My ‘Darkling Wood’ Summer
It started on a rainy day in June with a knock at the front door. ‘ This is for you,’ the postie said, handing me a box so big it could only mean one thing: books. My books. There are few more cheering...
View ArticleAND MORE NEWS….A NEW BOOK DEAL!!!
So my newest book deal was announced in The Bookseller today. Hoorah! Chicken House have commissioned me to write the story behind their Big Idea competition winner. See the full article here:...
View ArticleThe Good News (and the boring stuff no one shares)
I’ve three lovely bits of good news to share- actually four if I count the email that’s literally just pinged into my inbox. So this week has involved rather a lot of social media sharing, phoning my...
View ArticleThe Snow Sister on Tour!
A few months ago The Reading Agency asked me to go on tour. Not in the One Direction sense to stadiums full of fans (phew!), but to libraries to talk about… snow.(excuse the weirdo in the hat- I’ve no...
View ArticleWOOHOO- and other happy noises!
Just a quick update to say I’m delighted that In Darkling Wood has been selected from a MEGA longlist to be on the shortlist for the Shrewsbury Book Festival Book Award 2016. The other shortlisted...
View Article2015: My Favourite Bits In Pictures
So 2015 is nearly over. It was a year of highs- book deals, publications, meeting lovely people, the Great British Bake Off. There were also lows- family health worries, the general election result. I...
View ArticleMY 2016 IN PICTURES
From a bookish, writerly, selfishly personal perspective 2016 has actually been a wonderful year. Yes, there’ve been ups and downs, the doubts, the worries. But isn’t that life? So…enough of words, for...
View ArticleMY 2016 IN PICTURES
From a bookish, writerly, selfishly personal perspective 2016 has actually been a wonderful year. Yes, there’ve been ups and downs, the doubts, the worries. But isn’t that life? So̷… Source: MY 2016 IN...
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