Photo credit Kate MacPherson
Tena koutou, hello and welcome!
I’m a writer and new media maven, book marketer and copywriting whiz. By day I promote award-winning books for a top New Zealand publishing house and teach people how to use social media to promote their business. By night I hang out on Twitter and blog about writing, poetry and creativity. I've been blogging on and off since 1999, you can have a look at one of my old blogs here.
I was accepted into the most prestigious creative writing school in New Zealand and completed my MA with Merit in 2009. My thesis is a book of poetry, which I am currently preparing to approach publishers with. My poetry has been published in many journals in New Zealand and Australia.
Many things define me, if I owned a TV channel this is what you'd watch. I love to make things. I mostly work with fabric and paper but I do love to photograph. Oh, and I also made a couple of pretty cute kids
My past projects include a beautiful collaboration with visual artists called Kissed. Most recently I've had a chap-book of poems published by Seraph Press called Watching for Smoke. Currently I am collaborating on two journals with fellow poet and crafter Helen Lehndorf and two altered books with Textile artist Billie-Joye Stewart. these are slow-mo projects spanning several years. Good things take time!
I was born to the sound of dirt bikes on the fire-breaks in the Hutt Valley, New Zealand. My ancestors hail from: England (Essex and Kent), Ireland (Kerry), Scotland (Knockandhu – Moray and Dunoon – Argyll) and from the Greek village of Exogi, Ithaka. Now I live in the sea-side village of Paekakariki, on the Kapiti Coast.
I have rather strong political beliefs. I’ve run an ethical online company. I only sell things I truly feel passionate about. I do use affiliate links here but I only ever recommend things I really believe in.
I love to help small creative businesses set up and become independent, confident users of social media. I also write web copy and teach clients how to independantly maintain websites. If you are interested in working with me have a look at my LinkedIn profile.
