Crumlin Fun
Hooray for the wonderful Crumlin teachers. Hospital can be a scary place for the most […]
Scuppering Silence
Words are amazing. Even if you disagree and say they’re boring they’re amazing, because without […]
And the good news is …
We’re just back from South Africa, that miracle of a country – though you wouldn’t […]
Class Act Launch
All invited to the launch of Class Act on May 9th. Hope you can make […]
Class Act
My new book’s arrived on the doorstep, shiny and exciting and just a bit scary. […]
Fine words butter no parsnips
What a mad idea. Imagine trying to scrape words off the page with a knife and spread them […]
ATTENTION ALL ADVENTURERS!
Look out for MONKIE BUSINESS, out in all good bookshops at the beginning of February. […]
Beyond Words
Every writer should have a dog. I’m saying that after eight years of resisting the […]
Monkie Business
It feels good. I’ve just sent off the final version of the last book in […]
Junior Genies
Hooray for Children’s Book Festival. What a great month for writers, let alone school children. […]
Trim
Hooray for St Mary’s! If anyone knows how to grab a book in both hands […]
Do what you do
Glurp. It’s that wobbly fortnight before a book comes out. A time of wild seesaws […]
Hello life
Life of Pi may have had mixed reviews but it sure starts conversations. I’ve heard […]
Once Upon a Life
What’s the point of stories? How high do they sit on the ladder of usefulness? […]
Write not wrong
One of the loveliest parts of writing for children is going into schools and teaching […]
Stories in Tights
You should have seen the faces when our family sat down to watch The Merchant […]