13 May, 2026

In 1977, I was in Year 8 at Marist Regional College in Burnie, Tasmania.
In 1994, I was Manager of Training and Development at AMP Corporate in Perth, WA.
In 2017, I was Adviser to the President of the Senate, Stephen Parry.

These three years ended up being pivotal to the storyline of Unspoken.

3 May, 2026

But do you know book trailers are a thing?

I didn't ... until recently ... and now I have one!

27 April, 2026

When you write a novel over 10-years, you get to know your lead characters intimately.

Their motivations and their fears. The circumstances in which they thrive and the stresses that distort their judgment. How each behaves in strength, how each reacts under pressure and what happens when they begin to unravel.

Today, I want to introduce you to them.

27 April, 2026

The joy of Unboxing ….

22 April, 2026

Last week I shared how Unspoken came together over what felt like a lifetime. Well, it was ... a political lifetime.

Over the next two weeks, I thought I’d dive deeper into what makes the story tick - without spoilers or turning it into a Year 10 English lesson!

15 April, 2026

Anyone who knows me knows I’m pretty enthusiastic about starting new things.

I have no shortage of harebrained ideas, and when I decide to take one on, it usually starts with me saying: How hard can it be?

The answer generally turns out to be: Much harder than I thought!!

And so it was with Unspoken ...

8 April, 2026

In publishing, genre is the ultimate shortcut to your reader.

Readers aren't randomly browsing for their next favourite novel. They go straight to what they already love.

Romance readers want more romance. Crime readers want more crime ...

25 March, 2026

Here's your first glimpse of the full cover of my debut novel UNSPOKEN ... with a couple of bonuses thrown in.

18 March, 2026

A few years ago, a U.S. court case pulled back the curtain on the traditional publishing industry. What began as a legal fight over a merger ended up revealing once-secret details - including sales data, advances and industry realities that are usually kept well out of sight. For writers and readers alike, it offered a rare, unfiltered look at the business of book publishing, and some of the numbers were genuinely shocking.

11 March, 2026

Earning a “return on my investment” was never part of my writing journey. But once the publication deal with Ventura was settled, I began to wonder: if I do make any money from this book, how could I use it to do some good?

4 March, 2026

The title plays an obvious role on the front cover of any novel.

Here’s the thinking behind the title Unspoken.

4 March, 2026

There’s always a lot of hype around a cover reveal, and I wanted to make sure you saw it here first.

4 March, 2026

The editing process is full steam ahead and in the last sweep through, the proofreader picked up a ‘dangling modifier’. Do you know what that is?

27 February, 2026

Sydney-based publisher Ventura Press has acquired world rights to Unspoken, a gripping political crime novel by D. A. Fletcher.

Fletcher has spent nearly twenty years working at the heart of Australian politics – across the Senate, the House of Representatives and the Tasmanian House of Assembly – following careers in teaching and corporate finance.