How long does a dream take to make?
Hi everyone, I’m so happy to have been asked to join GirlsHeartBooks as one of their guest bloggers for the next few months. What a fabulous place to talk about books and writing – and other things!...
View ArticleSome Competitions to Have a Bash At – Joan Lennon
From time to time, writing competitions come to my attention and I think of you! Here are a few I thought might be fun, so grab your pencil or your pen or your computer or whatever you like to write...
View ArticleGoodbyes and hellos.
This post should have some kind of health warning as there are some ridiculously adorable photos of a puppy in it that could melt your heart. We’re just over a month into the New Year, and I’m a week...
View ArticleFriendship
This month I’ve been thinking about friendship. My best friend, Zanna, went away at the beginning of February for 7 weeks, and despite the wonders of Whatsapp and Skype, what with the time difference...
View ArticleGuest Blogger Eve Ainsworth
Our guest blogger this week is Eve Ainsworth. Some of you might remember Eve, she’s blogged here before. Eve’s an award-winning author of teen fiction, so her books are more suitable for older readers....
View ArticleGraffiti
It hardly feels like a week since my last blog let alone a month! That’s because it’s been a really busy few weeks since getting the last notes on ‘Fenn Halflin and the Seaborn’ (to be published in...
View ArticleWant to be a better writer? Join a critique group by Sarah Rubin
Since The Ghost Light came out in January, I’ve been having a lot of fun visiting schools and talking about maths and mysteries and answering kids’ questions about being an author. One of the questions...
View ArticleStarting a Story – Settings and Siblings
It has struck me this past month or so how important a setting is for a story. This probably makes me sound quite stupid. I mean, it’s an obvious thing to say, settings are important – they are one of...
View ArticleNew Book Alert! Help I’m a Genius by Jo Franklin
May is a very popular month for new books to be published. I’ve been invited to a number of launch parties and will be holding a launch event myself for my new book Help I’m a Genius. This is the...
View ArticleThings I Love About…
Today I have put together a list of the things I love about reading. It’s by no means comprehensive and it’s definitely a bit random, but I hope it will strike a chord as a fitting way to sign off on...
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