This week was all about preparing for the book and masks stall with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra for Halloween.

Mask making, middle grade and music go together like...magic. The Creative Chronicle episode this week captures the fun and lead up to Violetta's Halloween mask making workshop with plenty of spooky butterflies.

For me, making masks has enabled me to step outside my comfort zone...and I’m so glad I did.

It’s amazing what can get done in small snippets of time and writing ideas often arise from the most unexpected places.

This week is a fun week as it’s all about the music.

Transcript from the Creative Chronicles…an unorthodox name for a vlog. I love imagining stories in my music and like all things creative, sometimes we need to step outside of our comfort zones. Performing, yes, that’s frightening, but for people like me who feel they were born in a different era, before the age of social media and the internet, speaking and posting videos is even more terrifying! However, instead of avoiding it, I thought I’d use the opportunity to share what