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Here are a collection of activities and extras which you are welcome to use for classes, bookclubs or just for a bit of you. Please share your stories and pictures with me. I’d love to see them. Storm Hound Activities Here are some lovely activity sheets made by the team at Macmillan’s Children’s Books. StormHound_ActivitySheets Want…
Thanks to everyone who came to the Pontypridd Children’s Book Festival last weekend. I had a fantastic time, meeting new people, catching up with old friends and chatting to readers. You can read a full summary of the day from The Reader Teacher. And here are a few photo highlights. PG Bell takes us on…
March was a veritable whirlwind of events. Storm Hound has been going down a… well a storm. I’ve been bowled over by everyone’s enthusiasm for my little stormhound. I’d like to thank Literature Wales again for the aid of a writer’s bursary. Also the Welsh Books Council, Shrewsbury Bookfest, all the Waterstones stores and independent…
I’m nearing the end of a busy and exciting March – I will post a full round-up soon, but first here are two most exciting pieces of news. Kitten I met this little girl while I was doing school visits and obviously I had to bring her home with me. Her name is…
The weeks around publication are a nervous time. What if no one likes the book? What if no one even notices the book? And so I am very grateful to Macmillan and Karen Bultiauw for organising a most exciting blog tour giving a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the world of Storm Hound. I am also…
A map of Dragon Island by the brilliant Becka Moor! Why not design your own treasure island with this guide: Design your own island Test your knowledge of pirates in this fun quiz: pirate quiz The pirate ship, Onion is a legend of the Eight Oceans. Write your own legend…
Here you will find The Wyse Weekly Mirror, bringing you news and views from Britain’s only town of magic. There’s a newspaper template so you can create your own newspapers, and if you’re looking for inspiration, here is my look at newspapers through the centuries: If we had magic. Weekly Mirror Newspaper template What if…
Exciting news! The US edition of Mirror Magic will be published in the States on March 26th this year. It will be called The Book of Unwyse Magic (the Book is very pleased about that.) The fabulous cover is by Hannah Peck. I love the spooky feel. The cover wraps all away round so you can…
I am back from a wonderful writing retreat with some of the Scattered Authors Society The annual winter retreat takes place at Folly Farm, just south of Bristol, which is a lovely place set in stunning countryside. It was so good to catch up with old friends and meet new people. 2018 has been a…
It’s been a busy and exciting few weeks. First a trip to visit the wonderful Tales on Moon Lane bookshop in London for a pair of school events. Then a visit to a two Cardiff schools. I had great fun talking about the three essential P’s of storytelling, and leading workshops on fictional settings, heroes and…
