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sitehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190312_110021.jpg20190312_110021https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190312_105955.jpg20190312_105955https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190312_105942.jpg20190312_105942https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190312_105933.jpg20190312_105933ACTUAL JELLY!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190311_152125.jpg20190311_152125https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dsc02044.jpgDSC02044Lovely welcoming door sign2019-03-26T14:17:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2019/03/09/world-book-day-week/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/prestfelde-4.jpgPrestfelde 4Talking to Y5-8 at Prestfeldehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/prestfelde-3.jpgPrestfelde 3A beautiful poem by a Y5 boy after reading Jellyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/prestfelde-2.jpgPrestfelde 2"Be who you are" poem ♥https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/prestfelde-1.jpgPrestfelde 1Work inspired by my books!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/hounslow-1.jpgHounslow 1Talking to children from a number of schools at Hounslow Arts Centrehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/hounslow-2.jpgHounslow 2Me with my books at Hounslow - and sporting my new customised event outfit!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/hinckley-academy-4.jpgHinckley Academy 4Talking to Y7 at Hinckley Academyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/hinckley-academy-2.jpgHinckley Academy 2Working with photographs as inspirationhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/hinckley-academy-1.jpgHinckley Academy 1Y7 workshop at Hinckley2019-03-09T10:43:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2019/02/28/interviewed/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/interview-still.jpginterview still2019-02-28T10:57:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2019/02/24/new-year/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/school-names.jpgSCHOOL NAMESA collage of all 15 schools I visited!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190204_124518.jpg20190204_124518I was very tempted by the outdoor bathing pools with amazing views, but not enough to go in.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190205_103740.jpg20190205_103740I was also introduced to Guernsey's two surviving menhirs (this is the more intact version!) - this was called Grandmere, and people getting married at this church place garlands of flowers on her head to bring them luck.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190207_124449.jpg20190207_124449The weather varied from beautiful...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190207_150318.jpg20190207_150318...to windy...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190207_222035.jpgIMG_20190207_222035Abie, Ross and me at the stunning public library, which has just had a massive revamp of the children's section and looks AMAZING!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190206_150418.jpgIMG_20190206_150418I did a lot of pointing during my events...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_20190206_150522.jpgIMG_20190206_150522...and a lot of laughing!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190205_122656.jpg20190205_122656...to downright spooky!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/moonlight-water-lily.jpegmoonlight water lily2019-02-25T13:59:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2018/12/05/its-all-about-the-kids/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-young-muslim-awards-grenfell.jpg2018 Young Muslim Awards Grenfellhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-young-muslim-awards-anthology.jpg2018 Young Muslim Awards anthologyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-klq.jpg2018 KLQFrom L-R: Nicki Thornton, Steve Cole, me, Teri Terry2019-03-13T11:41:20+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2018/11/11/autumn-update/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181007_125022-01.jpeg20181007_125022-01https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181111_122424-01.jpeg20181111_122424-01https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181026_170237-01.jpeg20181026_170237-01https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181022_165911.jpg20181022_165911https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181022_170522.jpg20181022_170522https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181105_125600-01.jpeg20181105_125600-012018-11-11T16:42:17+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2018/10/28/reviews-dragons-death-and-keeping-secrets/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/covers.jpgcovershttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ella-on-the-outside-356449-1.jpgRepro_EllaOnTheOutside_cvr.inddhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/death.jpgdeathhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dragons.jpgdragons2018-11-02T00:01:36+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2018/09/06/summer-round-up/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180906_100916.jpg20180906_100916...so much so that I brought home a box of rocks from the beach and then bought up all the acrylic paints in Hobbycraft...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180823_181412.jpg20180823_181412I tried out pebble painting and got completely addicted...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180824_173736.jpg20180824_173736I built a small tower of rocks on the beach that stayed up for about ten minuteshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180821_121851.jpg20180821_121851https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180819_174810.jpg20180819_1748102018-09-10T08:19:11+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/books/books-for-8-12s/a-library-of-lemons/resources-for-a-library-of-lemons/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/letter-2.jpgletter 2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/calypsos-letter-to-mae.jpgCalypso's letter to Maehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/letter-1.jpgletter 1https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/compassion-and-resilience.jpgcompassion and resilience2018-07-20T13:50:01+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/2018/07/20/strawberry-fan-art/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/strawberries-fan-art-charlotte-taylor.jpgstrawberries fan art Charlotte Taylor2018-07-20T12:42:05+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/books/books-for-8-12s/a-library-of-lemons/2018-07-20T09:41:52+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/2018/06/15/welcome-to-the-jelly-world/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_4967.jpgIMG_4967...and a paddle in the sea!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_4959.jpgIMG_4959I even managed to squeeze in a quick trip to the beach while I was there...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/jon-biddle-and-me-moorlands.jpgjon biddle and me - moorlandsMe and Jon Biddle, the Y6 teacher who's working with EmpathyLab and who is a tireless supporter of children's books and authorshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_5008.jpgIMG_50082019-02-26T20:49:15+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2018/05/23/creek-and-sofa-when-you-have-to-rest/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-4163.jpgIMG-4163...bounced around in an Electrigirl event at the lovely Linton Children's Book Festival near Cambridgehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-4128.jpgIMG-4128...experimented with thread and ink to create lovely unusual pictureshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-4088.jpgIMG-4088watched Eurovision with my children - this is my 6yo's score sheethttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-3981.jpgIMG-3981...been for a nice walk in the sunshine and found a tree-lined avenuehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-3935.jpgIMG-3935...made some jelly tags out of felt to celebrate upcoming book JELLYhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-3832.jpgIMG-3832My turn to read from my book on the stage!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-3831.jpgIMG-3831Theatre Severn, and a LOT of excited children!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-3828.jpgIMG-3828CHOCOLATE TO TAKE HOME!! It's nearly all gone now...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-3824.jpgIMG-3824Authors at the ready! L-R Simone Lia, me, Emma Carroll, Ellie Irving, Kieran Larwood and Rob Lloyd Joneshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img-3833.jpgIMG-3833Congratulations to Kieran for winning with Podkin One-Ear!2018-06-05T08:08:29+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/books/books-for-8-12s/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lemons-in-korean.jpgLemons in Koreanhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lemons-in-german.jpegLemons in Germanhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lemons-in-french.pngLemons in Frenchhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/electrigirl-2.jpgELECTRIGIRL 2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/library-of-lemons-front-final.jpgLIBRARY OF LEMONS front final2018-05-14T12:58:02+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/books/books-for-8-12s/electrigirl/2018-05-14T12:52:16+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/books/books-for-8-12s/a-storm-of-strawberries/2018-05-14T12:48:35+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/books/young-adult-books/looking-at-the-stars/2021-11-06T02:06:48+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/books/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/deep-watercrop1.jpgDEEP WATERcrop1https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/model-behaviourfront.jpgMODEL BEHAVIOURfronthttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ice-dreams-revised-june-2011crop.jpgICE DREAMS revised june 2011crophttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/forget-me-not_cropped.jpgFORGET ME NOT_croppedhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/strictly-friends-frontnov2011.jpgSTRICTLY FRIENDS frontnov2011https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/star-crossed-front-nov2011.jpgSTAR CROSSED front nov2011https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/newcovers.jpgnewcoversThe Sweet Hearts series2026-03-01T12:46:37+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/2018/03/27/spring-springeth-forth/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-3012.jpgIMG-3012https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-3021.jpgIMG-3021https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-3018.jpgIMG-3018https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-3017.jpgIMG-3017https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-3015.jpgIMG-30152018-03-27T11:48:09+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2018/03/26/concert-and-cambridgeshire/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-icknield-community-college.jpg2018 Icknield Community Collegehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2927.jpgIMG-2927This made me smile, because the song is credited to three songwriters - and two of them are my fictional characters!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2919.jpgIMG-2919https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2956.jpgIMG-2956Classic Jo expression therehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2955.jpgIMG-2955https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2954.jpgIMG-2954https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2953.jpgIMG-29532018-03-27T11:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2018/03/19/young-student-wins-competition-with-song-based-on-my-book/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2916.jpgIMG-29162018-03-19T14:35:43+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2018/03/17/whatever-it-takes-leicester-to-libraries/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/lastsharecollage-2.jpgLastShareCollage (2)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2682.jpgIMG-2682I start signing mine...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2697.jpgIMG-2697https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2686.jpgIMG-2686We were all very relieved to get to the end! Here we are flaking out on the huge pile of book boxes!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2685.jpgIMG-2685Two and a half hours later, Cerrie has finally finished (she had twice as many as I had to sign because she was seeing more primary pupils than I was seeing secondary) and David had already done his, the teacher's pet!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2683.jpgIMG-2683Cerrie starts signing hers...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2735.jpgIMG-2735Me and Maiahttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2732.jpgIMG-2732Maia's beautiful trophy - and she also won £500 for her school library projecthttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2744.jpgIMG-2744https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2736.jpgIMG-27362018-03-17T16:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2018/03/12/cover-reveal-jelly/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/04-jelly-back-final.jpg04 Jelly back finalhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/03-jelly-front-final.jpg03 Jelly front final2018-03-12T14:33:17+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2018/03/11/school-visits-and-turkish-lemons/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/turkish-lemons.jpgTurkish Lemonshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/kiss-jo.jpgkiss joI was really disconcerted about this display until I realised KISS JO was an acronym and not an instruction to my students...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2507.jpgIMG-2507An extraordinary array of cakes and desserts at this school!