It’s taken a long time to be published, but The Frog Who Was Blue is officially out and about. As I’ve been so busy with this project I’ve not been very good at providing an update, but there is a …
Interview with Owlish Books
Recently I was very lucky to be interviewed for the Owlish Books blog. Loes M, who runs the site is a true fan of books and has set up an amazing site that should hopefully go from strength to strength. …
Meet The Frog Who Was Blue
My new book is called the Frog Who was Blue and it has been written to support the World Medical Fund (WMF), a fantastic charity that works in Malawi. WMF does wonderful work and aims to treat around 25,000 sick children a year. …
Spread postcard happiness
Have you ever considered spreading happiness? We all have a gut instinct of what happiness is, but how often do we consciously think about offering it to strangers? Well now you can through the innovative and fun postcard happiness project. …
The ridiculous amazon Russian book translation riddle
Each language has its own unique challenges and I thought I knew what to expect after translations into French, German and Spanish, but Russian unexpectedly presented me with a ridiculous amazon book riddle! My Russian translator did a superb job …
Exciting World Medical Fund Book Project
For several months, I have been working on an exciting book project for the World Medical Fund (WMF), a fantastic charity that works in Malawi. I am on their Board and also help with their media activities. Why a children’s …
The ‘joys’ of negative book reviews
Getting reviews for your book is never easy and if you do seek some people to read your work, you will have to get used to the ‘joys’ of negative book reviews. Even if you believe you have written something …
Keeping calm over copyright
When I first decided to start writing books, one of the things that some people tried to worry me about was “copyright”. If you are not a lawyer then the various rumours might confuse you about what it means, but …
Bookcrossing for book lovers
If you really love books and can’t get enough of them then you really should try Bookcrossing. Bookcrossing brings together an international community of book lovers who share the books they read. As a Bookcrossing member what you basically do …
Experiencing Self-Publishing Experience Day
The world of books is undergoing a revolution in the form of self-publishing. Despite the huge rise in the number of books that are being self-published and the growing interest of mainstream authors, there is still some stigma attached to …