Lynette grew up listening to her mother Mattie’s stories about her WW2 love for US Navy Diver Charlie. She used Mattie’s 30 letters from Charlie, and together with her insightful editor/advisor husband, Bud, they completed extensive research to give reality to The Rigel Affair. Lynette has published multiple short stories for NZ magazines. Both Lynette and Bud have completed numerous Creative Writing courses at Auckland University. Lynette is an accomplished expressionist Artist, with works sold internationally.
I am also fortunate enough to be a successful artist... so I can bounce from writing to painting and come back refreshed and relieved to both endeavors. I love to swim and can't wait for my next dip in the nearby pool or my favorite - a dunk in the ocean during summer!
I have been writing since a very early age - if you count letters... before we were swamped by emails! My first novel, The Rigel Affair, was prompted by my wonder husband/partner Bud, who read the 30 WW2 letters from Charlie to my mother, Mattie. Bud said, "You must write a Book!"