Dear Young Readers, This is a letter of thanks and celebration. Over the last month or two, I have been lucky enough to do lots of events, readings and book signings, and the best part of doing this sort of thing has been meeting lots of YOU. You ask the BEST questions – not just … Continue reading
It has been a crazy crazy month! The Secret of Nightingale Wood was published on 6th October and was lucky enough to be picked as a Waterstones Book of the Month. This means I’ve been seeing lots of pictures of the most wonderful window displays featuring my little book. Take a look at these wonderful … Continue reading
It was around this time of year in 2013 that I first started writing a story about a twelve-year-old girl called Henry who has moved to the countryside following a terrible tragedy in her family. I didn’t know at that point how it was going to end, but I did know that it would feature … Continue reading
Well, just a few weeks ago I had what I can honestly describe as one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I went to see my book being printed. It was a bit like being in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, except rather than magical sweets and chocolates whizzing around the conveyor belts, … Continue reading
Which is better – the book or the film? Keen readers will nearly always say the book is better, pointing out just how many crucially important plot details the film-makers left out, or explaining that a particular choice of actor was just a devastatingly horrific casting mistake. But sometimes the film-makers get it just right and book-lovers … Continue reading
I was an avid reader from an early age, but I think my love of language has less to do with reading stories and more to do with listening to them…. My parents read to me when I was small, as many lovely parents do. I used to learn these simple stories off by heart and recite … Continue reading
In just a few months my first book, The Secret of Nightingale Wood, will be published. In fact, it has already popped up for pre-order on Amazon (I nearly fainted when I saw it). Being a writer is a dream I have had since I was a little girl and so it feels utterly wonderful … Continue reading
Now then. The London Book Fair is an industry event for publishers and literary agents and book retailers and other such hugely important people, so that they can cut deals and present upcoming titles and generally do all the exciting business stuff that helps get the books YOU love into your local book shop. Increasingly, there … Continue reading
For centuries, writers and cats have gone hand-in-hand (or hand-in-paw): a mutually rewarding relationship of cosy, physical comfort and poetic inspiration. I’m sure many of you are familiar with the musical Cats (based on The Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by Modernist poet T. S. Eliot) in which the secret nocturnal world of cats … Continue reading
Last week the fabulous Rachel Hamilton wrote a blog about our AMAZING adventure to the Harry Potter Studios, and posted lots of lovely pics of us looking just a little unhinged with all the excitement… It was a totally BRILLIANT day and I would hugely recommend it for Potter fans, young and old. For … Continue reading
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