Creative Corner – a new page for kids to get creative

Creative Corner – a new page for kids to get creative

I recently decided to make my website more interactive. First I added an Activities page where kids can print black and white illustrations from Sarah’s Shadow and One Night in Beartown, and they can print other fun activities such as word searches, anagrams and...
One Night in Beartown is out now!

One Night in Beartown is out now!

After a busy Kickstarter campaign during lockdown, several months liaising with my wonderful artist Si Clark to get the illustrations just right, and then the search for a good local printer, I am pleased to say that One Night in Beartown was published on 1 December!...
We’re going on a bear hunt…

We’re going on a bear hunt…

Which of the above bears will we catch next on our bear hunt? The Kickstarter for One Night in Beartown has been going well over the past few weeks. A number of Congleton companies have sponsored the book now, including Bearmania 2011 organiser and Secret Millionaire...
Meet me at Mellor Literature Festival 2018!

Meet me at Mellor Literature Festival 2018!

I’m very excited to reveal that I will be appearing at the first-ever Mellor Literature Festival on Saturday 30 June along with more than a dozen other authors. I will be doing a book reading of Sarah’s Shadow, answering kids’ questions, handing out...
Download my free joke book!

Download my free joke book!

They say that laughter is best medicine. They also say that the best things in life are free. I have no idea who ‘they’ are, but I agree with them wholeheartedly, which is why I’ve gone and created a free joke book! It’s a collection of jokes...