I don’t want to waste your time but I have a riddle for you… What is something you cannot see, something you cannot hold, but one of the most precious…
Reading gives us wisdom and grows our empathy and compassion for others. I find writing magnifies this growth. As I attempt to move my hand from writing picture book stories…
I love to make up corny ‘Dad’ jokes and the more daggy they are, the more my kids groan. I’ve taken on the challenge of replacing the list of ‘Beautiful…
The momentum has picked up with a middle grade novel I have been working on over the last eight months. I’m hoping I’ll have this finished and ready for submission…
Creative constipation. It’s terrible. We can all get bogged down and clogged up with personal struggles. Sometimes it’s hard to breathe, take that step away, view a situation from another…
Hi everyone, ‘Can I Come Too, Eliza-Lou?’ is here. Please join us for the book launch this coming Sunday in Perth. Wild Eyed Press are celebrating the release of four picture…
Excitement is mounting! For the final copy edits of my next picture book ‘Can I Come Too, Eliza-Lou?,’ illustrated by Rebecca Cool, I was emailed this story in an electronic…
Critiques are fantastic! The other day, someone asked me, ‘how do you respond to a critique? Surely having someone tell you what is wrong with your manuscript makes you feel…
I recently returned from an inspiring few days on Rottnest Island for the annual Society of Children’s Book Writer’s and Illustrators retreat. I caught up with old friends, made new friends, received some…
Who am I? This is one of those universal questions that is explored in many books for middle-grade readers. It is a question that has popped up in the junior fiction/…