Let’s call him ‘Artist One.’ We were chatting a while back about what I considered the success of someone we’ll call ‘Artist Two.’ “Artist Two’s work is amazing,” I said. “Artist Two is winning loads of awards,” I said. “Artist Two has tens of thousands of followers on social media,” I said. Artist One narrowed his eyes. “Yes, but Artist Two drives …
Zanni Louise’s Too Busy Sleeping
Way back when (2013), I was randomly Googling ‘green smoothies’ (it was when they were the ‘new thing’, not the yawn-worthy highly Instagrammed beverage they are now). In some sort of cyber-round-about way, I ended up reading a blog post about a smoothie shop in my home town of Byron Bay called Naked Treaties. That post was written by northern New …
Ch ch ch ch ch changes
You may have noticed this blog has had a name change. It had been appearing under the banner ‘Anti-Princess Mama,’ but I decided that label was a little limiting. While, yes, I’m not exactly into supporting the princess machine (OK that’s an understatement), it’s such a small part of my make-up and I want to write about more than that one topic. We can’t …
Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival
I’m in love with Bellingen.
Take me back to Somerset!
It’s Day 120 since my maternity leave finished and I returned to my job as a journalist. It’s Day 46 since The Anti-Princess Club hit shelves. And it’s Day 26 since the Somerset Celebration of Literature.
Is it too strong to say ‘anti’ princess?
Phew. It’s been a busy month. I’ve done a lot of interviews including national TV and radio spots, I’ve written blog posts for the likes of Mamamia and Kidspot, and been the subject of several reviews. I’ve started compiling the media mentions and appearances here if you’re keen to go through them.
Cinderella movie review
Sit down. What I’m about to say may shock you.
Anti-Princess Club book launch
What a whirlwind of a night. The Anti-Princess Club was officially launched at Mary Ryan’s book shop in Byron Bay (my home town).







