Children's Author
Hello! You may have seen the newspaper that goes with my book, Mirror Magic. It’s called the Wyse Weekly Mirror and you can download a copy here. I had fun writing all the articles so I thought I’d share a few tips for writing newspaper stories. You might want to write about your holidays, your…
Hello all! You are invited to a party. I am delighted to be joining the awesome Stephanie Burgis once again, this time in Waterstones, Abergavenny. We will be celebrating our new books – Mirror Magic from me, and The Girl with the Dragon Heart from Stephanie. Do check out the details on our facebook page.…
It’s been a quiet month since Mirror Magic launched. But never trust a quiet writer – when we’re silent, we’re plotting. I’ve been finishing off my latest draft of Storm Hound, due out next February, thanks to Literature Wales and Macmillan’s Children’s Books. And I’ve had my first glimpse of the cover. It’s still top…
I had the strangest feeling yesterday that something important was happening but I couldn’t quite remember what it was. Then today, I woke up and remembered. Mirror Magic is here! Hurrah! Confetti! Magic! Firework! Cake! Cake! Cake! Here’s some cake I finished earlier. I had a wonderful two days with Booka Bookshop in Oswestry, travelling…
Only one week until Mirror Magic is officially published. Here is a word from The Book. Hello, I am The Book. I see everything that will happen in your world. Well, I see most of it. Well, I see some of it. If I’m paying attention. You try being a magical book of prophecy and…
Only two weeks to go! Today I am off to the Hay Festival, attending an industry day courtesy of Literature Wales. I will not be thinking about Mirror Magic at all… Except to say, details of the book are now on my website. Lord Skinner says you can pre-order the book from your local bookshop.…
The Mirror Magic countdown continues. Only three weeks until publication day. There will be a blog tour! There will be an actual tour along the Welsh Marches looking for the magical town of Wyse. I’m hoping there will be lots of tea and cake. And, on Saturday June 16th from 2pm-3pm, there will be…
I can’t believe it’s only four weeks until the launch of Mirror Magic. I am so excited. I’m busy working on Storm Hound at the moment (coming in 2019) and preparing some fun Mirror Magic resources to download. There will also be a blog tour starting on June 9th. I’ve never done a blog tour…
April and May are busy months with Mirror Magic coming in June. I’ve just received an actual, real copy of the book and it is beautiful inside and out. Here’s a sneak preview of the first pages. I’ll be announcing launch plans soon, but in the meantime if you fancy a quick trip…
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…
