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You might remember a post, earlier on this year, about the 1st Burley-in-Wharfedale Brownies who were raising money for Katiyo Primary School in Zimbabwe by auctioning off one-of-a-kind bookmarks designed by authors, illustrators and book lovers; well, the auction has just gone live! Now is your chance to bid on my one-off, signed, original bookmark ‘Clive’. You’ll be raising money …

The inspiring and wonderfully kind folk at the 1st Burley-in-Wharfedale Brownies are raising money for Katiyo Primary School in Zimbabwe by auctioning off one-of-a-kind bookmarks designed by authors, illustrators and book lovers. I’ve taken a break from working on my new book to get designing for this brilliant project. Here’s the bookmark I designed: If you fancy bidding on this one-off, signed, …

International Book Giving Day is back again this year and I’m wrapping books to gift. The 14th of February is the day to share the book love and help get as many books into the hands of children as possible. For ideas and to find out more, visit the International Book Giving Day website and however you celebrate, I hope …

Fellow writer Charlotte Comley invited me to share my top five writing tips on her new channel, The List Writer.

Here are some top tips for aspiring writers from some brilliant authors (and me!) featured on BuzzFeed.

I’m spending the afternoon labelling my son’s new school uniform ready for the start of a new term next week and I’ve taken a break from the iron-on labels to sound the EXCITING NEWS klaxon. I am beyond thrilled to have signed with the very brilliant, rising star agent extraordinaire that is Felicity Trew. I am so proud to have joined the …

Following up last month’s post on Girls Heart Books, here are my top tips on writing funny fiction.  

Over on the Girls Heart Books blog, I’m discussing why funny books matter to me and next month I’ll be following up with my top tips on writing funny.