Aug 10, 2015 | competition
One of the hundreds of things that make being a children’s book writer the best job in the world is when I get to give out prizes. Earlier this year PDSA, the UKs leading veterinary charity, asked if I’d like to be part of their 2015 Writing Competition...
Jul 10, 2014 | funny, life stuff
This year we are taking our dogs camping for the very first time. Not my idea – my mum and dad said they were going and so did one of my brothers and his partner and little girl and before I could stop him my husband said: ‘We’ll come too’ and...
May 10, 2014 | Uncategorised
Most of the time (as you probably know from my previous blogs) I’m at home with my two dogs Traffy and Bella – unless I’m out by the river walking with my two dogs Traffy and Bella -who are often in the river (unless they’ve found some mud to...
Dec 2, 2012 | Writing Tips
How to format a screenplay is a very common question. The easiest way to format a script correctly is to use a specialized scriptwriting package such as Final Draft. If you’re using Microsoft Word, there is even a screenplay template supplied by Microsoft which...
Dec 2, 2012 | Writing Tips
Think in pictures In picture books it is most important to visually about what is happening in each scene. If your character isn’t doing anything (thinking perhaps) what is the illustrator going to draw? In a 32 page picture book, only 24 pages are for the story...