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2508.jpgIMG-2508Icicles hang from my car by the end of my day in Corbyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2611.jpgIMG-2611The City of London School for Girls is in an incredible location. A thousand and more years of history right on the doorstephttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2640.jpgIMG-2640and finally, a wonderful display using work the students did in my creative writing workshopshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2637.jpgIMG-2637https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2638.jpgIMG-2638https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img-2510.jpgIMG-25102018-03-11T14:25:41+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2018/02/25/y7-reviews-of-looking-at-the-stars/2018-02-25T13:13:31+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2018/02/21/my-first-creative-music-workshop/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dgs_music_3.jpgDGS_music_3https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dgs_music_2.jpgDGS_music_2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dgs_music_1.jpgDGS_music_12018-02-21T14:08:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2018/02/20/a-journey-in-photographs/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img-2407.jpgIMG-2407https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img-2401.jpgIMG-2401https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img-2398.jpgIMG-2398https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img-2366.jpgIMG-2366https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img-2365.jpgIMG-2365https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img-2409.jpgIMG-2409https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img-2364.jpgIMG-23642018-02-20T21:52:29+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2018/02/12/latest-writing-wround-up-and-new-books/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/eat-cake-and-run.jpgEat Cake and Runhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/like_and_share.jpgArtboard 6https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img-2081.jpgIMG-2081https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img-2195.jpgIMG-2195Me, pulling one of my classic faces2018-02-12T19:47:12+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/11/28/mint-choc-chip-at-the-market-cafe-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/mint.jpgminthttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0591.jpgIMG-0591https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0590.jpgIMG-05902017-11-28T10:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/11/28/winning-the-tower-hamlets-book-awards/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0559.jpgIMG-0559https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0558.jpgIMG-0558https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0553.jpgIMG-0553https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0548.jpgIMG-0548https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0503.jpgIMG-0503https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0502.jpgIMG-0502https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0554.jpgIMG-0554This was inside a SUITCASE!! What a brilliant idea!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0507crop.jpgIMG-0507crophttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0506crop.jpgIMG-0506crophttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0505crop.jpgIMG-0505crop2017-11-28T09:29:46+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/11/28/fan-art-looking-at-the-stars/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171123_193224.jpg20171123_1932242017-11-27T23:04:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/11/20/visiting-schools/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0363.jpgIMG-0363And Matteo had come as Joe!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0361.jpgIMG-0361Julia as Electrigirl, with electrocuted hair!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0343.jpgIMG-0343My Little Pony WAS my childhood, basically. I was obsessed. This is Cherries Jubilee who had a tendency to fall over because she wasn't weighted correctlyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0341.jpgIMG-0341My parents still have our Playmobil Town and my own children have played with ithttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0340.jpgIMG-0340As well as all my childhood favourites, the Museum has a massive collection of dolls' houses, and I loved this huge display of them, all with little lights on!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0339.jpgIMG-0339I believe I envied a friend at school who owned the Ballerina Sindy...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0333.jpgIMG-0333The Museum of Childhood is in a wonderful big space with lots of room for kids to run around and a lovely cafe at the end!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0351.jpgIMG-0351I still own a teddy bear that looks remarkably like this onehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0348.jpgIMG-0348My nursery school had a wonderful rocking horse just like thishttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0347.jpgIMG-0347This made me yelp in recognition! We had one of these when I was a child2017-11-20T10:09:20+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/11/10/overwhelming-oxfordshire-book-awards/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0143.jpgIMG-0143It's not an awards ceremony without CAAAAKE!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/snapseed_1.jpgSnapseed_1I receive my very nice award :)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/snapseed.jpgSnapseedHUG TIME!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0166.jpgIMG-0166With pupils from Cherwell after the ceremonyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0164.jpgIMG-0164You can just see me in the middle of the scrum with my arms in the air!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0157.jpgIMG-0157My lovely award, which will have pride of place in my study!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img-0145.jpgIMG-01452017-11-19T14:34:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/10/16/an-iphone-photography-lesson/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/7f803f60-06b0-488e-af20-ba4fc1c11711.jpeg7F803F60-06B0-488E-AF20-BA4FC1C11711https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/d5de0abc-7bf4-498c-bd53-6a73aefa206e.jpegD5DE0ABC-7BF4-498C-BD53-6A73AEFA206Ehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/4cf8302c-d03b-4488-86a5-f8b3949ae532.jpeg4CF8302C-D03B-4488-86A5-F8B3949AE532https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/21a5a3ee-c241-4047-99d6-c668146b036c.jpeg21A5A3EE-C241-4047-99D6-C668146B036Chttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/57e95467-9b94-4409-9aed-82ab54b423a5.jpeg57E95467-9B94-4409-9AED-82AB54B423A5https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/6e5bbf66-55ae-472b-a8ca-803fadea0056.jpeg6E5BBF66-55AE-472B-A8CA-803FADEA0056Striking and atmospheric version of the same photohttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/10d2edaf-e337-4737-9f08-ef8b01614e70.jpeg10D2EDAF-E337-4737-9F08-EF8B01614E70https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/5e08585c-5f15-42a5-a653-b290e311cf44.jpeg5E08585C-5F15-42A5-A653-B290E311CF44After editing, it's now 'wow'https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/540a73c8-c644-456f-b7ba-3a7df0b5bd2d.jpeg540A73C8-C644-456F-B7BA-3A7DF0B5BD2DThis photo, of the church, is decent but not 'wow'https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/46999095-451c-4982-a7fb-fade5227e3c7.jpeg46999095-451C-4982-A7FB-FADE5227E3C72017-10-16T15:28:03+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/10/13/lots-of-fun-at-didcot-girls-school/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-8670.jpgIMG-8670https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-8669.jpgIMG-8669https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-8668.jpgIMG-8668https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-8667.jpgIMG-8667https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-8666.jpgIMG-86662017-10-13T10:35:07+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/10/05/making-a-death-star-quilt/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/death-star-inspiration.jpgdeath star inspirationhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8185.jpgIMG_8185https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8059.jpgIMG_8059https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7937.jpgIMG_7937https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7924.jpgIMG_7924https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7896.jpgIMG_7896https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7869.jpgIMG_7869https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7807.jpgIMG_7807https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7806.jpgIMG_7806https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7788.jpgIMG_77882019-08-17T21:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/10/04/what-a-childrens-author-does/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-8560.jpgIMG-85602017-10-07T09:06:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/10/02/lockwood-co-the-empty-grave-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-8353.jpgIMG-8353Me with author Tamsyn Murray and Jonathan Stroud at the launch party for The Empty Gravehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-8346.jpgIMG-8346Tamsyn went as Annabelle Ward, the powerful ghost from Book 1: The Screaming Staircase. I, of course, went as Lucy Carlylehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/empty-grave.pngempty grave2017-10-02T11:22:08+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/09/27/great-questions-from-girls-at-st-catherines/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/st-catherines-260917_1.jpgSt Catherine's 260917_1https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/st-catherines-260917_2.jpgSt Catherine's 260917_22017-09-27T13:47:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/08/21/the-mystery-of-me-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mystery-of-me.jpgmystery of me2017-08-21T10:57:03+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/09/07/things-a-bright-girl-can-do-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/things-a-bright-girl-can-do.jpgthings a bright girl can do2017-07-30T21:07:45+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/08/24/do-you-speak-chocolate-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_7185.jpgIMG_7185https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/do-you-speak-chocolate.jpgdo you speak chocolate2017-07-30T21:02:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/07/29/launching-strawberries-and-chocolate/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img-7168.jpgIMG-7168https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img-7167.jpgIMG-7167...and Cas makes a speechhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img-7166.jpgIMG-7166Signing bookshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img-7164.jpgIMG-7164I did also take along some GINORMOUS marshmallows...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img-7165.jpgIMG-7165With my great friend John Dougherty (and a dish of homemade fabric strawberries)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img-7163.jpgIMG-7163https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img-7162.jpgIMG-7162The chocolate fountain was so popular, ten punnets of strawberries wasn't enough!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img-7161.jpgIMG-7161Cas and me with our beautiful new bookshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img-7160.jpgIMG-7160Me with a very special person, Katie, on whom the character of Darby is partially basedhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/f7ff99e4-f219-436c-89e9-fad5bbf73988.jpgF7FF99E4-F219-436C-89E9-FAD5BBF73988I make a speech...2017-07-29T07:07:32+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/07/15/flying-high-at-the-fly-festival-at-uea/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/shadow-mccavity.jpgShadow McCavityThis was the evil character...uncanny resemblance! Not that I'm espousing any political views, you understand...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_6961.jpgIMG_6961I hope Yasmine doesn't mind my sharing her tweet here...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_6962.jpgIMG_6962Preparing for my talk in a lecture theatre in the Julian Study Centrehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_6960.jpgIMG_6960Frank Cottrell Boyce sat in THIS VERY CHAIR the day before. This made me very excited.2017-07-15T12:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/07/12/goodbye-to-burford-school-sniff/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_6939.jpgIMG_6939Lovely surprise presents, including alien bookends and a pile of books earrings!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_6935.jpgIMG_6935Pheebs and me in the libraryhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_6931.jpgIMG_6931Lynne and me yesterday, celebrating my Oxfordshire Book Awards win for A Library of Lemons!2017-07-15T11:33:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/06/06/strawberries-empathy-electrigirl-and-music/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_6331.jpgIMG_6331In three of our songs we were joined by Alex from Little Signers who taught the audience some signs for the choruseshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_6217.jpgIMG_6217Thanks for having me, Hay!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_6208.jpgIMG_6208Felt-tips at the ready as people scramble to write on our Empathy Paperhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_6214.jpgIMG_6214Photo taken during the event by the Hay Festival teamhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_6199.jpgIMG_6199Just before my event, in my strawberry dress, pretending not to be nervous AT ALLhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_6189.jpgIMG_6189Look at all my lovely books in a row!