{"id":51249,"date":"2019-08-17T17:23:39","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T07:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.30.214.42\/blog\/?p=51249"},"modified":"2025-07-18T18:48:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T08:48:24","slug":"wendy-laing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writers-exchange.com\/wendy-laing\/","title":{"rendered":"Wendy Laing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wendy Laing is one half of the pseudonym or pen name &#8220;Dalziel Laing&#8221; of Dianne Dalziel and Wendy Laing, the co-authors of\u00a0<em>Mirror, Mirror<\/em>. She is also a multi-published author in her own right.<\/p>\n<p>A writer, part-time housewife with a Teaching Diploma, a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Majors in Professional Writing (creative writing, editing and publishing) and Communications (mass media and gender imaging) with electives in Literary Studies and Sociology, and Master of Arts (project\/thesis called: &#8220;Severance Packages A Crime\/Paranormal Novel and Exegesis focussing on the Electronic and Digital publication of Creative Writing&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>A &#8220;Jill-of-all-Trades&#8221; Teacher, curriculum consultant, travel consultant, International Airline employee in passenger and cargo areas at Melbourne International Airport and city offices, and a Professional Dog Trainer! Wendy&#8217;s had articles published in\u00a0<em>The Sunbury Times<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The Anthony Warlow International Newsletter.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Member of the FAW (Fellowship of Australian Writers)<\/li>\n<li>Member of the VWC (Victorian Writers Centre)<\/li>\n<li>Lifetime Alumni Member of Victoria University<\/li>\n<li>Member of EPIC and EPRO<\/li>\n<li>Member of Sisters in Crime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Recently widowed, with fond memories of Hubby Dave &amp; lovely Kynda, Wendy lives with her new four pawed family, Vicky, an adorable adopted black greyhound, in Melbourne. They continue a 35 year long volunteer Pet Therapy tradition, at the local aged care.<\/p>\n<h1>Author of:<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"pP5yk8K4RH\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writers-exchange.com\/captain-angus-the-lighthouse-ghost\/\">Captain Angus, The Lighthouse Ghost by Wendy Laing<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Captain Angus, The Lighthouse Ghost by Wendy Laing&#8221; &#8212; Writers Exchange E-Publishing\" src=\"https:\/\/www.writers-exchange.com\/captain-angus-the-lighthouse-ghost\/embed\/#?secret=XlIhmqduBJ#?secret=pP5yk8K4RH\" data-secret=\"pP5yk8K4RH\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1GuImzj9xd\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writers-exchange.com\/cock-of-the-walk\/\">Cock of the Walk by Wendy Laing<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Cock of the Walk by Wendy Laing&#8221; &#8212; Writers Exchange E-Publishing\" src=\"https:\/\/www.writers-exchange.com\/cock-of-the-walk\/embed\/#?secret=98iUAmtq2U#?secret=1GuImzj9xd\" data-secret=\"1GuImzj9xd\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ajJV8O5YlJ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writers-exchange.com\/jane-doe-mysteries\/\">Jane Doe Mysteries by Wendy Laing<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Jane Doe Mysteries by Wendy Laing&#8221; &#8212; Writers Exchange E-Publishing\" src=\"https:\/\/www.writers-exchange.com\/jane-doe-mysteries\/embed\/#?secret=onmajgfaei#?secret=ajJV8O5YlJ\" data-secret=\"ajJV8O5YlJ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dqOGbanUe8\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writers-exchange.com\/minds-eye\/\">Mind&#8217;s Eye &#8211; The imagery of remembered scenes by Wendy Laing<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Mind&#8217;s Eye &#8211; The imagery of remembered scenes by Wendy Laing&#8221; &#8212; Writers Exchange E-Publishing\" src=\"https:\/\/www.writers-exchange.com\/minds-eye\/embed\/#?secret=CgN3Z7P95O#?secret=dqOGbanUe8\" data-secret=\"dqOGbanUe8\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Ybr6fnXkbT\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writers-exchange.com\/sir-henry-the-knight-in-space\/\">Sir Henry, the Knight in Space by\u00a0Wendy Laing<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Sir Henry, the Knight in Space by\u00a0Wendy Laing&#8221; &#8212; Writers Exchange E-Publishing\" src=\"https:\/\/www.writers-exchange.com\/sir-henry-the-knight-in-space\/embed\/#?secret=SiBzmZaSmq#?secret=Ybr6fnXkbT\" data-secret=\"Ybr6fnXkbT\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mkrurt2va0\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writers-exchange.com\/tarmac-tales\/\">Tarmac Tales by Wendy and Dave Laing<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Tarmac Tales by Wendy and Dave Laing&#8221; &#8212; Writers Exchange E-Publishing\" src=\"https:\/\/www.writers-exchange.com\/tarmac-tales\/embed\/#?secret=r07IENoV9P#?secret=mkrurt2va0\" data-secret=\"mkrurt2va0\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XxTVVStDG8\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writers-exchange.com\/under-the-coolabah-tree\/\">Under the Coolabah Tree: A Collection of Australian Poetry by Wendy Laing<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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