I was born in Melbourne in 1971 but before I started school my family moved to a property in Gippsland. Our house was a long way from the town and there wasn’t a lot forme to do except hang out with my older brothers and read. I made up many stories but I didn’t record them until much later. (I wish I had. Now I carry a journal everywhere I go.) My stories were first published when I was about twenty-four years old. While working in England I wrote letters to my brother about my travels. He turned these letters into a musical called The Journey Girl.
I didn’t write books straight after this, though. I taught English. I studied writing at TAFE. I wrote articles for papers and magazines.
And then I wrote The Life and Times of Gracie Faltrain. It’s my favourite book because I had fun making up the characters. There are three Gracie books. Gracie Faltrain Takes Control is the second in the trilogy and Gracie Faltrain Gets it Right (Finally) is the third. (Look for this last one in book stores now.)
