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Gwen Wilson started writing her memoir in her fifties. Essentially self-educated, Gwen worked as a motel receptionist, dental nurse and switchboard operator until at nineteen, in the exciting days of the pre-container era, a chance opportunity saw her land a role in customs clearance on the male-dominated Port Adelaide waterfront. A stable marriage and successful career in shipping and logistics in Sydney followed until she retired, after which Gwen entered university for the first time and now holds a Master’s Degree in Electronic Commerce. Gwen and husband Bill live in Wollongong, New South Wales.

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Gwen Wilson Haha - sorry, no - not my genre at all. Although - I did write a blog post about a horror drive home that started with "It was a dark and stormy night…moreHaha - sorry, no - not my genre at all. Although - I did write a blog post about a horror drive home that started with "It was a dark and stormy night. Whoops! Correction. Last night was a dark and stormy night." You can read the whole story here https://garrulousgwendoline.wordpress...(less)
Gwen Wilson Thank you for your question. My reading list is so eclectic, and often related to research for my current manuscript. Right this moment though, for en…moreThank you for your question. My reading list is so eclectic, and often related to research for my current manuscript. Right this moment though, for entertainment, I am reading "Poking Seaweed With A Stick And Running Away From The Smell" by Alison Whitelock. It's a quirky memoir set in Scotland. I just finished "The War Bride" by Pamela Hart. Set in Sydney post WWI, it tells the tale of an Englishwoman who married an Australian soldier, but when she arrives to her new life in Australia, he is not at the dock to meet her! I use Goodreads as a handy tool for recording all the books I mean to read. (less)
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There is so much going on in my life that my blog has been neglected. It is not that I don’t think of what I’d like to write. It is just I haven’t worked out how my brain can type the page without any intervention from me. I’m not sure if I have previously mentioned … Continue reading Unveiling ‘Shifting Sands’: A SeaQuills Anthology Read more of this blog post »
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