I had a lovely day at The Forest School in Snaresbrook in East London, right on the edge of Epping Forest, hence the name. The main hall, where I had a delicious breakfast and lunch was, apparently, a runner-up for the hall for Hogwarts in the films.

Years one and two helped me come up with such a good idea, I’ve filed it away under “hot”, so I’m not going to tell.

It was a bitterly cold day. I was doing my sessions in the pavilion, above the computer suite. The outside steps up to the balcony were a bit icy, so we had to take care.

Thanks to Justine Chan for looking after me and to everyone for making it such a great day for me.

On the way home, I stopped off for a bit of a session with my editor and to pick up scans of my latest book covers. I now have to get down and do the digital work on them and have a good, and quick, think about the backs.