November has been a whirlwind and in amongst that whirlwind Rhiannon's Last Look is out in the wild! It's so ...

In 2012 I wrote a book and sent it to a literary agent with an expectation she would absolutely love it and send it to a ...

I have news, coming to you from the Back O' Bourke where Rhiannon's Last Look is set!!! So many peo...

I don't have much more to tell you regarding the progress of 

When someone goes missing, your life is forever changed I received an email the other day from ...

Behind the scenes of Rhiannon's Last Look Okay, this image is really just to get your attention...

I'm so thrilled to let you know if you pre-order Rhiannon’s...

I've been a busy beaver and I'm thrilled to have sent out my first draft of my 7th crime novel to my early readers! I've already h...

Write About Me With Ursula on my mind,

I have been off the air for a while, and a lot of you have been wondering about the long break between updates. I have bee...

When I was in my late twenties a friend and I started a book club in the tiny rural Victoria town of Minyip, home of the televisio...

When someone takes the time to leave a review on one of my books, my heart sings! Reviews on sites such as Amazon and Goodreads al...

One thing the outback does is clears my mind of all the clutter. I have time to think, I am not scrolling through social media or ...

If you follow me on Instagram stories, you’ll get a mix of outback sunsets, coastal sunrises and whole mish mash of quotes I fin...

Continuing on the theme of fact or fiction, I've been travelling a lot and listening to true crime podcast series inclu...

"I don't think that would happen in real life, it's not believable." I was indignant at the commen...

From the archives I wrote this blog in 2014, soon after I met retired UK Detective Inspector Chris Goul...

What I love most about being an author is getting feedback from my readers on my two crime fiction series - the

Happy New Year to you all, and welcome to my new MP Book News subscribers. I notice some from the UK, the US, Can...

It's summer in Australia, Christmas is around the corner, and for many of us (who aren't working in the hospitality or accommo...

I've spent the past few weeks immersed in Yellowstone in anticipation of the Season 5 launch, which is probably time I should...

Every year for as long as I can remember my husband's parents put together a Christmas hamper for us filled with treasures they've...

In Australia it's been raining. A lot. The impact has been devastating for many communities, and I am among those who have been si...

What do you do when you want to hang out with Australia's best crime writers? You invite them to your home town and orga...

This week is National Missing Persons Week in Australia, which is an opportunity for the media, the c...

When You Find Me (Book 2 in the Rhiannon Series) has been edited for audio release and I'm about to dive in and have a li...

Some of Australia’s most popular female crime writers will converge on the Bega Valley in August for the Sisters in Crime

My very own book wall! I dropped into my local bookstore Collins Merimbula to buy some new books and was over the moon t...

Time. Alice: "How long is forever?" White Rabbit: "Sometimes, just one second." Time is something I ...

"Making school lunch boxes from our favourite book ." Sarah Little, Tathra, Australia...

"Absolutely loved your new book. I haven’t been able to put it down. I read from start to finish this afternoon. I l...

THANKYOU to everyone who makes the effort to leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads. Not only does it make my day, it also helps my...

Australian crime thriller fiction...

Missing people, the stark landscape of the Australian outback and the police system in the mid 90s combine for Melissa Pou...

NEW BOOK COVER REVEAL The moment you've all been waiting for (cue drum roll). The next book in my Rhiannon Series is

Two years ago today (December 21) Mum and I w...

Today is a pretty exciting day - this time seven years ago Write About Me reached #1 in the biggest bookstore in the world, Amazon...

A year ago, four days before Christmas, I was sitting in the NSW Coroner's Court with Mum and our dear friend Liz Davies who we me...