Monthly Archives: February 2012
Lunch with a Legend
I had lunch with children’s author Gwen Grant today. It’s thanks to Gwen I’m a published writer. She took me under her wing when I was starting out and allowed me to bombard her with my inept rantings. It’s through her … Continue reading
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Art
My friend Sue is an art teacher. In fact, my friend Sue is an outstanding art teacher, according to the latest Ofsted inspection at her school in Hertfordshire. She loves her job and has a high success rate in getting students into … Continue reading
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James Riordan 1936-2012
I was sad to discover children’s writer James Riordan has died of a brain tumour. He was 76. Jim was a lovely guy. I met him at an author party at Oxford University Press. I don’t know how we got chatting … Continue reading
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This is what I did today…
…I handed over my Girls FC 12 to Caz Royds, my editor at Walker Books. Wahoo! Now I want you all to go away and do a victory dance for me, please. I don’t care how silly you look; this … Continue reading
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Don’t you just hate it when…
… you go on a writer’s blog and there’s nothing new? Or they do that feeble ‘Sorry it’s been so long since I blogged but I’ve been soooo busy’ bobbins? Me too. Anyway, sorry it’s been so long since I … Continue reading
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