"What's the one thing you wish you'd known when you started out as an author?" It's a big question, and one I've been toying with over the past week. The problem is, there are just SO many things I wish I'd known. Narrowing it down to one seems impossible. So I...
I have a new podcast! The Your Kid's Next Read podcast, co-hosted with Megan Daley of Children's Books Daily, launched this week and, as with so many things I do, has quickly fallen into the 'why didn't I do this sooner?' category. Regular readers will know that Megan...
If you follow this blog regularly, you'll know that one of my favourite things about doing the So You Want To Be A Writer podcast, beyond getting to chat to my co-host Valerie Khoo every week, is the author interviews that we feature each week. There's a lot to be...
Starting a podcast takes time, devotion and, yes, sometimes a few tears. if you're going to start a podcast, it helps to begin with a subject you love, AND with people you really like. One More Page is a podcast for lovers of kids' books, featuring children's authors...
FAQsIn Madang, Papua New Guinea.I read SO many books as a kid that it’s hard to choose just one. I really loved Enid Blyton’s Famous Five series, as well as the Trixie Belden books, and read every book in both of those series. I think this is where my love of...
For many years, my friend Allison Rushby has been a 'go-to' source for me for 'classic' children's stories. The woman has read everything, particularly if there's a green and pleasant English setting involved, and is the team member we turn to when a question about...
Kristyn M. Levis and I have been connected via blogging and social media for a very long time. Kristyn is based in Australia, where she is the co-owner of a digital marketing agency, but her books are bestsellers in the Philippines. So I invited her to write about how...
It's that time of year in Australia, as the last days of the school holidays wind down and our thoughts turn to A4-sized exercise books, glue sticks and shiny new school shoes. For parents with kids in the early years of school, or even at preschool, thoughts might...
I can't believe it's that time of the year again! I'm taking a break from the online world for a few weeks at the end of this week, so I thought I'd start sharing some of my 'new year' posts early, starting with this one. I'm always fascinated to see which of my...
