At the beginning of the month, I was lucky enough to travel to Prague and stay with a friend I've known since we were two. We saw a ballet of The Little Mermaid, which featured huge, skeletal, deep-sea puppetry, and dancers who moved in slow-motion, like seaweed. The ballet was very strange, dark, and emotional. I loved it. IMG_4371 (I wasn't supposed to video any of it, shhhh!) We walked in the snow at midnight and watched an angel chorus and drank hot punch in the old town square, under the gigantic Christmas tree. Everything was building towards the shortest day,…
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YouTube interview with Katherine Woodfine
Hello! As the launch of The Huntress: Sky looms ever closer (only THREE weeks to go!) I thought I'd share two exciting things.…
The Huntress: Sky Countdown – Meet The Designer!
A strange and wondrous Thing has happened. Suddenly, The Huntress: Sky - book two of The Huntress Trilogy - is less than eight weeks away…
(Official) Publication Month Is Here!
April has bloomed. Tomorrow The Huntress: Sea is officially released. Yay for book birthdays! 'Hmm, but wait!' I hear you cry. 'It's already out, you…
Swedish Lapland, Final Cover and Freshly Baked Books!
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…
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…
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…
