The Drowned World
After a heavy storm on a hot summer’s day, when everything is still quiet and steaming, the lake near my home has an almost J.G.Ballardian feel about it. “In the early morning light a strange...
View ArticleMarried a comedian on a magical Danish island
It’s been a quiet month online for me because my favorite human and I were busy cycling, camping, and marrying on a little Danish island. We packed up a tent and sleeping bags, loaded up our bicycles,...
View ArticleTweets that make me happy
Well, I can’t let such lovely tweets just float away down the river, can I? I not only work with great authors on great books, they’re all very kind too. My editor’s new FB page. Can't imagine...
View ArticleScience Fiction & Fantasy Editing
Hello, authors! I’m currently scheduling projects for the rest of this year and into early 2015 and still have spaces left, so if you have a manuscript almost ready for professional editing or if you’d...
View ArticleCalifornia Dreaming
Well, here goes nothing! The final docs for my US immigration visa application are FINALLY in the mail. I’ve done the police checks, vaccinations, and blood tests. My husband and I have given over our...
View ArticleGoodbye, Europe!
Hello, California, and auf wiedersehen, Berlin! So surreal to wake up and know my Europe chapter is over. Eleven years ago, when I was just a shy girl in New Zealand, my wise buddy Graeme told me the...
View ArticleGOODBYE TO A BEST FRIEND
I wrote this last night while watching the hours count down and wishing they’d stop. My girl is leaving us today. I knew when I left Germany to live in the U.S., it would probably be the last time I’d...
View Article104 Adventures Challenge!
Hey nature-lovers and book-fiends, I just signed up to attempt 104 fun and healthy adventures this year: the 52 Hikes Challenge and the Goodreads 52 books challenge. No idea if I’ll even come close to...
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Camping Essentials: Science Fiction
This is my kinda camping. Stormy weather, empty lakes, and science fiction.
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Editing Life
I edit full time but moonlight as a cat-sitter/dog-sitter. It makes for some beautiful new environments and friendly editing companions. Here is where I am now, near Alexanderplatz in Berlin, hanging...
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The Drowned World
After a heavy storm on a hot summer’s day, when everything is still quiet and steaming, the lake near my home has an almost J.G.Ballardian feel about it. “In the early morning light a strange...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Married a comedian on a magical Danish island
It’s been a quiet month online for me because my favorite human and I were busy cycling, camping, and marrying on a little Danish island. We packed up a tent and sleeping bags, loaded up our bicycles,...
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