Playing catch-up again, cos I’ve done two more re-wites since this picture but, yes, book 1 of Margie Magellan is complete! In this story we meet Margie, kid brother Fred and their Nan, and we have an adventure with the mysterious Kinetempix! Currently called Margie Magellan’s Volcano Adventure, it’s out to gamma readers (one after … More Margie Magellan’s Volcano Adventure – Blurb
I know, I know. It’s been ages. Will you forgive me if I put a load of photos in? Aw thanks. You’re a peach. Truth is, I usually write these posts on my laptop, but I take photos on my phone and it’s a bit of a pain in the nethers getting photos across … … More Naughty Me!
I set off at 6:30 this morning, powered through the early-commuter traffic to a pit stop north of Birmingham (oh, blessed A6 Toll!) and lunch at Kendal. Then I dropped off my co-driver and drove slack-jawed at the the scenery up to Cumbernauld, midway between Glasgow and Edinburgh. If you are given to motorway driving, … More Having a high old time in Cumbernauld
Delighted to see that Darton, Longman and Todd’s blog has published another in their series of interviews with famous authors – except this time they got it wrong and interviewed me! I talk about about labyrinths and my latest book, 40 Days with Labyrinths, which is proving very popular. Available from Amazon, Eden, WH Smith … More Interview with a famous author – or not
It has to be done, doesn’t it? You can’t get a big, juicy box of books and not make a video about opening it. How is a girl supposed to resist? Well, she isn’t, and I didn’t, so here it is. Enjoy. xx Just in case you need it again, here’s that discount code. dartonlongmantodd.co.uk … More Unboxing 40 Days
It’s starting! My new book is being launched tomorrow at Launde Abbey and the first of the blog tours has just hit the airwaves. Pop along to the Raggy Rat blog to see what the lovely Catherine Owen has written, and while you’re there, look at her lovely collection of adorable recycled fabric animals and … More It’s starting!
You know that Shrove Tuesday is only four-and-a-half weeks away, right? Panic not, fair reader. I have the perfect Lent book for you. You may have seen my upcoming book, 40 Days with Labyrinths, well I have a discount code for you and a choice of two linked workshops. Woo hoo! Here’s the book on … More Labyrinth Workshops
I know, I know. According to my birth date I should be a Boomer: tech-phobic and scuttling around in sensible shoes paying cash for things and communicating by letter (if not telegraph / messenger pigeon). But I’m not. I count myself a proud Gen X and I’ve got me a shiny new card machine. Cool … More Oooh – get me being all techy!
I’m delighted to report the arrival of triplets, younger siblings to my chart-topping ‘God Is With Us – Everywhere!’ – mother and babies are doing well. ~~~ A strange thing happened today – I was alone. Everyone was away. I had no calls on my time, nothing I had to do, and I no one … More Ta Daaa!
The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes novels where Watson is both narrator and character, Anthony Horowitz, crime writer, tells a story about Anthony Horowitz, crime writer. He assists (and is perplexed, irritated and annoyed by) ex-DI Daniel Hawthorne in a multi-layer mystery that mixes humour, clues and red herrings, real … More What am I reading?
Fay Rowland - Author 