My talk about ‘Miscellaneous Voices’ from the New Voices Festival

Here is an abridged version of my brief talk about Miscellaneous Voices from the New Voices Festival: This might seem like a simplistic statement to make, but I feel that blogging is fundamentally a celebration of voice. Bloggers are of all types and aspirations and their space is the place where they can find (or rediscover)…

5 things that made me happy over the weekend

1. Studying Yes, really. I have always been a fan of learning, making progress, discovering something about the world I mightn’t otherwise have discovered. It fires up my brain: just like other muscles, when used, it becomes more efficient and responsive. I took advantage of this and started writing notes for my next picture book….

The truth about cats and sleeping

I protest vehemently whenever the cat comes to sleep at my feet while I read in bed at night, but in truth … I really don’t mind.   ****** If you recall what I said the other day about August being a bad month – well, it’s also turning out to be a nexus for things…