Feb 13, 2016 | competition, events, inspiration, life stuff, new books, writing
Congratulations to 9-year-old Grace who’s just had her first book published. You can read all about it in much more detail and with more pictures here on the Make a Wish website. But I thought Grace and her friends might like to be stars of the Girls Heart Book...
Jan 10, 2016 | competition, life stuff, new books, writing
My latest Megan Rix book has just been published by Puffin and is so close to my heart. ‘Echo come Home’ is the story of a stray puppy who gets trained as a hearing dog with the help of a boy called Jake. I wear hearing aids myself and have seen some of...
Oct 10, 2015 | competition, events, GHB, new books
Woohoo! Only 7 days to go till the UKMG Extravaganza at Nottingham Central Library from 1-4. I am so looking forward to it – especially as I’m going as both of myselves – Ruth Symes with my Secret Animal Society and Bella Donna books; and Megan Rix...
Jun 10, 2015 | life stuff, new books, random
Every time I have a new book published by Puffin they kindly arrange a week long book tour around the country and send a chaperone with me so I have a friend to eat breakfast and dinners with at the lovely hotels they put us up in. But during my latest book tour, a...
Jan 10, 2015 | competition, life stuff, new books, writing
1. Last month I told you about the competition to win free tickets to the amazing Red House Children’s Book Award ceremony which is going to be held in London on the South Bank at the Royal Festival Hall at the end of the Imagine Festival on the 21st February. I...
Dec 10, 2014 | competition, new books, writing
I know I know I should write the title out properly but it was so long and I wanted to get on with this blog because I’ve got lots to tell you… Last week I got to do something amazing – and beforehand a bit (meaning a lot) scary. I got to film at the...
