I chuck my book bag on the bed. I wanted a red one but Mummy said blue is better for boys. It still makes a nice dent with a little flump of air. Rosa always...

The Wonder Girls has been shortlisted for best self published children's book! The winner was due to be announced at the London Book Fair on 10th March but b...

I love that in the UK, International Women's Day follows hot on the heels of World Book Day. The Wonder Girls is my offering for them both! I had a fabulous ...

Another huge thank you to everyone who's bought and read The Wonder Girls. It's so wonderful when readers tell me the they've enjoyed it. I'm well underway w...

Today is the technical support's second birthday. His second birthday this week - the family are all home for a celebratory roast dinner, with cake. I'm not ...

As I was stalling for time (in bed) this morning, wondering what to share with you about my indie author journey, I read a post from author Ross McKenzie con...

Every time I read of a SCBWI friend having snagged an agent or a publisher, I'm thrilled for them. I'm so happy to hear of writery friends not just realising...

Christmas and general elections really upset my mojo and blogging routine but I have strategies for dealing with that, and for holding on to hope in 2020. I'...

The one pin prick of light in this alternate 1985 we woke up into last Friday is that The Wonder Girls is more relevant than ever. So I will concentrate on g...

I did it! I have a story! I'm thinking of it as The Wonder Girls 2 or TWG2 until a better title emerges, though '2' worked out fine for the best film trilogy...

When I was a child golf balls were like treasure. I didn't live near a golf course nor did my dad play golf though I think he'd have liked to. But I remember...

People who write novels are either pantsers, i.e. they do very little, if any, planning and write by the seat of their... or they're plotters, which means th...

It's taken me a while to process what happened on Friday. The boulder of imposter syndrome that I resisted on the evening made me seize up on Saturday. It w...

I've confessed that as a child I didn't like writing. But I have evidence that whatever I thought about it, I did do it, voluntarily. My mum liked to write -...

Here are the week's revelations on the probably do's and probably don'ts of independently publishing a book for mostly younger readers . . . After school isn...

Had a lovely weekend in Bristol, where I found two beta testers for my badge-making later this week... I had the idea on the Climate Strike, a few weeks ago....

I'm delighted to announce that the winner of the 'First Paperback Out of the Box' lives in . . . Shetland, Yay! I had such a lovely week there. I've message...

Cindy is thrilled her publishing exploits are making their mark. She loves a good book and some fabulous first readers are telling her she may well have pick...

Sunday 4th October 1936: The people of East London came together and prevented the fascists, Oswald Moseley's Blackshirts, marching through Cable Street in S...

Here I am in Shetland and it's beautiful. There are sheep and views everywhere! This amazing 'mirror image' beach is called a tombola and is reputedly one of...