Hi all! If you are in the UK, well, wow, what a beautiful spring we are having! If you haven’t already, now is a great time for saying a fond farewell to anything you’ve loved, but that isn’t for you anymore, or to things that you want to take a break from. That leaves the path … Continue reading
Hi everyone! I’m feeling very, very appreciative at the moment! Well, I always try to focus on the great things in my life and our beautiful world, as you know, but right now I’m so full of gratitude I could burst! I’m going to share a few of the things on my list, and hope … Continue reading
Hi everyone, Kelly McKain here! I hope you’re all well and enjoying some winter magic. I had a lovely surprise yesterday when the latest Japanese edition of one of the books in my Fairy House series, Fairies to the Rescue, arrived in the post. Here it is next to the English paperback: I love that … Continue reading
Hi everyone! Kelly McKain here. I hope you guys in the UK have been wrapped up warm reading a favourite book, and not out on some hockey field somewhere freezing yourselves solid! Today I’m writing about goodbyes, and new chapters, because this week… (pause for dramatic duh-duh-duuuuuh music) my agent is sending the first book in … Continue reading
Hi everyone! I’ve been having fun recently collaborating on a creative project with my lovely friend and fellow children’s and YA author Jill Marshall, of Jane Blonde fame. We’re writing a screenplay (movie script) of her book Fanmail. We get crazily excited about it and keep suddenly going ‘Kat could say this…’ or ‘Hey, imagine … Continue reading
Hi all! I hope you had a great summer. I really, really, really did – once of my best ever! So, this summer I… Had a go at paddle boarding in Lesvos, Greece. Which was amazing fun. I would have had more goes but it got really windy and a sign appeared saying that we … Continue reading
Hi everyone! Kelly McKain here! I hope you’re having a great summer! Have you ever heard the saying ‘a change is as good as a rest?’. The summer hols are the perfect time to put that into practice! I’m sure loads of you are off doing new and exciting things and will be experiencing this … Continue reading
Hi all! Kelly McKain here! I’ve just got back from a fab writers’ retreat at Charney Manor, with twenty other authors who write for kids and young people, which was really inspiring! One of the things we talked a lot about was the characters in our stories and how to really make your characters feel real … Continue reading
Hi everyone! So, this month I’ve been thinking about balance… No, not that kind of balance. Or that or that. OR that one below… although actually maybe that – that looks fun! I mean balance in life. It’s the summer holidays in a few weeks and before that I am working hard finishing a big … Continue reading
Hi all you lovely people, I was in the New Forest this week, and I found this fantastic place to sit and meditate: And guess who I had for company – these gorgeous wild ponies (as well as about thirty more who were out of the picture). I know, beautiful, right? But more than that … Continue reading
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