ABOUT ME

Gwen Wilson … Dreaming of being a famous author one day (AI generated image)

Welcome to the website of author Gwen Wilson, aka blogger, Garrulous Gwendoline, The Reluctant Retiree…

With a few twists and turns along the way, life after forced retirement chose to reinvent me as an author.

Explore this blogsite turned website to learn more about my early background in my memoir I Belong to No One, or where life finds me now, with the recent release of my debut historical novel, Louisa.

Or simply enjoy my other blog posts, an eclectic mix of exhilarating travel adventures in Australia, or Abroad, mixed with random Writerly Things and Stuff that doesn’t fit elsewhere.

One day, I may write the sequel to my memoir. A ‘Self-Help’ book explaining how to transform a life that looked hopeless into one so full of vibrant activity there is never a spare minute in the day. The problem is that in all the years in between I was too busy putting one foot in front of the other to keep a diary, so the second-best option is my blog, first begun in 2013. Perhaps that is more revealing than any book could ever be…

For now, though, I’ll stick with dreaming of broad horizons. Who knows where that will lead me?

I belong to no one

  • Behind the Scenes of ‘Louisa’: An Author’s Experience

    At the beginning of August, hot on the heels of having done a talk for U3A Wollongong, I headed out west for two library author talks at Narromine and Dubbo. Along the way, I dropped into Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM to have a chat with host Robyn Catchlove — community radio presenter and author of Somewhere Down…

  • Meet Author Gwen: Insights from The Links Seaside by Warrigal

    Recently I was interviewed by two wonderful women from the Warrigal marketing team. Warrigal is the operator of the retirement village in which I live. Below, I’m sharing the article they published a few days ago. This copy and the accompanying photographs are Warrigal content and copyright. I’ve always wanted to write and in school…

  • Join Gwen Wilson on KCR Book Space This Friday 21st August 2026

    Tomorrow – Friday 21st August – I will be joining Karen Lateo and Campbell McConachie on Kiama Community Radio for their Book Space segment. I’m loving the way they have promoted it on their Facebook and Instagram, copied below. If you miss the live show, or are based outside the region, you can catch the…