Betty Harvey will sometimes sit for days on end penning the adventures of a young mouse named Edward and his mischievous sister Rita.
The University of the Third Age member discovered her passion for writing during a “writing for children” class at NMIT a few years ago and has been at it ever since.
Since getting the bug, she has written three novels, and will release her second in the “Edward” series in May, much to the delight of Whittlesea children.
Prior to her new novel, titled More Wild And Exciting Adventures Of Edward, excerpts of the bunnies’ adventures were published in The Town Crier, a monthly Whittlesea magazine that Harvey edits.
The Epping resident said she was originally pushed to publish her stories by a persistent son.
“One of my sons said: ‘Mum, you should put it in a book’. I said I couldn’t be bothered, but he kept at me.”
From 2pm on May 24, the former secretary and now creative writer will hold a book launch at Mill Park library to celebrate the release of the new novel.
