

Shelley Dark
- Mar 23
#9 Son of Hydra
Holy schemoly where did 2022 go? And now 2023 is almost gone??? And does it matter? Good health is the only thing that matters a toss,...


Shelley Dark
- Oct 30, 2022
#8 the tarot cards don't lie
I'm sorry I haven't updated you about the novel lately. I thought you'd think, Oh for goodness sake, aren't you published yet? And now...


Shelley Dark
- Apr 10, 2022
#7 the case of the disappearing finish line
Where Shelley goes back to the drawing board and a dual narrative...

Shelley Dark
- Feb 8, 2022
#6 past the post
I hope nice things have been happening in your life since I wrote to you last. Anything could have happened! Tell me, tell me, in the...

Shelley Dark
- Sep 21, 2021
#5 a teeny milestone
It's been a while. The journey continues...


Shelley Dark
- Mar 1, 2021
#4 a quick update....
Just a quick update on my novel..... Last September when I wrote my last blog post, I'd finished the first draft, about the lives of two...


Shelley Dark
- Sep 18, 2020
#3 How long does it take to write a novel?
A few of you have asked me when my novel will be finished. Good question. Poor answer: I don't know! Let me explain by sharing my...


Shelley Dark
- Aug 12, 2020
#2 Hooked...
I just love this place where I sit to write. I'm not distracted by the huge fig trees at my back.....


Shelley Dark
- Jul 23, 2020
#1 Writing the novel
Thank you so much for being interested in the process of my novel writing. It's been a journey (both physically and mentally!), and some...


Shelley Dark
- Mar 6, 2019
#5 the end of the road
When I left my guardian angel Trish in Braidwood on Tuesday afternoon, I was in a hurry. I'd intended to buy a takeaway dinner in...


Shelley Dark
- Mar 4, 2019
#4 Gold at Braidwood
Promising to speak soon, Trisha and I hugged goodbye on Tuesday morning after breakfast, and I left Bobundara for Braidwood on my next...


Shelley Dark
- Mar 3, 2019
#3 The old house
Bobundra breakfasts include freshly juiced grapefruit, orange, carrot, ginger, beetroot and turmeric. One glass of this delicious purple...


Shelley Dark
- Mar 2, 2019
#2 Bobundara
What a great few days! How fabulous to have the chance to visit Monaro to see for the first time the vastness of that amazing treeless...


Shelley Dark
- Feb 21, 2019
#1 Monaro
In the last post about Tassie, I said I'd have a surprise in a couple of weeks. Nous voici! I didn't ever dream that I'd start writing a...


Shelley Dark
- Feb 9, 2019
#14 Pumphouse Point. The end.
And so to the final leg of our journey - from Strahan on the west coast, through Queenstown to Pumphouse Point, then on to Hobart to fly...