Her first adult series, the Castings Trilogy (Blood Ties, Deep Water and Full Circle) is published globally by Orbit Books.

She is best known in Australia for the junior novel Victor’s Quest and an associated series, the Floramonde books, and for The Black Dress: Mary MacKillop’s Early Years, which won the NSW Premier's History Prize in 2006.

[citation needed] She returned to Australia in 1984 and worked as a scriptwriter for the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, moving from there to ABC TV's Children's and Education Department in 1987.

[citation needed] She was researcher and scriptwriter on a number of the department's programs and first wrote prose stories for children for the series Watch!

[citation needed] After leaving the ABC in late 1989, Freeman began work as a consultant in organisational communications, educational designer and trainer.

[citation needed] After the birth of her son in 2001, Freeman concentrated on writing and took the opportunity to complete a doctorate in creative arts at UTS.

[citation needed] Freeman re-wrote stories from her first book, The Willow Tree's Daughter, to be suitable for much younger children.