‘How many books have you written?’ It’s a question I get asked at just about every event I do. On the surface, it sounds simple. But it isn’t, not really. I have written three published books. But those are not the only books I’ve written. There was my first book, The Purple Princess, written when I … Continue reading
Since The Ghost Light came out in January, I’ve been having a lot of fun visiting schools and talking about maths and mysteries and answering kids’ questions about being an author. One of the questions I get asked at almost every school visit I do is this: How can I become a better writer? It’s a … Continue reading
When I was a kid, I refused to read first chapters. They were boring, nothing happened, and usually the story didn’t really get started until Chapter Two anyway. This changed when I read Matilda. The first line grabbed me by the eyeballs and didn’t let go. After that I started reading books from the beginning, or … Continue reading
January has been an exciting month for me!. The second Alice Jones mystery (Alice Jones: The Ghost Light) came out at the beginning of the month and The Impossible Clue came out in America! So I’ve been having fun getting ready for school visits, visiting my real live book at the shops and swanning around … Continue reading
When I was in school, I was a certified theatre geek. I learned to tap dance for 42nd Street, tango for Evita and belt out a solo in On The Town. I was in every show that would cast me , and when I couldn’t get a part, I was backstage doing hair and makeup or … Continue reading
When Alice Jones: The Impossible Clue first came out, I wrote a short post on my top tips for writing a mystery for the Chicken House Blog (you can find it here). My last and final rule was to ‘play fair’ with your reader. It’s no fun reading a mystery when the author keeps a big clue … Continue reading
At the start of The Impossible Clue, before she’s caught up in the case of a disappearing scientist and a missing invisibility suit, Alice Jones is working on a much more mathematical mystery. “I was trying to prove Goldbach’s Conjecture, but I wasn’t getting very far. Maybe it was the fact that it hadn’t been … Continue reading
Hi everyone! My name is Sarah and I’m new here at GirlsHeartBooks. And for my very first post, I’d like to talk about dreams. Not the kind you have at night where you are being chased by a demon headmaster because you forgot to do your homework, but the kind of dreams you have for yourself. … Continue reading
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