Children's Author
I’ve been quiet on here, but out in the real world I’ve been making lots of noise. March kicked off with World Book day and a trip to the Spread the Word festival in Merthyr Tydfil for a day of writing workshops. Mayhem ensured with pirate poetry duels, amazing tales, and more rhymes for Cassie…
Thanks for playing, everyone. The giveaway has ended and the winner is SOPHIE ANDERSOM. Congratulations, Sophie. I have sent you an email to arrange delivery of your prize! All the best things come in threes. 1. Today is St David’s Day, our national celebration of daffodils, dragons and leeks. 2. Tomorrow is World Book…
In case you’re wondering what all the excited shouting is about, I’m very happy to announce that The Accidental Pirates has been shortlisted for the FCBG’s Children’s Book award. Here are the three books in the younger readers’ category. As you can see, two of these authors have multiple, award-winning books to their credit. And…
I don’t know about you, but I’m finding it difficult to share good news at the moment in the light of everything that’s happening in the world. But stories are powerful and good stories can defeat bad ones, and so here is a little piece of good news. The Onion is preparing to sail on…
My husband and I are just back from a most wonderful week in Noway. We went to ski and the skiing was wonderful, but the highlight of the week was an night-time excursion to see the stars. Armed with binoculars and with our guide, Tim (an enthusiastic Englishman with a passion for photography and astronomy),…
I had a lovely time visiting St Cenydd’s Comprehensive School in Caerphilly recently. I ran a workshop on creating fictional heroes and villains and the year 7s had great fun coming up with dastardly plots and heroic derring do. Here’s a link to an article on the school’s website I’m the person in the middle of…
Attention all readers in the US and Canada! I’ve got together with Sarah Reida, author of Monsterville to do a magical double giveaway. One lucky person can win a signed copy of Monsterville and a signed copy of Voyage to Magical North. The competition is hosted by the very lovely Children’s Book Review and ends…
‘Tis the season of giving, and also pirates and monsters. You may remember a discussion on the relative merits of pirates and monsters. To settle the matter once and for all (until the next time, at least) I got together with Sarah Reida, author of Monsterville, to write a holiday special for the Children’s Book…
2016 has been a strange year. So many awful things happening in the world, but some bright spots of loveliness too. The journey to publication has been exciting and stressful and wonderful and terrifying all at the same time. I am very grateful for the support of my husband and my friends, my editors and…
Exciting news! I’ve been closeted away for the past month working on what will be my third book but I’m allowed to emerge briefly to share this: the very incredible USA cover for The Journey to Dragon Island. There are dinosaurs and explosions and… well, a book cover that has dinosaurs and explosions doesn’t really…
