It’s not every day I get to meet a famous author. A person who has shined out from the back cover of my collection of books for many years. I dream of having their success, knowledge and unfathomable writing skills. One day I will. It will all fall into place… more

I have just spent the weekend in Winchester with amazing writers, publishers and agents from all over the British Isles and beyond. A host of events ranging from listening to the insights of the literary world from a well-heeled panel of geniuses to the merits of Sally Gardner’s murderous plans for… more

Rocks are bad. Not intentionally so but in relation to this story they are not required. I am not a Geologist by any stretch of the imagination but I do believe that rocks need to be kept beside other rocks. In a rock community.  Away from paper. In my experience… more