skills in creating conflict and plot structure. I enjoyed socialising with her fellow writers, bought too many books, and left with the goal to focus on writing category romance.

Another wonderful conference, where I participated in a wonderful workshop with Rachel Bailey, learned how to write for Harlequin Dare, and how to build up the tension with amazing authors Maisey Yates and Jackie Ashendon. I'm very excited for the 2019 conference in Melbourne. 

​Read more on the blog - The Writing Journey.

I'm thrilled to announce that my manuscript Almost a Princess has won the 2018 RWA's Emerald Award for Best Unpublished Romance Manuscript. After taking into consideration feedback from a manuscript assessment at the 2017 conference, I believe that this is proof of how dedication and focus can make dreams come true.

Read more on the blog - The Writing Journey.