Sweet stories, hopeful characters, happily ever after.
I don’t talk much about Mount Lawley in The Guy from the Internet, save for late in the piece where, admittedly, it sounds a little desolate. But that’s just Holly’s hangover talking — I promise. In real life, Mount Lawley is a lively precinct once lovingly referred to as Perth’s “hipster central”. It’s a little grubby …
Ah, Holly, a girl after my own heart. She’s the narrator-protagonist from my multicultural contemporary romance, The Guy From The Internet. And if I’m being honest, I never originally intended to write a little piece about her here, but I felt kind of bad that I posted about Richard when Holly gets way more air time and her …
This topic is a little unpleasant, but I felt it was important to touch on, because every lady (and most guys) I know who’ve worked in an office has come across a co-worker like this. I’m talking about Richard from The Guy From The Internet, the one Holly reveals has been acting “dodgy” around her at …
I want to talk about that family dinner scene in The Guy From The Internet. Although it was an awkward experience for Holly, I found it one of the most natural scenes to write. The Chee family’s energy, their dialogue, the little bubbles of chaos that pop every now and then — all of it felt …
My upcoming novella, The Guy From The Internet, draws from growing up as a first-generation migrant in Perth. It’s not true to life, though many of the culturally charged events and exchanges were inspired by real human moments I’ve experienced, heard about or witnessed. We’re in this dynamic and exciting period where media representation of …
