Children's Author
Spring has certainly had a few surprises up its sleeve. Snow, for starters. Since when did we get snow in Cardiff? Sadly, a lot of World Book Day events had to be cancelled. But even a snow cloud has a silver lining and I was able to finish off the proof-reading on Mirror Magic in…
Some time ago, I was feeling a bit fed up and frustrated with writing (it happens to all authors) and I really needed to write something just for fun. Something that would never be published or ever see the light of day, something I didn’t have to try to get right because no one but…
I had a lovely message this week from a young lady called Eleanor. Hello Eleanor! (I’m waving madly across the internet to you.) She wanted to know when the next Accidental Pirates book will be out and as a few people have asked me the same thing, I thought I’d answer the question here. There…
As I walked through the cemetery this morning, squirrels were everywhere. This set me off musing that writing is a bit like scrabbling about in your imagination for nuts. Sometimes they are nuts we buried ourselves – a childhood incident, a snippet of dialogue that came to mind and we noted it down…
Welcome to Wyse, last town in Britain where magic still works. Please make the most of your time here as the world may be ending soon. I am The Book, by the way, and if you knew what was coming, you wouldn’t be reading this. You’d be running for your life. But while we await…
Festivals are like buses: You wait for ages then two come along together. I was doubly fortunate to be appearing at Bath and Cheltenham Children’s Literature festivals on the same weekend, and quadruply fortunate that I was on stage with two terrific authors. At Bath, I had Stephanie Burgis, who is already a friend of…
What’s the literature-loving horse to got to do with talking like a pirate, you may asked. Nothing. I just like it. Thank you to my sister, Ruth, for sending it. Onward! It’s talk like a pirate day! Or, in Welsh, Diwrnod Siarad fel Mȏr-leidr! Here are a few words and phrases for all would-be Welsh pirates.…
As it’s Folklore Thursday over on twitter, I thought I’d share an odd little tale. Earlier this year, my husband went on a conference at Gregynog in mid-Wales While he was there, he spotted this on the wall and, naturally, he snapped a photo to show me: Naturally, I was compelled to hunt down the…
Ahoy book lovers! To celebrate the launch of my new website, I am holding a giveaway. Hop over to twitter, follow me if you don’t already and retweet my giveaway tweet (it’s pinned to make it easy to find. You can win this lovely bundle of goodies: A signed copy of Journey to Dragon Island…
Dragon Island has been out and about for a few weeks now. But before the big launch, one of my advance copies went on a quick tour of SCBWI members. First, the US edition pays a visit to Welsh author, Eloise Williams. Eloise is the author of the delightful Elen’s Island for younger readers, and the considerably…
