I find myself about to use what I call the Black Button Of Destiny (BBOD). This button comes in many different guises but its function remains the same all over the world. On my keyboard, the BBOD sits smugly to the right of the # key. I am nearly finished… more

I write rhyming picture books. I write other genres too but I love writing rhyming picture books. So that’s what I do every day. I write. But I have a secret weapon. Oh yes, I have an in-house Grammar King. Nothing gets past this guy. No, he is relentless with… more

Today I met with the lovely Stephanie McGregor, a fellow SCBWI‘er and one of life’s good people. We roamed the magnificent Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow, marvelling at the portraits, masterpieces and not forgetting the Giraffe before we wandered back into the City Centre for lunch. Conversation flowed and we… more