CT

, Female

Melbourne

Australia

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Melbourne, Australia
About Me:
Australian woman who loves books and travelling. Aspiring writer with nothing published yet, but I am working on a true crime book.
Books And Authors I Like:
My favourite books are mystery and true crime.

Authors I particularly like are Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen, Robert B. Parker, Lawrence Block, James Lee Burke, Ian Rankin, Janet Evanovich, Robert Crais, Michael Connelly, Patricia Cornwell, James Ellroy, Martha Grimes, Evan Hunter and Jonathan Kellerman.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
A movie I saw recently and enjoyed was 'The Last King of Scotland'. I don't really watch much TV.

Comment Wall:

  • CT

    Just want to thank all of you folks for becoming my friends.
  • Ali

    Hi CT -

    Welcome and good to see anyone from down-under

    Ali
  • CT

    Thank you Ali, nice to see you here too.
  • Brett Battles

    Welcome, welcome!!!
  • Pat Mullan

    Thanks for dropping by, CT. You like the same authors as me.

    Slan go foill,
    Pat.
  • Fran Read

    G'day CT! It's good to meet you but I wish you'd change your picture. I nearly fell off my computer chair when I saw it on my monitor!! Now I'll be nervous about sitting on the loo in the dark.
  • Karen from AustCrime

    Fran - you sook :) I love the picture CT - and it's great to see another local here. Remember to send me your profile details when your book is available so I can update http://www.austcrimefiction :) :) :)
  • Miss DaMeaner

    Dahling, you look mahvelous on the web.
  • Dennis Venter

    Hey CT, thanks for the invite. Nice to have another southern hemispherer here, we're a tad outnumbered.
  • Jeremy Lynch

    Thanks for the invite.

    I am glad to have you as a freind...even though your icon is a creepy thing.
  • Charles Kelly

    Hi, CT. Good to know you. I love Australia. I've got a good friend down there, Jeff Sellar.
  • Morgan Mandel

    Will your book have spiders in it?

    Morgan Mandel
  • CT

    Hi everyone, and thanks for accepting my invitation to become friends.

    About my icon, the Redback Spider is one of Australia’s most poisonous spiders, and it is commonly found in backyards throughout Australia.

    Nice to meet you too Fran, and make sure you watch out for redbacks and huntsman too.

    Hello Karen, and thank you for your offer, I’m still quite a long way from completing my book, but I’ll certainly keep it in mind.

    Thank you for your enthusiastic welcome Brett.

    Thanks Miss DaMeaner, love the cool outfit, truly monstrous.

    Nice to see that we have similar taste in authors Pat, and your book, The Root of All Evil sounds fascinating, so I am putting it on my ‘must read’ list. Go n-éirí an t-ádh leat.

    Isn’t it curious how we who live so far from everywhere else seek out people from our own or neighbouring countries, and even those in the same hemisphere, as if we need our own little southern hemispheric clique? Welcome to mine 

    Welcome Jeremy, but surely my icon is no creepier than your own nasty little creature?

    Big smile at Morgan. No I don’t think that there will be any spiders at all in my book, and certainly no Redbacks, because it is set in the United States.

    Nice to know that you love our country Charles. If you ever get down here I’d like to meet you in person.

    Caroline
  • Donna Moore

    Hi CT - thanks for the invite! I just can't look at your avatar though! Anything with less than 2 legs and more than 4 gives me the heebie jeebies :o)
  • Mary Reagan

    I think the spider is cool. They don't freak me out too much. Now if you had a picture of a rat, that might bother me.
  • Patti McCoy Jacob

    Hey CT -

    A friend of mine lives in Melbourne, teaching calculus at the university. She is originally from Canada, but moved to your area about 15 years ago. LOVES it.

    And the spider? Yeah, can't show my husband your page. He hates them. And you all grow them pretty darn big down there, don't ya???

