Belinda Pollard writes multiple genres, including the WILD CRIMES mystery-thriller series requiring arduous research in the best tourist destinations. So far, for the sake of her readers, she has hiked perilous New Zealand mountains and visited a remote tropical island on the Great Barrier Reef; the Australian desert is next. Her rambunctious terrier inspired the light memoir DOGGED OPTIMISM. An accredited book editor and former journalist, she blogs writing tips and Travel and Other Catastrophes. She co-hosts the Gracewriters Podcast and presents workshops at libraries and online. Her degrees in Communication and Theology inspire her devotional writing, and her writing prizes include a Varuna Fellowship. Belinda lives in subtropical Brisbane, Australia where she undertakes ball-throwing duties for a red dog named Rufus, and turns on the air-conditioning so she can dream of snow…
