In this blog I describe how my local landscape inspires my writing – and I’m borrowing beautiful artwork from my friend and neighbour Julia Ogden to show you some of the landscapes I love. Thank you Julia for letting me include your art like this!
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A lovely thing happened this morning. Yes, it’s freezing cold, yes, I’m juggling jobs and tasks and pre-Christmas busy season. But this just stopped me in my tracks and brought a tear to my eye. My publisher shared this new Netgalley review and it means everything to me:
Read MoreWhen covid stole my summer, how re-reading restored it
When covid stole my summer, the only thing that helped was re-reading…
Read MoreCreative Writing in the Classroom: a blog for TeachWire
I’m so happy to be going back into schools and working with children face to face. Today I’ll share a blog post I wrote for TeachWire last year about creativity in the classroom…
Read MoreOn Books, Animals, Friends... Cake!
When I was a child, if you asked me what was important, I probably would have said: friends, books, pets. With cake as a close runner-up in fourth place...
Read MoreIn conversation with debut YA authors Brianna Bourne & Naomi Gibson
I was thrilled to chat to debut YA authors Brianna Bourne and Naomi Gibson about their contemporary YA romances - both of which have a dark twist!
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