It's here. Every Thing We Keep - a story about 13 year old Agatha, is now in book stores - it's on the shelf - often right next to...

I didn't have any social media accounts before 2018. I knew what they were, had friends on them but I hadn't ventured there at all. Just...

Recently, two of my colleagues at work, Merryn and Kirsten, read Unpacking Harper Holt. They each got their own copy, read it at the same...

In the last month, getting Everything We Keep ready for printing, I had the opportunity to read through the last proof, not once but...

After you sign the contract, hand over the rights, don't they just do what they want with it? Don't you give up the control of your...

There was a time, before emails, zooms, portals and online banking, when a writer would type out a manuscript, package it up and send it,...

I can't write. I mean, I'm writing this blog, and having fun doing it, but I'm not writing anything else. Nothing. Zip. Crickets. It's...

You may not think that a middle grade contemporary novel, or a junior series, needs a lot of research (I certainly didn't) but there is...

I have four completed manuscripts, one published, one in its way and two waiting their turn (fingers crossed). Whilst they are different...

You're not quite finished. I think I'll need a cup of tea. I remember Nancy Conescu (editor of Unpacking Harper Holt) telling me the...

Editing. I had absolutely no idea. When I finished my first complete manuscript, two thoughts came to mind: 'I did it!' which was...

In the last post, I mentioned that there are three frequently asked questions, and I answered number three. I like to have a sense of...

There are three most frequently asked questions: Where do you get your ideas from? How long does it take to write a book? How much...

I write early in the morning. It's Harper's fault. She started it. When I began writing my first novel, Unpacking Harper Holt, finding...