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_6174.jpgIMG_6174Me, holding a double-book untrimmed hot off the press, and a sliced and diced finished product!2017-06-06T15:30:11+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/05/31/making-a-difference/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/spread4jo2.jpgspread4Jo22017-05-31T09:42:27+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/05/24/come-and-meet-me-hay-and-wychwood/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/electrigirl_invisible-thieves-1.jpgelectrigirl_invisible-thieves-12017-05-24T09:25:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/videos/2017-05-19T11:00:05+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/2017/05/19/bounding-around-at-bookfeast/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3964crop.jpgIMG_3964crophttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3966.jpgIMG_3966There's never enough time to get through them all!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3962.jpgIMG_3962Questions at the endhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3950.jpgIMG_3950...which seems to involve a chicken impression.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3947.jpgIMG_3947Starting off my event with a quick introduction...2017-05-19T09:56:01+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/05/17/lovely-leeds-book-awards/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/murder-in-midwinter.jpgmurder in midwinterhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/leeds.jpgleedshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_6036.jpgIMG_6036https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_6026.jpgIMG_6026L-R, Curtis, Fleur, Steve, me, Peterhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_6031.jpgIMG_6031Curtis turns Bob the Builder into a werewolfhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_6032.jpgIMG_6032Me with the kids from Horsforth Newlaithes, holding my runner-up prize2017-05-17T09:51:57+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/05/15/electrigirl-and-the-invisible-launch-party/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_59241.jpgIMG_5924Cathy came as her alter ego, Electric Pencil!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/jo-helen-bizzie.jpegJo Helen BizzieThis is me showing Bill's wife and daughter the dedication in the book.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_5955.jpgIMG_5955https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_5953.jpgIMG_5953With fellow author pals Julia Golding and Sally Nichollshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_5924.jpgIMG_5924Cathy came as her alter ego Electric Pencil!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_5931.jpgIMG_5931The OUP team, L-R: Fraser, Gill, Hannah, Holly and Imy. Sadly Kathy our editor couldn't be there - we missed you, Kathy!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_5919.jpgIMG_5919Electrinails!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_5918.jpgIMG_59182017-05-15T10:45:02+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/05/11/trouble-next-door-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/trouble.jpgtroublehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_5893.jpgIMG_5893https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_5892.jpgIMG_5892Wonderful lively illustrations make the story fun and accessible2017-05-11T11:39:50+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/04/26/electrigirl-fan-art/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170425_184843.jpg20170425_1848432017-04-26T12:53:54+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/04/26/nostalgia-and-maggots-at-the-haringey-book-awards/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5471.jpgIMG_5471Me reading from A Library of Lemons and talking about the importance of friendshiphttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5470.jpgIMG_5470Me with the kids from Highgate Wood Schoolhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5464.jpgIMG_5464Our collaborative poem celebrating the joy of maggotshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5460.jpgIMG_5460My ol' local tube! Though the surrounding area has changed somewhat...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRender(and that's last year's winner SF Said skulking at the back!)2017-04-26T09:11:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/04/22/i-bought-a-piece-of-art/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/moon-song-resin-3d_grande.jpgMoon-Song-Resin-3d_grande2017-04-22T14:07:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/04/12/a-storm-of-strawberries-cover-reveal/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/storm_of_strawberries_bpb-2.jpgSTORM_OF_STRAWBERRIES_BPB (2)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/storm_of_strawberries_bpb.jpgSTORM_OF_STRAWBERRIES_BPB2017-04-20T12:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/04/10/strawberry-fun-with-the-federation-of-childrens-book-groups/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5360.jpgIMG_5360Early rounds of the quiz - I read the questions and Chris doodles on the strawberrieshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5359.jpgIMG_5359I gave out handmade strawberries as prizeshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5352.jpgIMG_5352https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5351.jpgIMG_5351I had a brand-new strawberry dress for the occasionhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5343.jpgIMG_5343Chris Riddell takes the judging very seriouslyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5333.jpgIMG_5333Chris and Zoe Toft, the model for the other team, in their final outfits!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5325.jpgIMG_5325The dressing-up begins!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5316.jpgIMG_5316https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5314.jpgIMG_5314https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5363.jpgIMG_5363I was really touched to be given this lovely bracelet by the very kind and lovely Bev Humphrey, who told me I should have it because it had a strawberry on and it matched my outfit perfectly! Thank you Bev :)2017-04-10T13:57:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/04/06/hopewell-high-publishes-today/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/stage-fright-final.jpgStage Fright (final)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/all-too-much-final.jpgAll Too Much (final)2017-04-06T12:20:40+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/04/04/taking-the-day-off/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_5182.jpgIMG_51822017-04-04T13:17:53+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/04/04/a-library-of-lemons-wins-the-oxfordshire-book-award/2017-04-04T13:16:33+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/04/01/mountains-to-seas-and-pupil-librarians/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_4976.jpgIMG_4976Second panel, with Jonathan Stroud replacing Dave. Grainne Clear chaired both events beautifully.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_4972.jpgIMG_4972Great camaraderie, and we were so well looked after by Sarah Webb and the festival people. I didn't want to come home!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_4968.jpgIMG_4968At dinner on the second evening, I sat next to our lovely Children's Laureate, Chris Riddell, and admired his gold Blue Peter badge.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_4966.jpgIMG_4966Line up for first panel event: Katherine, Robin, me, Dave Ruddenhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_4965.jpgIMG_4965I was probably saying something here about the need for the protagonist of any story to change along the way - that they need to be different in some way by the end than they were in the beginning. Otherwise, what's the point of the story?https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_4964.jpgIMG_4964At the end of the first panel, we challenged Dave to fit as many pens into his beard as possible. He managed six!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_4962.jpgIMG_4962The stunning third floor (children's) of the new Dun Laoghaire library, with huge picture window looking out over the harbour.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_4960.jpgIMG_4960The next morning was blowing a gale and so we all piled in to help with the books! L-R me, Sarah Webb, Katherine Woodfine and Eoin Colferhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_4926.jpgIMG_4926L-R Robin Stevens, Katherine Woodfine and me, first evening dinnerhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_4920.jpgIMG_4920It has a little stubby lighthouse on the end2017-04-01T21:14:25+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/03/18/nelly-and-the-quest-for-captain-peabody-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/nelly2.jpgnelly2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/nelly1.jpgnelly1https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4831.jpgIMG_4831https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4830.jpgIMG_4830https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4829.jpgIMG_4829https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4828.jpgIMG_4828https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4827.jpgIMG_48272017-03-18T10:48:39+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/03/14/my-most-unusual-school-visit/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4754.jpgIMG_4754https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4756.jpgIMG_4756https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4755.jpgIMG_47552017-03-14T10:08:35+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/03/03/my-world-book-day-whirlwind/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_5000.jpgimg_5000https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4693.jpgimg_4693https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4691.jpgimg_4691And another one!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4690.jpgimg_4690A schedule from just ONE of my days...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4686.jpgimg_4686A surprise when I opened the staff room fridge...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_6581.jpgimg_6581On the BBC!! *faints*https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4698.jpgimg_4698Workshop with Year 1 - writing a poem about slugs!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4697.jpgimg_4697A workshop with Y2 - storytelling with my magic box full of objects to help us tell the storyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4694.jpgimg_4694https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4684.jpgimg_4684Workshop - a brave volunteer reads out his work2017-03-03T13:58:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/02/09/launching-the-berkshire-book-awards-shortlist/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_4464.jpgimg_4464Me with pupils from all the schools who came to the afternoon event - and the shortlist!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_4459.jpgimg_4459And look! There's the shortlist!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_4452.jpgimg_4452and a REAL FIRE in Reception!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_4451.jpgimg_4451Lovely old building!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_4461.jpgimg_4461I look like I'm playing invisible bongos. I have no idea what I was saying here.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_4450.jpgimg_4450The welcoming sign outside the lovely libraryhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_4446.jpgimg_4446It was a gloomy day outside, but not inside!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_4445.jpgimg_44452017-02-13T11:44:35+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/02/02/electrigirl-is-shortlisted/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/leicester-our-best-book-shortlist-2017.jpgleicester-our-best-book-shortlist-20172017-02-02T14:48:52+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/02/02/the-dragon-with-a-chocolate-heart-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dragon-chocolate-heart.jpgdragon-chocolate-heart2017-02-02T09:12:11+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/01/23/empathy-excursions-and-exciting-new-books/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4346.jpgimg_4346As You Like It. By me, and some dead blokehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4335.jpgimg_4335The Empathy Lab team, with me in the middle and Julie-Ann on my lefthttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4333.jpgimg_4333Productive discussion about how empathy is important in our professional liveshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4331.jpgimg_4331This is from the back cover Calypso and Mae sit together on a lemon, sheltering under a book. You can see they're best friends. I love this!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4329.jpgimg_4329The Contents page inside, with beautiful silhouetteshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4328.jpgimg_4328And the text itself - in Korean! So cool to see my words written in a way that I can't read...doesn't Korean look cool? I think it looks like tiny stick people.