Perils of Visiting Bookshops and Signing Books

The Ups and Downs of Booksigning in Bookshops Visiting bookshops and signing books can be perilous for emerging authors. Claire Saxby shares the ups and down I this time consuming, but always rewarding endeavour. Booksigning in the Early Years I had a memorable...

A good week for Project Ideas- perhaps

A Good Week for Ideas, Inspiration, Inbox Folders and Projects Some weeks are big good weeks, some are just ordinary good weeks. This last week or more has been a good one for lots of big and small reasons. They include  strange and small art, some spring cleaning, a...

Pretending

Pretending is fun Pretending is fun. Last night at choir, I pretended I understood what those little black dots on lines were. Actually I do find them useful, and I sort of know what they mean, I just don’t know their names. And when it comes to understanding...

A Star is born…by Lorraine Marwood

A Verse Novel by Lorraine Marwood This gorgeous verse novel, written by Lorraine Marwood is released today by Walker Books. Ruby lives on a dairy farm and times are tough. But there is always room for hope. I asked Lorraine a few questions… Why Star Jumps as a...