2013 has been odd. Mainly because I have so far spent it feeling very much like a bacon-flavoured corn snack. In January, my lovely editor came back from a year’s secondment and noticed that my next book had a title and a cover and a pub date of July, but no actual words. THIS IS… Continue reading Frazzled
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New Year, New Pea
Crikey, my new book is out! Today! Right now! Cor. Most of my head is still so full of post-Christmas 'Huh?' that I can't quite get my brain around it. By total chance, PEA'S BOOK OF BIG DREAMS starts in exactly that slumpy January place. ... It was bad enough having that flat feeling that… Continue reading New Year, New Pea
Farewell Marion Lloyd, Wonder Editor
AWKWARD BRITISH PERSON WARNING: I plan to be achingly sincere for a bit. Please look away if such things offend. If you aren't in publishing, you might not instantly recognise the name Marion Lloyd - but if you've ever loved children's books, she's been in your life. Philip Pullman, Eva Ibbotson, Michael Morpurgo. American classics… Continue reading Farewell Marion Lloyd, Wonder Editor