The Books That Made Me Write – Part 12
How Whizzer and Chips Fed My Love of Storytelling Through Silliness, Slapstick and Pure Chaos Before the novels, before the […]
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The Books That Made Me Write – Part 10 – Watership Down
How Watership Down Taught Me That Storytelling Isn’t Just About Rabbits Some books settle in the imagination and never leave.
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Walking into the Mist: Finding Clarity Through Autumn Fog
Monday morning, about 7.30am in Sussex. The air was cool, the dew clung to the grass, and a veil of
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The Power of Pressing Pause: Why Writers Sometimes Need a Well-Deserved Break
There is a strange kind of guilt that follows a writer on holiday. It’s like a shadow in your suitcase,
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The Books That Made Me Write – Part 2: How Roald Dahl Taught Me to Be Cheeky, Brave, and Unashamedly Imaginative
I first read Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator when I was about twelve years old. I’d already seen Willy
The Magic of the Dandelion Clock
There are few things in life as simple yet as full of wonder as a dandelion clock. You know the
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From Brambles to Books – How Wild Fruit Becomes Amazing Jam and Wild Ideas Become Crazy Stories
If you have ever walked along a hedgerow in late summer, you will know the sight. Branches heavy with wild
Castles, Clutches and Cold Remedies: A Children’s Author on a Distracted Friday
It’s Friday afternoon. My desk is relatively tidy for once. There’s a lukewarm cup of tea to in front of
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The Books That Made Me Write – Part 1: C.S. Lewis and the Magic of Narnia
Before I created Space Ranger Fred or a princess who teaches a chicken to fly, there was one author who opened the door to my imagination—C.S. Lewis. This is the story of how Narnia made me want to write
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Fences, Fields and the Boundaries That Shape a Children’s Writer
This morning, I stood by a fence in the quiet of a sunlit field. It was early. The air still
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