Mar 10, 2017 | competition, creativity, free, writing
Over the last couple of months my posts have been about writing competitions and I’ve just found another one for you that looks very much worth entering. All you have to do is carry on this story starter to make your own story of up to 1000 words:...
Jan 10, 2017 | competition, life stuff, writing
Are you over 16? Or do you know someone who is? Do you like entering competitions? Is this the year you’re going to published? Or re-published? Is this the year you create the cover of a prize winning book? (You need to be over 18 for the illustrator one.)...
Dec 10, 2016 | inspiration, life stuff, writing
Whenever I take my dogs for a walk in town my puppy Freya thinks I’m taking her on a food hoover. There’s so many tasty things to find on the pavement and although I say ‘leave it’ and she does mostly some tasty things are too much to resist. Especially when there’s...
Oct 10, 2016 | events, inspiration, new books, writing
Every now and again (usually when I’ve got a new book out) the lovely people at Puffin ask if I’d like to do a week long book tour visiting schools around the country to launch the book. This time the tour, back at the end of September, was for The...
Sep 10, 2016 | events, life stuff, new books, writing
Some people prefer to rehearse a lot before they give a performance and some are more comfortable just ‘winging’ it. The first way can lead to a polished professional performance, or not. The second way to a natural and friendly one, or not. I think live...
