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?
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I’m so enjoying the reminders from WordPress about what I wrote “on this day” years back, that I am in danger of reblogging them all. The saving grace with this one is that it is vaguely book related. In fact, the manuscript on which I was working ultimately transformed into Louisa, which has just been…
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Mark your calendars for the launch of Louisa on May 29, 2026, at The Links Seaside in Wollongong! It kicks off at 2pm, and attendance is free, so don’t forget to book your spot. Plus, author Suzanne Leal, known for her award-winning novels, will be in the mix!
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It’s two weeks today since the official launch of Louisa, my debut historical novel. The launch took place at Links Seaside by Warrigal in Wollongong. This is the over-55s lifestyle resort in which I live, and the operator Warrigal had stood by me every step of the way for the planning and delivery of this…