As a writer, my day can be spent sitting at the dining table in my home as I create my next draft. The cats bring in dead mice every so often because they like me and the minutes go past quickly before school ends and I need to shut up… more

The reason I bring this up is that I was thinking (I know, I know, it’s never a good thing when I do that) but if I had the chance to invite any author, dead or alive to my house for tea – who would it be and why? There… more

I recently attended a fantastic forum for children’s writers held as part of the Portobello Book Festival in the upstairs room at Portobello Library in Edinburgh. The room was full and the session started with an introduction from everyone in attendance – a variety of hopes and dreams were disclosed… more