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4327.jpgimg_4327Calypso and Mae pick books and lemons from the tree that supports their Wendy House - a subtle reference to family trees too. SO clever!2017-01-23T10:44:29+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/01/11/what-im-working-on-this-week/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/flora.jpgflora2017-01-11T13:14:16+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/01/04/hello-2017-and-new-books-out-this-year/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/asos-jan-2017.jpgasos-jan-2017https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/electrigirl-3.jpgelectrigirl-3https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/fullsizerender_1.jpgfullsizerender_1https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/fullsizerender.jpgfullsizerenderhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/great-howling-mystery-pack.jpggreat-howling-mystery-packhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/as-you-like-it.jpgas-you-like-ithttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/rollercoaster-lats.jpgrollercoaster-lats2017-01-06T10:30:43+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2017/01/04/st-grizzles-school-for-girls-goats-and-random-boys-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/st-grizzle-2.jpgst-grizzle-2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/st-grizzle-1.pngst-grizzle-12017-01-04T13:40:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/12/12/lizard-radio-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lizard-radio.jpglizard-radio2016-12-12T16:32:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/12/12/the-photographs-in-picture-him/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/rain1.jpgrain1https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/zombie6bw.jpgzombie6bwhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/zombie5bw.jpgzombie5bwhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/zombie1.jpgzombie1https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/zombie2.jpgzombie22016-12-12T12:46:52+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/12/01/new-book-klaxon-picture-him/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3880.jpgimg_3880https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/picture-him-final1.jpgpicture-him-finalhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/picture-him-final.jpgpicture-him-final2016-12-01T14:15:13+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/11/25/ericas-elephant-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/erica.jpgerica2016-11-25T09:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/11/18/instructions-for-a-second-hand-heart-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/heart.jpghearthttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3766.jpgimg_3766Tamsyn explains how long the journey to publication has taken for this book - four years!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3763.jpgimg_3763Tamsyn with her Usborne editor Stephanie Kinghttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3736.jpgimg_3736https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3730.jpgimg_37302016-11-18T11:19:19+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/11/05/heavenly-hampshire-book-awards/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6017.jpgimg_6017Presented with my award by Councillor Andrew Gibsonhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3588.jpgimg_3588Signing bookshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3585.jpgimg_3585View from the back of the balcony! Photo by Paula Wardhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3560.jpgimg_3560I talked about the importance of valuing your imagination rather than placing all your self-worth on passing exams...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3553.jpgimg_3553My 'photostory' of the writing process, taken from the back of the hall.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3549.jpgimg_3549View from the stage before I beganhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/fullsizerender_1.jpgfullsizerender_1My amazing award, which is BIG and HEAVY and very difficult to photograph! I love it!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/fullsizerender.jpgfullsizerenderA story I wrote when nearly six: 'Chismas'. One boy liked it so much he asked me to write 'Happy Chismas' in his book!2022-11-21T20:03:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/10/17/the-secret-of-nightingale-wood-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/secret-of-nightingale-wood-1.jpgsecret-of-nightingale-wood-12016-10-17T10:42:57+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/10/14/the-strawberries-have-left-the-building/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3189.jpgimg_3189Back row, l-r: Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Wonder Woman. Front row, l-r: Supergirl, Bumblebee, Batgirl2016-10-14T09:38:46+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/10/06/designing-electrigirl-3/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_2580.jpgimg_2580An early rough of an action sequence...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_2582.jpgimg_2582Cathy's copy of the manuscript, plus her storyboard to be filled in as we go - and a copy of Book 2 for reference!2016-10-06T22:03:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/09/28/nuddy-neds-christmas-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2514.jpgimg_2514https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2516.jpgimg_2516https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2523.jpgimg_2523https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2522.jpgimg_2522https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2521.jpgimg_2521https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2520-1.jpgimg_2520-1https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2520.jpgimg_2520https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2518.jpgimg_25182016-09-28T09:34:53+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/09/28/by-the-light-of-the-moon-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2513.jpgimg_2513https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2512.jpgimg_2512https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/goodnight-world.jpggoodnight-worldhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/little-owls-egg.jpglittle-owls-egghttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/nuddy-ned.jpgnuddy-nedhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/by-the-light-of-the-moon.jpgby-the-light-of-the-moon2016-09-28T09:06:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/09/22/win-the-chance-to-have-your-name-in-my-next-book/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/a-storm-strawberries_b_crop.jpga-storm-strawberries_b_crop2016-09-22T11:44:30+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/09/08/nothing-tastes-as-good-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/nothing-tastes-as-good.jpgnothing-tastes-as-good2016-09-08T10:41:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/09/08/what-i-did-on-my-summer-holidays-3-writing/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/article-in-oxford-times-aug-2016.jpgarticle-in-oxford-times-aug-2016My article in the Oxford Times2016-09-07T11:23:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/09/07/what-i-did-on-my-summer-holidays-2-festivals/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2201.jpgIMG_2201Look! Children FLOCKED to us in their wellies...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2200.jpgIMG_2200L-R: Paul Stickland, John Dougherty, me, Helen Sticklandhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2193.jpgIMG_2193John Dougherty rocks it outhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2174.jpgIMG_2174Rehearsing in Paul Stickland's vanhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/stroud-fringe2016-aug.jpgstroud fringe2016 augPaul's photo of John, me and Helen singing 'Daydreaming'https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2114.jpgIMG_2114On part of my journey home from Edinburgh, I waited at a bus stop opposite this shop that clearly has an ego problemhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2111.jpgIMG_2111me and Kathryn at the end of our eventhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2102.jpgIMG_2102However, out of the window of my room, the height was an advantage as I could see the fireworks from the Tattoo up at the castle!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2094.jpgIMG_2094Me in actionhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2090.jpgIMG_2090In the sunlight, Arthur's Seat looks gorgeous. Edinburgh is a very pretty city.2016-09-07T09:49:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/09/06/what-i-did-summer-1/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1880.jpgIMG_1880https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1714.jpgIMG_1714and flying kiteshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1792.jpgIMG_1792...and ice cream! I always smile now when I see a 99 Flake (especially a big fake one!) because of the song I wrote last year called '99 Reasons to be Happy' and which we play in the author band First Draft.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1798.jpgIMG_1798I enjoyed sunsets...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1924.jpgIMG_1924My kids enjoyed jumping the (very small) waveshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1873.jpgIMG_1873The sky was BLUE!!2017-05-09T14:59:16+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/08/26/lockwood-co-the-creeping-shadow-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_2229.jpgIMG_2229https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/the_creeping_shadow_uk.pngThe_Creeping_Shadow_UK2016-08-26T09:23:36+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/07/28/why-children-are-more-fun-than-grown-ups/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1653.jpgIMG_16532016-07-28T13:25:06+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/06/24/to-the-children-of-coventry-thank-you-and-sorry/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_1399.jpgIMG_13992016-06-24T18:39:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/06/16/waaaahh/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_1341.jpgIMG_1341This is my 'I'm so happy to have so many contracts and am ALSO SLIGHTLY HYSTERICAL!' face2016-06-17T09:23:09+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/06/09/wychwood-winning-and-wondrous-things/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016_neba_1.jpg2016_NEBA_1Signing books for brilliant kids!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016_neba_3.jpg2016_NEBA_3Back in the hotel room, still on cloud ninehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016_neba_2.jpg2016_NEBA_2I helped Gill Lewis with her demonstration of gorilla behaviour...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/firstdraft02_ardagh.jpgfirstdraft02_ardaghFirst Draft, a melting pot of cracking tunes and slimy suncream! (Photo credit: Philip Ardagh)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_5485.jpgIMG_5485Lots of my books in the Waterstones tent!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ardagh_2.jpgardagh_2Me in my Electrigirl kit messing around with author Philip Ardagh (thanks for the photo, Philip!)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ardagh_1.jpgardagh_1Drinking Pimms with John Dougherty before our band gig, in the glorious sunshine! (thanks to Philip Ardagh for photo)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/riddell_3.jpgRiddell_3https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/riddell_2.jpgRiddell_2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/riddell_1.jpgRiddell_12016-06-09T09:45:32+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/05/29/tommy-v-cancer-blog-tour/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tommy-tour-4.jpgTommy Tour 4https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tommy-v-cancer.jpgTommy V Cancer2016-05-26T09:27:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/05/26/real-life-electrigirl/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/13288791_10153691511421947_1689392140_o.jpg13288791_10153691511421947_1689392140_ohttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/heather_electrigirl.jpgHeather_electrigirl2016-05-26T08:55:55+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/05/22/the-secret-railway-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_1121.jpgIMG_1121https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/secret-railway.jpgsecret railway2016-05-22T12:41:40+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/06/06/tommy-v-cancer-review-13-steps/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tommy.jpgTommyCelebrated writer Tommy Donbavand, hiding behind gravestones when he's not defacing windowshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tommy-blog-tour-banner.jpgtommy blog tour bannerhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/13-steps.jpg13 steps2016-05-22T11:35:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/05/22/somebody-stop-ivy-pocket-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ivy-pocket-2-us.pngivy pocket 2 usThe US edition of the second book, which I much prefer to the UK versionhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ivy-pocket-2.jpgivy pocket 2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ivy-pocket-1.jpgivy pocket 1UK cover of Book 1, which I'm pleased to see has changed since the first print run. It piggybacks nicely on the superb covers of Robin Stevens's Murder Most Unladylike series2016-05-22T11:13:31+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/05/12/launching-lemons-with-added-stinkbombs-and-ketchup/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5284.jpgIMG_5284https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5267.jpgIMG_5267https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jenny10.jpgJenny10https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jenny06.jpgJenny06https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jenny12.jpgJenny12https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tess03.jpgTess03https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/linda01.jpgLinda01https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jenny13.jpgJenny13https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5277.jpgIMG_5277https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5249.jpgIMG_52492016-05-13T09:22:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/05/06/how-not-to-be-weird-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/how-not-to-be-weird.jpghow not to be weird2016-05-06T09:37:45+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/05/05/happy-lemony-publication-day-to-me/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/stinkbomb-5.jpgstinkbomb 5https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-for-dads.jpgschool for dadshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/mystery-and-mayhem-front-cover.jpgmystery-and-mayhem-front-coverhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/heads-you-die.pngheads you diehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pale-peak-burning.jpgpale-peak-burninghttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0988.jpgIMG_0988I made some lemony jewellery to match the book :-)2016-05-05T12:13:52+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/04/26/four-days-of-festival-brilliance-with-chiplitfest/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/superhero.jpgsuperherohttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/janet-ellis.jpgJanet EllisMe, John and JANET ELLIS!! Who used to be on Blue Peter! She's just written her first novel (The Butcher's Hook) and was on our quiz team. And we won! (though it was very little to do with either me or Janet, who didn't know most of the answers)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_08461.jpgIMG_0846Cathy and me with junior reporters for the festival Pheebs and Mangohttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/paul-event.jpgPaul eventTo start, Paul showed the fascinated audience his artwork for DINOSAUR ROAR! - look out, Paul, he's behind you!