Inspiration
This lovely picture was drawn by Millie in Miss Mann's year 5 class. Thanks Millie, I love it! Thanks again to Clifton College Prep School for inviting me in. The librarian Jenny, (more...)
Why School Visits are Amazing
School visits can be disheartening occasions. I've been to schools where my visit wasn't in the diary and 'my' class had gone on a day out, where even the teacher introducing me didn't know my name, where no one had read any of my books or appeared interested in them . . . (more...)
Murder your darlings! & Chatterbooks
Every couple of weeks I meet up with other Bristol writers and we eat cake: 
This week we surpassed ourselves with our baking because our old friend Heather Dyer who no longer lives in Bristol, joined us and it was more party than work.
But even with cakes and diary-free flapjacks, (more...)