Jo and I are at our new publishers today discussing the illustrations for our joint project, ELECTRIGIRL. We shall no doubt be posting updates as the book nears completion. (So exciting!) Anyway, I thought you might like to see some artwork from another joint project, a joint project between 10 GHB authors… and me! I … Continue reading
Drizzle, showers, mist, spits and spots, sheets, torrents, buckets… of rain. I’ve got a bit of an obsession with rain. I admit that I don’t much like being caught in a shower, and the rain and wind combo does evil things to my hair but, as a writer and illustrator, I blooming LOVE it! ALL … Continue reading
…a girl who hearts books. Start with a pencil. 1. Draw a circle on a stick (near the top of the page or you might run out of space). Balance it on a box, slightly squashed. Balance that on two longer sticks, at an angle. 2. Draw two triangles on the side of the circle, saggy … Continue reading
What would you do if you discovered hidden letters written 100 years ago? Anyone who has read my book ‘Everything Is Fine (And Other Lies I Tell Myself)’ will recognise this question. It’s exactly what happens to my character Esther. At the beginning of the school holidays, Esther finds six letters hidden in her room … Continue reading
I’m writing a book about birds. Not a factual book, you know some sort of David Attenborough seriously researched natural history thing, but a silly story where some of the characters just happen to be birds. Crows and ravens and sparrows (plus a spoilt rat and a bookish vampire bat) who wear clothes and listen … Continue reading
A lot of schools are winding down for the end of term this week (yay!). Is yours? Perhaps today is your last day or you are finished already (yay again!). Exams are over, teachers are exhausted, pupils would rather plan holiday fun than calculate the area of a circle (Well, obviously, duh!!). Lessons are pointless. … Continue reading
I’m a wuss. It’s completely pointless telling me to get a grip and get on with it. Because I am indelibly wuss-ish. Wuss is written through me like a stick of seaside rock. And this week my wussishness has reached epic, Game Of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, X Factor Final proportions. Let me explain. … Continue reading
I had to be reminded to write this post (Eh-hem, thanks Jo!). First time EVER! Then I couldn’t think what to write. My mind was blank. Nothing. Empty. The only solution was to try something. An experiment. All the ‘How To…’ books say you should do this. Just pick up a pen and scribble. It … Continue reading
I LOVE art stuff, don’t you? I can think of nothing more enjoyable than an hour or two spent in my local art shop, rummaging through stacks of handmade watercolour paper and those huge packs of felt tip pens. I’ve accumulated quite a lot of posh art stuff over the years (I HAVE been doing … Continue reading
I’m not married and I don’t have children. There is a joke, often* told by my family, about my single-dom (which they seem to find amusing). When I mention how I enjoy living alone in my small and snug cottage, just big enough for one, they will say ‘but you don’t live alone, you have … Continue reading
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