The darkest months of the year are finally surrendering to the faintest glimmer of a returning light, and I feel like checking in. I've scented…
Midwinter Update – Editing, Margaritas and an Exciting Announcement…
It’s already been such a long time since my last update, but now, with the transition of the Solstice guiding me, I’ve found a moment…
October Update – Bath Festival of Children’s Literature and surviving my second author event!
Hello, and happy October! Autumn is my favourite season. I can't get enough of crisp blue mornings, clear, starry nights, gleaming conkers and piles of…
Becoming a Story Mentor with Little Green Pig
Recently, I signed up to volunteer as a Story Mentor with the fabulous children’s creative writing and mentoring charity Little Green Pig. I heard…
Egmont/Electric Monkey blogger event!
Today is a remarkable day. This is not just because the sun is shining on London and I've found the exact spot where I used…
My Research Trips, Summer 2016
I'm a proper sucker for getting outside and harnessing real world tastes and smells to put into a work in progress or to squirrel away…
Cover Proofs!
Last week, I received an EXTREMELY exciting piece of mail - my wonderful editor, Ali, kindly sent me two beautiful copies of the printed proof…
Eight Months Until Launch!
(or, the story of how the madness started and never stopped) Hello and welcome to my first blog post. As a soon to be published…
