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Elvis and Me

How a world-weary musician and a broken racehorse rescued each other

He was broken, forgotten, and angry. She recognised something of herself in him.

Gillian Wills makes an impulsive decision: she buys her first horse.

Elvis is underweight, emotionally damaged, saddle-phobic - and, despite being sold as "perfect for beginners," is anything but.

With the guidance of a gifted 'horse whisperer', she learns to care for...

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Big Music

Beat is given a chance to shine when she is appointed dean of Turalong Music School, but her role is not what it seems.

Fine-tuning this institution is like playing a cracked violin with broken strings. She’s determined to revive the school’s reputation despite gender bias, staff conflict, fraud, betrayal, a famous composer’s ghost and a...

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'Ah Music, A Magic Beyond All We Do Here,' p. 289, Gillian Wills, Sound Musicianship, ed. Andrew Brown, Cambridge University Press, 2012

Understanding the Crafts of Music

Sound Musicianship is a book for music educators and musicians about musicianship—about musical skills, abilities, habits, sensibilities and understandings. Musicianship is explored as a form of craftsmanship. Like most crafts, music requires a balance of theoretical knowledge and practical skills that contribute to a highly tuned ability to...

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Latest Updates

October 8, 2026

Shelley Dark, author of the best seller Hydra in Winter gave me a boost to the spirits with her glowing review for Elvis and Me.

I know Gillian...

October 8, 2026

Peter Long’s launch of Wooden Ships and Iron Men, Hawkeye Publishing his latest historical fiction novel inspired by true events and his father’s...

October 8, 2026

I was also commissioned to write a review of Anne Freeman’s latest novel The Time After Now. Her launch of the same at Books@Stones on the 1...

October 8, 2026

Above: ATC Trio

Last weekend I was a guest of Tyalgum Music Festival. Tyalgum is in Northern Rivers, NSW which is a 2.5-hour journey from Brisbane....

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