Tag: writing

  • How to cheat at being an author

    Last week I attended a webinar put on by the Society of Authors on the subject of AI (Artificial Intelligence). From the chat in the sidebar, it seems this is a subject that some authors are getting pretty worked up about. I should point out that Author covers everyone from Shakespeare to a Geography textbook…

  • If you write books, then why are you here?

    I was in Liverpool this week, as part of the Liverpool children’s Festival of Reading. Several primary schools came to Gateacre School, to their fabulous theatre, where I told them about Dragon Gold and Walker, The boy who can talk to dogs. I had one new question asked of me. I usually get variations on…

  • How to write a picture book

    Lots of people ask me about writing a picture book. It’s just for kids, so it must be easy, right? lol I thought I’d make a video where I’d just talk about writing picture books and the difficulties you may come across. If you think you are going to make a fortune and be a…