Confessions of a slow reader

I will proudly stand up in a room full of people and say ‘I am a slow reader!’ and frankly I don’t think there is anything wrong with that! Continue reading →

Inspired in the (almost) wild

A very quick post from me as I’m hurriedly packing a suitcase and getting ready to go off on World Book Day school visits for the rest of the week. I was thinking about space and nature and the impact ‘wild’ spaces have had on my imagination and writing ideas  – the most important and … Continue reading →

My Writing Space (the final frontier…)

I have a writing space. And I’m quite fascinated by other writers writing spaces. I don’t always write in my writing space, but I do always use it for editing. It’s a place to retreat to away from the rest of the house and the rest of the world. Although I can hear the neighbours come … Continue reading →

So long 2016! Hello 2017!

I’m so delighted to be joining the team on GirlsHeartBooks, it’s been one of my very favourite blogs for the last year or so and I’m looking forward to contributing over the next  few months.   So unless you were living under a rock last year you can’t have helped but notice that 2016 was … Continue reading →