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I’ve always loved to create. As a child, I would choreograph jazz ballet routines for my reflection in the family room windows, write poetry on scraps of paper, and tell original stories to my little sister. As an author, I am both elated and humbled that you are reading my work, and here’s why I […]
Day 54: 3 reasons why I love writing Read More »
The quest to spread Herbie’s magic of growing food means meeting people across many vocations: gardening, writing, education, food and journalism. And today, I met with Stonnington Library. I delivered copies of Herbie’s books to librarian, Ms P, this morning, and was ecstatic to learn she had already become acquainted with Herbie via his website.
Day 46: Herbie’s diary Read More »
The great American comic, W.C. Fields, once said, “Never work with children or animals.” However, if he had been at the Stories Up High children’s writers festival this weekend at Cloudehill in Olinda, he may have thought otherwise. Reading chapter one of Herbert Peabody and His Extraordinary Vegetable Patch, followed by painting pots and planting
Day 45: Sharing Herbie’s magic with children at Stories Up High Read More »
Last year, I was interviewed by news.com.au about some of the common mistakes we make with our food choices. As a former food marketer who worked on children’s dairy and juice products, I worked closely with nutritionists. While I am not a qualified nutritionist or dietician, I learned something – that food, and not food
Day 36: 5 Food Myths Read More »
I had been planning to write a blog for a long time. I tried to start one once, but there were other things to do, time went to quickly, excuse number three, excuse number four, and before I knew it, my blog wasn’t happening before it had started! But this changed when I made a
Day 31: Making writing a habit Read More »
As a writer, it’s important that I review what I’ve created. I like to do it the day after, so that I have fresh eyes. You can get too close to your work, and rather than your writing, what you imagine becomes the reality. Tonight it was a case of fresh ears for the three
Day 29: The day after Read More »
Today I met with my wonderful publicist, Scott Eathorne, from Quikmark Media. As I’ve mentioned previously, I’ve learned that writing a book is the easy part. Promoting and getting the book noticed requires an art, and a book publicist is just the artist to do it. Scott is one of the best in the business, and
Day 26: How to get your book out there Read More »
It is amazing to meet people who make a difference, and today I met two such people. Professor David Crawford and Cathy Cooper are part of a world-class team looking into the effect of physical activity and nutrition across different life stages. The Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research (C-PAN) is dedicated to improving health
Day 17: World-class meeting Read More »
Herbie is super excited to be preparing for a very important appointment tomorrow – a reading at Brookeville Kindergarten in Toorak, Victoria. I was lucky to meet one of the Brookeville Kindy teachers at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show last month. She told me about their extraordinary vegetable patch, and I knew instantly
Day 14: Herbie is on the road! Read More »
To write a book is to go on a journey. There are many steps along the way – some obvious, some unseen – and all of them contribute to the finished product. If I have learned one thing from writing, it is to be disciplined. When I write, I wake at 5:30am and work until
Day 9: From little things big things grow Read More »
The adventures of Herbert Peabody focus on connecting children with where food comes from, and centre around problem solving and co-operation.