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_08051.jpgIMG_0805Saira from Masterchef! Oh my, we had SUCH a laugh :-)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/junior-reporters.jpgjunior reportersJohn, Pheebs, Mango and mehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_0845.jpgIMG_0845https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_08421.jpgIMG_0842Me, John and Milly, de-mob happy!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_0847.jpgIMG_0847https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_0846.jpgIMG_08462016-05-05T08:23:19+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/04/24/fighting-against-cancer-with-brilliant-author-tommy-dombavand-can-you-help/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tommy.jpgtommyTommy with his brilliant SCREAM STREET series, now on CBBC!2016-04-25T11:23:08+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/04/22/come-to-chipping-norton-this-weekend-and-see-loads-of-brilliant-stuff/2016-04-22T13:49:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/04/05/fallout-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fallout2.jpgfallout2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fallout1.jpgfallout12016-04-05T10:03:12+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/books/books-for-8-12s/sweet-hearts-for-9-13s/bonus-pages/the-wedding-date/2016-04-01T10:49:26+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/books/books-for-8-12s/sweet-hearts-for-9-13s/bonus-pages/2016-04-01T10:48:12+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/books/books-for-8-12s/sweet-hearts-for-9-13s/bonus-pages/which-sweet-hearts-girl-are-you-quiz/2016-04-01T10:45:23+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/books/books-for-8-12s/sweet-hearts-for-9-13s/bonus-pages/character-blogs/2016-04-01T10:36:12+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/books/books-for-8-12s/sweet-hearts-for-9-13s/bonus-pages/hooked-up-by-santa/2016-04-01T10:18:07+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/books/books-for-8-12s/sweet-hearts-for-9-13s/bonus-pages/pearls-secret-diary/2016-04-01T10:08:22+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/books/books-for-8-12s/sweet-hearts-for-9-13s/bonus-pages/lolas-secret-diary/2016-04-01T10:07:36+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/books/books-for-8-12s/sweet-hearts-for-9-13s/bonus-pages/kates-secret-diary/2016-04-01T10:06:30+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/books/books-for-8-12s/sweet-hearts-for-9-13s/bonus-pages/megans-secret-diary/2016-04-01T10:05:42+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/books/books-for-8-12s/sweet-hearts-for-9-13s/bonus-pages/flisss-secret-diary/2016-04-01T10:04:42+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/2016/03/31/coming-to-a-festival-near-you/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/first-draft-official-photo.jpgFirst Draft official photoThe members of First Draft: clockwise from top left me, John Dougherty, Helen Stickland, Paul Stickland - we have a song for every bookish occasion!2016-03-31T16:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/03/21/looking-at-the-stars-latest-awards-news/2016-03-21T11:25:28+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/03/20/crush-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/crush.jpgcrush2016-03-20T22:04:28+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/03/07/real-kids-dress-up-as-electrigirl/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016_03.jpg2016_03https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/electrigirl-from-twitter-2016.jpgElectrigirl from twitter 2016https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/electrigirl-from-rye-st-a-school-2016.jpgElectrigirl from Rye St A school 2016https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016_02.jpg2016_02https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016_01.jpg2016_012024-08-30T20:09:12+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/03/06/world-book-day-and-ox-comic-con-whoosh/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0449.jpgIMG_0449Cathy and I ready to strut our stuff!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0448.jpgIMG_0448https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0447.jpgIMG_0447Andfinally - me in Manga style, thanks to artist www.chitan-garden.blogspot.com - I'm really chuffed!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0440.jpgIMG_0440Cathy drew Caroline - isn't it amazing!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0437.jpgIMG_0437One of our customers got really into the Electrigirl vibehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0436.jpgIMG_0436...quite a LOT of drawing...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0432.jpgIMG_0432And Cathy and I couldn't pass up the opportunity for our own photo with Chewie and the photobombing stormtrooper!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0430.jpgIMG_0430Designer Holly from OUP gets up close and personal with Chewbacca, while Frazer (dressed as a unicorn) takes their photohttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0428.jpgIMG_0428There was quite a bit of downtime, so Cathy did some drawing...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0427.jpgIMG_0427Author pal Susie Day attended in cosplay - as BB8 from Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Complete with roller skates! The effort was rewarded as she was declared a prize-winner in the cosplaying competition!2016-03-06T20:54:50+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/02/18/icy-feathers-on-my-windscreen/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/icy-feathers-1.jpgicy feathers 12016-02-18T20:33:57+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/02/17/behind-the-doors-of-en-electricity-substation/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_4254.jpgIMG_4254https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_4248.jpgIMG_4248https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_4253.jpgIMG_4253https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_4250.jpgIMG_4250https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_4249.jpgIMG_4249https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_4256.jpgIMG_42562016-02-18T20:29:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/02/16/making-an-easter-tree/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0302.jpgIMG_0302https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0296.jpgIMG_0296https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0297.jpgIMG_0297https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0298.jpgIMG_0298https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0299.jpgIMG_02992016-02-16T17:04:02+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/01/21/and-now-hamster-parkour/2016-02-15T16:44:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/10/30/joe-all-alone-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/joe-all-alone.jpgjoe all alone2016-02-15T16:30:20+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/11/06/a-wonderful-afternoon-at-the-oxfordshire-book-awards-2015/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc_07592.jpgDSC_0759~2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc_07522.jpgDSC_0752~2Did I mention there was CAAAAAKE?!!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cake.jpgcakehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/lineup.jpglineupLeft to right: me, Robin Stevens, Sue Heap and Teresa Heapy2016-02-15T16:29:54+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/11/26/foreign-languages-and-bad-language/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc_0008.jpgDSC_0008Wonder Woman onverses!2016-02-15T16:29:13+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/01/08/happy-new-year-all-right-all-right-a-bit-late/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/xmas-selfie.jpgxmas selfieChristmas Day hat and hysteria2016-02-15T16:28:41+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/01/15/happy-birthday-to-me/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/electrigirl-birthday.jpgelectrigirl birthdayELECTRIGIRL in all her glory - backed by presents from friends who know me well!2016-02-15T16:09:12+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/01/26/a-library-of-lemons-exclusive-cover-reveal/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/alol_final.jpgLOL_REDRAW_22018-05-15T11:00:16+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/02/05/electrigirl-is-here/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0153.jpgIMG_0153https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0148.jpgIMG_0148Loaded up and ready to ice! With my able assistant Cashttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0122.jpgIMG_0122My new toy from Hobbycraft - a triple icing nozzle! Only a fiver too!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0171.jpgIMG_0171Mini rainbow cakes!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0157.jpgIMG_0157Cake for school launch, with book flags!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderDetail from THE launch cake - a three tiered chocolate confection with electric blue icing! And if you want to see what it should look like later, hop over to the Middle Grade Strikes Back birthday post and see Cathy's drawing of it!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0128.jpgIMG_0128My author copies arrived - don't they look amazing on the shelf?!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fullsizerender_1.jpgFullSizeRender_1Rainbow cupcakes for Blackwells launchhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wilfred-the-unwise-cover.jpgWilfred the Unwise cover2016-02-15T16:07:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/02/12/launching-electrigirl-party-and-events/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/egirl-cake.jpgegirl cake...just like the cake Cathy designed for a blog post we wrote! Only ours had added stars and a Bag of Bees, to celebrate Wilfred (an apprentice wizard) too!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/elecrigirl-feb-2016-9.jpgElecrigirl feb 2016-9Cas and I were really thrilled with how the evening went - hurrah for new books and fab friends!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/elecrigirl-feb-2016-8.jpgElecrigirl feb 2016-8Even my parents, always keen to embrace amateur dramatics, got electrified up!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/elecrigirl-feb-2016-53.jpgElecrigirl feb 2016-53https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/elecrigirl-feb-2016-46.jpgElecrigirl feb 2016-46I made a speech - with EXPRESSION, natch...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/elecrigirl-feb-2016-37.jpgElecrigirl feb 2016-37Cas made a speech too (as did her editor, Naomi, standing behind her here)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/elecrigirl-feb-2016-24.jpgElecrigirl feb 2016-24L-R, Ally Nuttall (not realising she was in shot), author Katherine Langrish, my patient editor Kathy Webb, and author and great pal John Doughertyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/elecrigirl-feb-2016-22.jpgElecrigirl feb 2016-22Huuuuge pile of Electrigirl books - and our awesome banner, supplied by the lovely people at OUP!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/elecrigirl-feb-2016-19.jpgElecrigirl feb 2016-19Lots of people dressed up, including my friend Marie and her daughter Isobel!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/elecrigirl-feb-2016-11.jpgElecrigirl feb 2016-11Cathy Brett and me - and the cake! Three tiers of chocolate sponge with electric blue icing and flashing LEDs...2016-02-15T16:05:32+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/02/13/ill-be-there-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ill-be-there-3.jpgI'll be there 3https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ill-be-there-2.pngI'll be there 2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ill-be-there.jpgI'll be there2016-02-15T16:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2016/02/14/moth-girls-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/moth-girls.jpgmoth girls2016-02-15T16:04:04+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/11/12/sarah-mcintyre-re-draws-star-crossed/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/star-crossed-front-nov2011.jpgSTAR CROSSED front nov2011https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sarah-mcintyre-star-crossed.jpgSarah McIntyre Star Crossed2015-11-17T12:07:27+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/10/18/the-jo-cotterill-ukmg-extravaganza-write-up/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4259.jpgIMG_4259Another group photo! Taken on my camera by the fab L.D.Lapinski - so nice to meet you!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4253.jpgIMG_4253Emma and Kerry revealed the venue for the next UKYA/UKMG events - Newcastle!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4247.jpgIMG_4247There was swag!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4246.jpgIMG_4246There were badges!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4243.jpgIMG_4243There were Fleur Hitchcock's teeny tiny shrunken copies of her book SHRUNK (CLEVER!!)