Come to Chipping Norton this weekend and see loads of brilliant stuff!

Argh! It’s tomorrow! I’ve been involved in programming the Chipping Norton Literary Festival and it has been so many months in the planning that I can’t believe it’s finally here! If you’re in the vicinity of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, PLEASE do pop in over the weekend; there’s SO MUCH brilliant stuff going on and so … More Come to Chipping Norton this weekend and see loads of brilliant stuff!

Fallout – review

Since writing Electrigirl, I’ve become more and more into comics and superheroes (you might think I was into them before, and I was a bit, but now more so!) and so when I was offered a copy of FALLOUT by Gwenda Bond (what a fantastic name!), I practically snatched it out of the publicist’s hands…because … More Fallout – review

Looking at the Stars – latest awards news

It’s been a really busy few weeks: I’ve been on a deadline for a short story, I did lots of Electrigirling, and then when everything stopped, I got ill! (Natch.) In all the being-away-from-my-deskness, I haven’t properly celebrated my wonderful news: Looking at the Stars has WON an award! Thank you to the wonderful people … More Looking at the Stars – latest awards news

Crush – review

I hate recommended reading lists. You know the ones: 100 books to read before you die, 100 best children’s books of all time. I especially hate book lists for teenagers, because teenagers are as wildly different from each other as there are grains of sand on a beach. Having said all that, sometimes a book … More Crush – review

Behind the doors of an electricity substation

I’ve just been clearing out my photo files and found these! Three years ago, I got in touch with Southern Electric. At that time, I was researching ELECTRIGIRL and had decided that the heroine, Holly, would get her powers whilst hiding (from bullies) in a substation. The engineer who showed me round was called David, … More Behind the doors of an electricity substation