So this is it! Goodbye to everyone – and THANK YOU! Below the video you’ll find a list of EVERYONE (I think!!) who has ever blogged on Girls Heart Books. It’s an awesome list, and one that I’m VERY proud of. Ali Sparkes Fiona Dunbar Luisa Plaja Sarah Webb Susie Day Tamsyn Murray Joanna Nadin … Continue reading
If I believed in astrology I would definitely be looking out for strange planetary alignments and something moving into my house of somewhere this month. It seems to be a time of new beginnings. This is my last blog for Girls Heart Books and, while I have only been writing here for a year or … Continue reading
Do you ever write purely for enjoyment and nothing else? Do you ever write knowing that no one but you will see the words? I do. And it is such a freeing experience. I can be anywhere in the house with my laptop or I can find a warm spot in the sunshine outside. I just allow … Continue reading
I am rather sad to think that this is my last ‘turn’ writing for the Girls Heart Books blog. It’s been fun. Endings can be difficult, as we remember all of the things we have enjoyed. But endings make way for new beginnings. I am busy finishing projects, ready to move on to something new. … Continue reading
One of the fun things about being a writer is that you get to imagine yourself into situations you (hopefully) will never experience. Ember, in my latest book written as Joss Stirling, has ended up on remand under suspicion of murder – pretty extreme but that’s where a good story is to be found! She … Continue reading
So, in a month’s time, Girls Heart Books will be no more. After writing a monthly blog here for the last three years, it’ll feel strange not to spend the 23rd of every month trying to come up with something interesting to blog about, the 24th getting it down on paper/keyboard, and the 25th pulling grandma faces … Continue reading
Like most writers I have many roles: Writer Creative Writing Teacher Book Events Programmer Reviewer (As well as mother, partner, sister, friend of course.) My working life (and a good chunk of my social life) revolves around books, and most especially children’s books. Every year I read as many new children’s books as I can … Continue reading