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4224.jpgIMG_4224I love this pic. This girl is going, 'What ARE you doing...?'https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4221.jpgIMG_4221We were divided into panels of four to 'pitch' our books - L-R Tamsyn Murray, Cas Lester, Kate Maryon and Matt Ralphshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4217.jpgIMG_4217The audience listens to Paula explain how the afternoon will work - there was no room for the authors to sit down, LOL!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4207.jpgIMG_4207The library has our books on display!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4203.jpgIMG_4203UKMG bunting!2015-10-18T19:52:05+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/10/16/the-hollow-boy-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lockwood-3.jpglockwood 3https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dsc_0658.jpgDSC_0658Lucy and the Skull have one of their nice chats...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dsc_0659-1.jpgDSC_0659 (1)Description of Quill Kipps from the Fittes agency. I was on the bus when I read this bit and had to stifle the mirth2015-10-16T15:03:28+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/10/16/notebook-doodles-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/978-1-4972-0016-6-1.jpg978-1-4972-0016-6 (1)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/978-1-4972-0015-9-1.jpg978-1-4972-0015-9 (1)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/978-1-4972-0014-2-2-1.jpg978-1-4972-0014-2-2 (1)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dsc_0660.jpgDSC_0660https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dsc_0664.jpgDSC_0664https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dsc_0659.jpgDSC_0659https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dsc_0661.jpgDSC_0661https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dsc_0633.jpgDSC_0633https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dsc_0632.jpgDSC_06322015-10-16T09:45:50+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/10/15/jimmys-war-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lynne.jpgLynnehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/jimmys-war-final.gifJIMMYS-WAR-FINAL2015-10-23T10:54:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/10/10/ya-shot-guest-blogger-ian-johnstone/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pb-cover-final.pngPB Cover FINALhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/johnston014bw.jpgJohnston014bwhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/reading-is-such-fun.jpgReading is such fun2015-10-09T13:15:27+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/10/05/launching-lockwood-and-other-busyness/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/luna.jpgLunaI had serious hair envyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4002.jpgIMG_4002Not starstruck in the least. Honest. Well, maybe a bit.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3999.jpgIMG_3999Jonathan signing for starstruck author Savita Kalhan, with another author Sarwat Chadda, next in the queuehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3996.jpgIMG_3996https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3995.jpgIMG_3995https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3982.jpgIMG_3982There was a competition to locate the ghost - I came nowhere near. It was practically in a pub! (Very sensible)2015-10-05T10:07:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/09/22/my-return-to-the-stage-after-13-years/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0561.jpgDSC_0561This is Mrs Lindley. She runs a haberdashery and gets caught up in a confrontation between the female and male students, much to her distresshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_05502.jpgDSC_0550~2This is Minnie. She's a maid, and not averse to breaking the rules2015-09-22T12:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/09/17/when-i-went-on-the-telly/2015-09-17T14:57:27+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/09/03/when-i-was-me-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/when-i-was-me.jpgwhen i was me2015-09-03T09:25:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/09/01/a-song-for-ella-grey-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ella-grey.jpgella grey2015-09-01T12:00:05+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/09/01/apple-and-rain-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/apple.jpgapple2015-09-01T11:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/08/25/counting-stars-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/counting-stars.jpgcounting stars2015-08-25T15:23:45+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/08/03/the-secrets-of-sam-sam-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sam-and-sam.jpgsam and sam2015-08-04T18:39:16+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/08/03/under-three-minutes-of-yalc-amazingness/2015-08-03T11:29:59+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/07/28/im-a-girl-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0163-2.jpgDSC_0163-2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0164-2.jpgDSC_0164-2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/im-a-girl.jpgim a girl2015-07-30T16:06:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/07/30/summer-story-makers-at-the-story-museum/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0187-2.jpgDSC_0187-2A story about a boy who accidentally finds himself in Girl Land...The girls, rather taken aback by his appearance and worried he will be slain, make him drink a magic potion that turns him into a girl...but he's deeply unhappy about this!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0185-2.jpgDSC_0185-2Mellisa is on a boring shopping trip with her mother, when the lift she's in takes her on a terrifying plunge into the depths of Hell...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0186.jpgDSC_0186Escape from Bone Castle, typed onto computer by me on behalf of a boy who finds handwriting difficult because his brain is going too fast for his fingers!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0181.jpgDSC_0181A Life of Running - a cracking title - with character description and story arc planhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0188.jpgDSC_0188https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0182-2.jpgDSC_0182-2BB falls down a well. First, she is nearly rescued by bucket (but it breaks), then by a man on a rope - but he falls in too! How will they escape?! Great demonstration of rising tension!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0180-2.jpgDSC_0180-2Disaster Day. Poor Tom Jones. He thought he was just going to go to the cinema...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0183.jpgDSC_0183We were occasionally joined by a helpful mascothttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0184.jpgDSC_0184...or a wooden puppethttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0178-2.jpgDSC_0178-2...though the plotting of the story proved easier than the actual writing, as many writers have found!2015-07-30T15:22:57+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/07/28/in-another-life-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/in-another-life.jpgIn Another Life2015-07-28T13:35:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/07/26/still-falling-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/still-falling.jpgstill falling2015-07-30T15:00:15+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/07/24/lots-of-stuff-charney-retreat-ukla-awards-and-yalc/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/natasha-me-clare.jpgnatasha me clareNatasha Farrant, me and Clare Furnisshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/me-full-length.jpgme full lengthI was dressed in my ELECTRIGIRL t shirt and new mixtape skirt - dress for comfort is my advice!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3563.jpgIMG_3563The moment Liz Kessler is told that two girls in her signing queue have just met and asked each other out - directly after the LGBT in YA panel. ALL THE SMILES.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3469.jpgIMG_3469Down the pub with Chitra Soundar and Carnegie Medal winner Tanya Landmanhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3436.jpgIMG_3436Five Disney Princesses and Flynn Rider turned up toohttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3408.jpgIMG_3408Ex-Children's Laureate and all-round superwoman Malorie Blackmanhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3381.jpgIMG_3381Charlie Higson explains how his Young Bond books would have been even more violent if his son had had his way!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3366.jpgIMG_3366Lucy, Keris, Liz and Lee Weatherly in the audience for the Feminism in YA panelhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3330.jpgIMG_3330Look, it's Cleopatra! Otherwise known as Lucy Coats, bigging up her brand new book CLEOhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3302.jpgIMG_3302Liz is interviewed by Fluttering Butterflies blogger Michelle - more later!2015-07-24T15:15:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/07/24/video-interviews-from-yalc-in-which-i-prat-about-and-pull-a-lot-of-faces/2015-07-24T15:09:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/07/17/only-we-know-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/only-we-know.jpgonly we know2015-07-17T11:07:17+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/07/14/introvert-at-a-party/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/serpentine2.jpgserpentine2The Pavilion at night. Cool!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/serpentine.jpgserpentineThe 2015 Serpentine Pavilion. CGI version (spot the people!) but the real thing does look exactly like this2015-07-15T08:37:13+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/07/03/stinkbomb-and-ketchup-face-and-the-bees-of-stupidity-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0044.jpgDSC_0044https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0045.jpgDSC_0045...which is why I looked like THIS when I saw the pagehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/stinkbomb-4.jpgstinkbomb 4https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0047.jpgDSC_0047https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0048.jpgDSC_0048https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0046-1.jpgDSC_0046 (1)...which is why I did THIS when I saw the page2015-07-03T09:56:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/07/02/introducing-electrigirl/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sales3.jpgsales3https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sales2.jpgsales2Cathy looks slightly crazy, possibly from the heat...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sales1.jpgsales1My leggings ALMOST glow in the dark...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/proof3.jpgproof3PROOF COPY!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/proof2.jpgproof2You can see where the comic strip sections are from the black edges of the pageshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/proof1.jpgproof1Inside pages2015-07-02T15:37:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/06/30/writing-reviews-at-burford-school/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_2518crop2.jpgIMG_2518crop22015-06-30T20:30:44+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/05/07/elspeth-hart-and-the-school-for-show-offs-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/elspeth.jpgelspeth2015-06-29T20:08:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/06/23/catching-up-running-on-the-spot-again/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc_0111.jpgDSC_0111https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc_00852.jpgDSC_0085~2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc_00802.jpgDSC_0080~2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc_00752.jpgDSC_0075~22015-06-23T15:33:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/05/26/another-day-of-inspiration-at-the-story-museum/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0046.jpgDSC_0046I...er...don't. The Screaming Cheese of Space! Sounds like a Steve Cole book to me...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0043.jpgDSC_0043Jemima takes it all very seriouslyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0038.jpgDSC_0038https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0037.jpgDSC_0037https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0036.jpgDSC_0036OK, you're not faced with my daughter on the bed. Unless you go the same day we do. In which case you may very well see her in exactly that position.2015-05-29T11:35:12+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/05/21/electrigirl-cover-reveal/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/electrigirl_cover.pngelectrigirl_cover2015-05-21T13:32:35+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/05/18/stop-those-monsters-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0035-2.jpgDSC_0035-2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0028-2.jpgDSC_0028-2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0030-2.jpgDSC_0030-2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stop-those-monsters-9780857078742_hr.jpgstop-those-monsters-9780857078742_hrhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0027-2.jpgDSC_0027-2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0028.jpgDSC_0028https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0025.jpgDSC_00252015-05-18T13:07:06+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/05/18/the-royal-wedding-crashers-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/wedding.jpgwedding2015-05-18T10:45:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/05/12/could-this-be-the-first-ever-author-band/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/paul-reh.jpgPaul rehPaul Stickland on basshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_14221.jpgIMG_1422John Dougherty on acoustic guitarhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/helen-reh.jpgHelen rehHelen Stickland on electric guitarhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_1424.jpgIMG_1424https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_1422.jpgIMG_14222015-05-13T09:03:03+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/05/06/how-to-make-a-giant-fake-ice-cream-cone/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/flake-design-1.jpgflake design 12015-05-06T18:37:13+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/04/28/fun-family-weekend-at-chiplitfest-2015/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/completely-cassidy.jpgcompletely cassidyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/stinkbomb3.jpgstinkbomb3https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc_0346-2.jpgDSC_0346-2Two-headed dinosaurhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc_0345-3.jpgDSC_0345-3Dinosaur and pirate in love!