I’m a big fan of the ‘kill two birds with one stone’ philosophy. (Only metaphorically, obviously. I’m not suggesting anyone should go out and start murdering birds. That wouldn’t be nice.) So I thought I’d turn this month’s blog post into the second stop on the blog tour for THE CASE OF THE EXPLODING BRAINS, which launched yesterday – cue fireworks…
Have you heard the expression ‘getting a second wind’? It usually means finding a new burst of energy during a race or long walk uphill but I think it also applies to writing. My best writing time is in the morning but after a couple of hours I’m usually near empty on my inner dial,…
So it’s official. According to a YouGov poll, writers have the most desirable job in the country. Are we surprised? Of course not. Many of us have wanted to be a writer since we could spell it. It’s in our DNA. We have stories flying around in our heads the whole time, distracting us, and…
I can’t remember when I first met Judi Curtin. It was almost certainly at a book event. It could have been a festival or a launch or a reading drive. I knew her writing of course, I’d read and enjoyed her first book, Alice Next Door when I was a children’s bookseller and I’ve loved…
I can’t – I really can’t – imagine my life without books – and here’s Hamstel Junior School saying why they feel just the same! Hands up if you agree!
Hello all! Spring-time is here and it’s kind of a relief to be honest. I spent the morning spring cleaning furiously and singing along to a song about a possessed mongoose I can’t get out of my head. I clean when I’m trying to sort things out in my head, I find scrubbing and things…
I’ve got to be honest, I struggle a bit with winter. I like the idea of it – you know, on paper (or better still, in films) – I mean, there’s snow and steaming hot chocolate and crisp clear days where you see almost forever. And December has Christmas (not to mention my birthday) which…