    My fear is snakes. You grow those pretty darn big as well, yes? But I am still bound and determined to visit your beautiful country, so when the time comes, you tell me what areas to avoid, and I'll commit your instructions to memory. :)

    Cheers, CT, and welcome!
    Patti
  • Rhonda

    Hi CT

    Great picture but would not like to see a live one, I don't mind spiders so long as they stay away from my place
  • CT

    Thanks for your messages Chatterwall, Mary, Patti and Donna. It seems that my redbackattracts quite a lot of attention. Although they are fairly common here, like most of our creepy crawlies it's rare to hear of them causing any problems.
  • CT

    Let me know if you ever do decide to visit us Patti and I'd be happy to welcome you to Melbourne. It's a long trip to get here, but our visitors all say that they've had a wonderful time.
  • Alafair Burke

    Hey there. Nice to meet you. I'm in the redback-spiders-are-creepy camp,
  • Maryann Miller

    It's a good thing that I am recovering from my intense fear of spiders. :-) Moved out to the country a few years ago and have had to learn to co-exist. Now I don't mind them as long as they stay outside. When I go to the barn, I take a "spider stick" with me to break up the webs that are spun overnight, and I no longer kill the spiders. :-)

    Happy writing!
  • Robert K. Foster

    Greetings CT. So is your icon a reference to the femme fatale black widow type of character?
  • Maxine Schmidt

    Thanks, for the invitation, CT. I'm not really a spider fan either, though I am trying. I decided to learn more about them, and they're fascinating critters. Just the biomechanics of walking and breathing are pretty cool for any invertebrate, but add the silk and web designs, and spiders move to the top of the Astounding Animals list.
  • Brian Kavanagh

    Hello CT, good to hear from another Melbournite.
    Cheers, BK
  • Roger Jon Ellory

    Hey there! Just wanted to say thank you for the invite, and wish you the very best of luck with your writing. Do you have an agent?
  • CT

    Wondeful to see that I have so many more friends, thank you all so much for accepting my invitation.

    Sorry that my redback spider bothers most of you, but although I agree with Alafair that they belong in the spiders-are-creepy camp, nevertheless they fascinate me, as do sharks, which I I originally considered using as my icon. Good to hear that you are recovering from your fear of spiders though Maryann, though one must always be careful in areas where dangerous breeds lurk. My choice of a spider was due to a personal interest in the species Robert K, rather than any actual connection to the black widow, interesting thought though.

    Welcome Maxine and thank you for your spider-related comments. And it's good to see my fellow Melbournian BK here too.

    Thanks for your good wishes Roger, I'm afraid that as yet I don't really have a worthwhile book let alone an agent.
  • Dee Savoy

    Actually,

    I find your red-back spider quite appealing. I can't imagine why.

    Spake the lady in red
  • CT

    My redback has certainly attracted a lot of attention here. I also found the picture appealing Dee, though in reality they are best avoided.
  • Breanda Cross

    Got to jump in here. I'm in the spiders-are-beautiful camp, and have a red-back pair of earings. How many Ugghs! did I hear? CT although I'm Brisbane based, I've written a true-cime of a Sydney murder, published last year, and research a good many Aussie crimes. (Am now working on The Pyjama Girl) Have you read any of Paul B Kidd's Australian Crime File? Please come and visit me on my site.
  • Jkershaw

    Hi,
    Thanks for stopping by. I'm not afraid of the redback...Good luck with your mystery crime novel. Pls let me know when it gets published. J. kershaw.
  • CT

    Thanks for your comments Brenda and J Kershaw. Unfortunately the way I am going it will be awhile before I complete my own true crime book, which is actually set in the United States. I shall certainly read your book Brenda and look forward to when the Pajama girl is published as it should be fascinating. I think that I have read all of Paul
    Kidd's books, and much of what is available in Austrlian true crime.
  • CT

    Thanks so much Petra, I really appreciate your kind words and generous offer.

    Caroline