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/chiplitfest2015.jpgchiplitfest2015Photo by Jane Stillwellhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_1414.jpgIMG_1414Jemima gets to try her hand at balloon modellinghttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_1400.jpgIMG_1400The Dismount. Don't try this at home, kids...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_1391.jpgIMG_1391You have to do lots of stretches before you attempt to lick your elbowhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_1370.jpgIMG_1370'What should we put on this pirate's shoulder?' 'A SQUIRREL!' 'A - what? A squirrel? Er...OK, then!'https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_1359.jpgIMG_1359Jemima actually fell off her chair laughing. She did it on purpose, of course, but his books really ARE that funny.2015-04-28T09:28:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/04/24/winning-piece-liberation-by-megan-y7/2015-04-24T12:49:46+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/04/24/young-writers-of-the-future-at-didcot-girls-school/2015-04-24T12:46:51+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/04/21/marianne-dreams-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/marianne-dreams.jpgmarianne dreams2015-04-21T10:54:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/04/21/love-bomb-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/love-bomb.jpglove-bomb2015-04-21T09:55:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/04/20/finding-myself-again/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/portsmouth_20.jpgportsmouth_20https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/portsmouth_19.jpgportsmouth_19https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/portsmouth_18.jpgportsmouth_18Of course, the first thing I did when I arrived was buy one of these. It's compulsory, isn't it?https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/portsmouth_17.jpgportsmouth_17https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/portsmouth_16.jpgportsmouth_16https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/portsmouth_15.jpgportsmouth_15Moon jellyfish in blue light. Very cool.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/portsmouth_08.jpgportsmouth_08https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/portsmouth_06.jpgportsmouth_06I also learned that it's possible to get ice cream headache in your feet because the water is so flipping cold.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/portsmouth_05.jpgportsmouth_05https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/portsmouth_02.jpgportsmouth_02Vegetables? What vegetables?2015-04-21T09:21:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/04/07/murder-most-unladylike-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/arsenic.jpgarsenichttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/murder.jpgmurder2023-07-30T09:21:04+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/03/19/jo-cotterill-ukya-egg-hunt/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/egg-hunt.jpgegg hunthttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/i-read-ukya-200px.pngI-READ-UKYA-200PX2015-04-06T16:24:44+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/04/06/eden-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/eden.jpgeden2015-04-06T16:15:01+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/03/27/seven-days-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/seven-days.jpgseven days2015-03-27T10:01:53+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/03/26/some-nice-things/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sophies-work-01.jpg???????????????????????????????2015-04-06T16:25:29+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/03/24/talking-ghosts-and-meeting-friends-at-the-oxford-literary-festival/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/13-chairs.jpg13 chairshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_0738cropedit.jpgIMG_0738cropeditDave Shelton, John Dougherty, me, Cas Lester, Jonathan Stroudhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_0630.jpgIMG_0630Blackwells festival marquee - thanks to Hannah and James for organising and Ben for helping on the day!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cas-john-jo-by-oup.jpgcas john jo by OUPCas, John and me. Thanks to OUP for the photo2015-03-24T12:43:05+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/03/24/dottie-blanket-and-the-hilltop-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dottie-blanket.jpgDottie Blanket2015-03-24T10:20:04+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/07/25/peas-book-of-holidays-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pea4susie.jpgpea4susieSusie at her launch party, in front of the info banner for HemiHelp, the charity for people and families affected by hemiplegiahttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pea4extract2.jpgpea4extract2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pea4extract1.jpgpea4extract1https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pea4.jpgpea42015-03-20T13:27:52+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/03/19/belated-world-book-day-write-up/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wbd_08crop.jpgWBD_08crophttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wbd_04crop.jpgWBD_04crophttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wbd_02edit.jpgWBD_02editAnd of course I've done several large-scale talks too!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wbd_02.jpgWBD_022015-03-19T11:02:46+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/03/13/anyone-but-ivy-pocket-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ivypocketcover.jpgIvyPocketCoverhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ivy-2.jpgivy 2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ivy-pocket.jpgIvy PocketHardback proof copy of Anyone But Ivy Pockethttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_0087.jpgDSC_00872015-03-19T09:41:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/03/12/the-scandalous-sisterhood-of-prickwillow-place-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/scandalous-sisterhood.jpgscandalous sisterhood2015-03-12T12:09:32+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/03/07/witch-wars-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/witch_wars.jpgwitch_wars2015-03-09T11:32:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/02/23/when-a-light-goes-out/2015-02-24T13:01:52+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/02/16/stormy-night-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/stormy-night-2.jpgstormy night 2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/stormy-night.jpgstormy night2015-02-16T12:47:20+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/02/14/love-hurts-in-birmingham-or-does-it/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_0493.jpgIMG_0493Bali, James and Susie get womantic...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_0489.jpgIMG_0489James ponders his ideal datehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_0485.jpgIMG_0485The panel at the base of the impressive Waterstones staircase!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/love_hurts.jpglove_hurts2015-02-14T22:27:06+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/02/06/looking-at-the-stars-is-shortlisted-for-the-obas/2015-02-24T03:10:07+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/02/05/worry-magic-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_00062.jpgDSC_0006~2https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/worry_magic.jpgworry_magic2015-02-06T19:06:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/02/02/the-door-that-led-to-where-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/door_led_to_where.jpgdoor_led_to_where2015-02-02T13:45:01+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/01/29/the-pirates-of-pangaea-book-1-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pirates-4.jpgpirates 4You don't see THAT at the Natural History Museumhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pirates-3.jpgpirates 3The explosion is blurred in the illustration, giving the illusion of movement - very clever on a static page!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pirates-2.jpgpirates 2Neill Cameron plays cleverly with perspectivehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pirates-1.jpgpirates 1https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/piratesofpangaea.jpgPiratesOfPangaea2015-06-10T16:07:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/01/27/hurrah-for-young-writers-and-speedy-readers-er-is-that-right/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/phoebe_jo_2.jpgPhoebe_Jo_2Phoebe and I look at her exclusive copy of Glee Club - two weeks before publication datehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/phoebe_jo_1.jpgPhoebe_Jo_12015-01-29T10:18:16+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/books/young-adult-books/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/screwedfrontcoveronlysmall.jpgSCREWEDfrontcoveronlysmallhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/red-tears-front-cover-cropped.jpgRED TEARS front cover cropped2015-01-27T14:24:28+00:00weekly0.6https://jocotterill.com/2015/01/22/the-sun-behind-another-cloud/2015-01-22T10:20:15+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/01/19/oxfordshire-book-awards-niceness/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo-1.jpgphoto (1)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_0320.jpgIMG_0320Poor Matt, in the middle of chatting to fans and I'm grinning away like an idiothttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_0316.jpgIMG_0316https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_0313.jpgIMG_0313https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_0307.jpgIMG_0307Sue reads from SUPERTATO and I laugh a LOThttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_0304.jpgIMG_0304Kate telling the story of Anansihttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_0303.jpgIMG_0303OBAs take place in the Amey Theatre at Abingdon School - along with an audience of 400 childrenhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_0299.jpgIMG_0299Kate Sayer, Andy Mulligan and Sue Hendra2015-01-19T12:08:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2015/01/15/creativity-an-idea-of-reality/2015-01-15T10:26:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/12/22/dancing-on-air-at-christmas/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/girls-heart-cover-aw.jpgGirls Heart Cover AWGirls Heart Christmas - buy it for Kindle now!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0188crop.jpgIMG_0188cropL-R, Cathy, Kathy, me, Gillhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0186.jpgIMG_0186Cathy and Holly discuss a particular drawinghttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0184.jpgIMG_0184Paper-covered table. Kathy explains to Cathy what she wants, while Gill looks onhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cathy_and_jo.jpgCathy_and_JoCathy and me! (though sadly I don't actually wear such funky clothes BUT I WILL GET SOME IMMEDIATELY)2014-12-22T12:34:19+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/11/28/finally-i-can-spill-the-beans-two-book-deals/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/electrigirl.jpgelectrigirlA rough sketch by Cathy Brett of the main character from ELECTRIGIRL2014-11-30T20:38:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/11/19/i-and-some-friends-launch-the-blackwells-giving-tree-in-oxford/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/blackwells_givingtree_191114_02.jpgBlackwells_givingtree_191114_02Me, Susie, Robin and Sally, pretending to be baubles...with bookshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/blackwells_givingtree_191114_01.jpgBlackwells_givingtree_191114_01Like this2014-11-20T14:17:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/11/06/what-i-did-on-my-holidays/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_2501.jpgIMG_2501Using the crazy golf clubs to make ripples in the waterhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_2498.jpgIMG_2498Yes, that is a Peppa Pig sticking out of my pocket. Doesn't every mum carry a Peppa?2014-11-06T11:22:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/10/20/lockwood-co-the-whispering-skull-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/lockwood2.jpglockwood22014-10-20T14:17:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/10/14/books-are-definitely-my-bag/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/books-are-my-bag.jpgbooks are my bagMe with my new purchases outside Blackwellshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_9799.jpgIMG_9799L-R: Susie, Julia and Sallyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_9797.jpgIMG_9797Julia and a staff member watch Susie get to grips with the till2014-10-14T12:13:20+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/10/06/fun-events-in-hertford-and-banbury/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/banbury_oct_2014_2crop.jpgBanbury_oct_2014_2cropTeri Terry, me and Michelle Harrisonhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hertford_oct_2014_2.jpgHertford_oct_2014_2Me and Mango Bubbles Boy!