October 2019

We have a relatively new addition to our extended family. No, not a dog. So many people describe a pet as a ‘new addition to the family’ and so it is when you think how your grocery bill increases after it arrives. A dog or a cat would be fun but I am talking about a delightful, energetic and lovely, little boy who has just turned two. Being a writer I couldn’t resist the chance to write his ‘Life’. It is in the form of a diary. When I come home from spending time with him I write the experience…

I have spent the last few days deciding on a cover for my novel, Mayhem in Melbourne. I had two very different concepts to choose from. So hard to choose! They are both great. But I’ve bitten the bullet and made a choice. Strangely all the men I asked chose one and the women the other one. There was no variation; men one way, women the other. I’m not sure what that says. I’m in this envious position of choosing a cover because I’m enrolled in a wonderful course with the Writing New South Wales (Writing NSW ) and called…

Hello and welcome to My blog. Why am I blogging? There are thousands probably millions of blogs out there. Does the world need one more? It’s a good question. My name’s Juliette Davis and I’m a writer, well I suppose, to be more precise I’m in training to be a writer. The training takes me to numerous writers’ courses and workshops. The tutors always say, ‘To start, make sure you have a blog so everyone knows who you are. And it’s a good marketing platform,’ or words to that effect. They say it regularly and often. I’ve got the message.…