Tag: Books
Procrastination
Maybe it’s not a good idea to read emails before you go to bed. I did last night. There was an email from my editor. The title seemed quite innocuous. A few thoughts about a synopsis I had sent her for a new series. Could I make one or two tiny amendments and rethink the…
Short Stories
One more spread to go on my Crab story, Nip! Nip! My very first books were only fourteen sentences long. Nip! Nip! is only 41 words long. When my first books came out, I was often told how clever I was to be able to write such short stories. I’d not thought that was supposed…
New Books – Monster Boy
The doorbell rang this morning and the chirpy post lady had a packet for me. “Have a nice day!” she said. It was from my publishers. I couldn’t think what it might be. probably some more copies of the re-jacketed Animal Cracker books I did with Rose Impey. But no! First copies of Monster Boy.…