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/herford_oct_2014.jpgHerford_oct_2014I read from Star Crossed - the scene where the characters see their Romeo and Juliet costumes for the first time, and Mari faces the Enormous Padded Brahttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/banbury_oct_2014_1.jpgbanbury_oct_2014_1I tell one of my earliest stories: 'Chismas', written at the age of 5. Not sure why I'm doing a dinosaur impression.2014-10-06T11:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/09/30/the-girl-who-walked-on-air-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/girlwhowalked.jpggirlwhowalked2014-09-30T14:01:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/09/29/story-starter-children-finisher/2014-09-29T16:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/09/29/i-reveal-one-of-my-secrets-ukla-book-award-longlisting/2014-09-29T14:48:27+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/09/26/two-nice-secrets-and-a-bout-of-yuck/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sally-pita-me.jpgsally pita meMG Harris, Sally Nicholls and mehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cake-choc.jpgcake chochttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/shh.jpgshh2014-09-26T13:57:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/09/11/writers-present-and-future/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/broadway_dinnner_110914.jpgbroadway_dinnner_110914At dinner: Amy Butler Greenfield, me, Juliet Marillier, Kate Forsyth, Katherine Langrish2014-09-14T14:39:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/08/29/not-writing-new-book-for-kids/2014-09-01T20:36:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/08/29/guest-blog-for-little-star-writers-on-realistic-dialogue/2014-08-29T09:49:06+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/08/19/my-visit-to-the-amazing-ryde-bookshop/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/whoops-trousers.jpgwhoops trousershttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bookshelves.jpgbookshelveshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bimbo.jpgbimbohttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_9106.jpgIMG_91062021-10-29T23:04:40+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/08/08/my-problem-charlie-chocolate-factory-cover/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/strictly_friends_penguin.jpgstrictly_friends_penguinhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/charlie_penguin.jpgcharlie_penguin2014-08-08T16:21:03+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/08/01/clearing-the-decks-time-for-a-new-project/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/collage-from-charney-2014.jpgcollage from Charney 20142014-08-01T21:21:27+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/07/22/how-to-do-books-properly-the-story-museum-oxford/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8982.jpgIMG_8982You could also be quite silly...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_9011.jpgIMG_9011Where The Wild Things Are - and YES, you can jump on the bedhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_9009.jpgIMG_9009https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_9005.jpgIMG_9005Dressed as Robin Hood, with another selection...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_9000.jpgIMG_9000The Borrowers - living underneath a sink!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8998.jpgIMG_8998Even the toilets were decorated!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8994.jpgIMG_8994The Owl and the Pussycat, complete with tiny guitar and honey pot of moneyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8993.jpgIMG_8993https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8992.jpgIMG_8992Not totally sure she was meant to put the pipe in her mouth...!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8989.jpgIMG_8989Jemima listens to the extract whilst reading along - book provided in each room2014-09-01T20:48:59+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/07/21/from-retreating-to-emerging-charney-and-yalc/2014-07-21T10:36:50+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/07/09/aliens-stink-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/aliensstink.jpgaliensstink2015-07-23T08:14:43+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/07/06/destination-earth-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/destearthwebsize.jpgDestEarthwebsize2014-07-06T20:26:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/07/01/flirty-dancing-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/flirty_dancing.jpgflirty_dancing2014-07-01T09:12:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/06/17/why-revising-a-novel-is-like-juicing-a-lemon/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lemon.jpgLemonA lemon. Not a book.2014-06-17T14:14:44+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/06/16/out-of-this-world-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/out-of-this-world-by-ali-sparkes.jpgOut of this World by Ali Sparkes2014-06-16T19:06:30+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/06/10/first-patron-of-reading-meeting/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10june2014crop.jpg10June2014cropKathy Haig (headteacher), me, Lynne Cooper (librarian extraordinaire)2014-06-23T10:28:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/06/10/a-booky-few-days-two-launches-and-a-festival/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_7390s.jpgIMG_7390sSusie with her shiny new book, Pea's Book of Holidayshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_7526s.jpgIMG_7526sSteve and Jemima, pulling the particular silly face Jemima selectedhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_7523s.jpgIMG_7523sLaura Dockrill with a slightly over-awed Jemimahttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_7498s.jpgIMG_7498shttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_7603s.jpgIMG_7603sCharlotte and Adam with the very funny Marshmallows for Martians2014-06-10T11:09:03+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/06/05/writers-of-the-future/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/charlottes-story.jpgcharlottes story2014-06-05T13:57:25+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/06/05/my-first-commission-as-a-photographer/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6574s.jpgIMG_6574shttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6594s.jpgIMG_6594shttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6585s.jpgIMG_6585shttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6583bw.jpgIMG_6583bwhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6544bws.jpgIMG_6544bws2014-06-06T13:02:39+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/06/06/lockwood-co-the-screaming-staircase-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lockwood.jpglockwood2014-06-06T11:50:04+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/06/03/wychwood-crafty-makes/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/shooting_star_wand.jpgshooting_star_wandhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/popup_star_card.jpgpopup_star_cardhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/3d_star_card.jpg3D_star_card2014-06-02T11:30:36+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/06/02/my-wonderful-wychwood-experience/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_7190crop.jpgIMG_7190cropBarbara introduces mehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_7216.jpgIMG_7216The finished wish jar with some of the audience-made starshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_7214s.jpgIMG_7214sThe fab Waterstones team, led by Barbara (second from left) and their author/illustrator signing board. Can you see what animal I drew on it?!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_7210s.jpgIMG_7210sI actually have telescopic legs, you knowhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_7200s.jpgIMG_7200sMe demonstrating the folding technique in a wish star - you can see the powerpoint image on the screen to the lefthttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_7189s.jpgIMG_7189sPhilip reads from The Gruntshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_7159s.jpgIMG_7159sOrange parasol from belowhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_7151s.jpgIMG_7151shttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_7149s.jpgIMG_7149sBunting and books - two of my favourite things!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_7102s.jpgIMG_7102sJuggling Jo!2014-06-02T11:21:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/05/30/wychwood-festival-here-i-come/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/wychwood-prep.jpgwychwood prepBoxes of pre-punched stars, reserve pieces of paper, backup laminated A3 photos in case my powerpoint doesn't work...and diagrams of how to make all my crafty ideas2014-05-30T11:03:57+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/05/22/my-name-is-parvana-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/parvana.jpgparvana2014-05-22T20:17:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/05/12/ive-written-a-song/2014-05-12T13:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/05/09/miracles-inside-my-mind/2014-05-12T13:09:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/05/08/camden-town-tales-the-celeb-next-door-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/camden.jpgcamden2014-05-08T11:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/05/02/on-the-up-again/2014-05-02T14:22:44+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/04/22/picking-yourself-up-again/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5542.jpgIMG_5542Me, gripping a tree. Because you have to hold on tight in case you fall off. Er. And then you have to climb right back up there. Or something.2014-04-23T11:38:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/04/14/what-why-and-how-i-write/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pea2.jpgpea22014-04-14T20:01:02+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/04/11/a-trip-to-the-london-book-fair/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lbf2014.jpgLBF2014Invisible piano playing, possibly?https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lbf6.jpgLBF6It was actually quite a lot bigger and fancier than I had anticipated...https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lbf4.jpgLBF4Floor to ceiling Malorie!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lbf5.jpgLBF5Look at the posh seats! And they were really comfortable too, AND they had anti-macassars.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lbf3.jpgLBF3Ahhh...how nice!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lbf2.jpgLBF22014-04-14T20:06:46+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/04/01/magnolia/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5804.jpgIMG_5804https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5802.jpgIMG_5802https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5797grey.jpgIMG_5797greyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5791.jpgIMG_57912014-04-03T12:55:19+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/04/01/a-wafty-story-on-a-window-seat/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5809crop.jpgIMG_5809cropMe, reading my 'wafty' story (that's a story begun without a real plot, just characters and an idea) on the window seat2014-04-01T14:56:06+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/03/27/a-great-day-at-faringdon-community-college/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/faringdon-cc-march2014-3.jpgFaringdon CC march2014 3Signing a copy for a new fan!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/faringdon-cc-march2014-2.jpgFaringdon CC march2014 2Looking very serious as I answer a hard question!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/faringdon-cc-march-2014.jpgFaringdon CC march 2014Talking about cover design for Looking at the Stars2014-03-27T21:16:44+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/03/27/wendy-quill-tries-to-grow-a-pet-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/meddours.jpgMeddourshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wq2.jpgWQ22014-03-27T20:38:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/03/23/seawigs-at-the-oxford-literary-festival/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_5689.jpgIMG_5689https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_5684.jpgIMG_5684https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_5682.jpgIMG_5682https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_5680.jpgIMG_5680https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_5677.jpgIMG_5677https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/oxlitfest14_joc_seawigs_zps1a098fa9.jpgoxlitfest14_JoC_seawigs_zps1a098fa9Jemima had a big yellow fish and I had an (unifinished) octopus. There was hasty sewing on the bus on the way in! Photo by Sarah McIntyre2014-03-23T20:57:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/03/21/my-favourite-words/2014-03-21T16:13:03+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/03/18/the-importance-of-pudding-and-friends/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lunch.jpglunchLucy, me and MG, spoons poised!2014-03-18T09:33:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/03/14/who-framed-klaris-cliff-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/klaris.jpgklaris2014-03-14T10:41:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/03/11/sunshine-and-crocuses/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_5581.jpgIMG_5581Crocus at Hampton Courthttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_5542.jpgIMG_5542Me hugging a tree - pic taken by my five-year-old daughter!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_5453.jpgIMG_5453Crocuses outside my daughter's school - what a lovely welcome!2014-03-11T11:21:46+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/03/04/brilliant-burford/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cowbonfire2small.jpgcowbonfire2smallhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1438.jpgIMG_1438https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0131.jpgIMG_0131https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/burford_sch_march2014.jpgBurford_sch_March2014I'm the tiny one in the middle, wearing the same colour as the school uniform! (note to self: next time wear RED!)2014-03-04T17:48:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/03/03/world-book-week-starts-here/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/edward_feild_march2014.jpgEdward_Feild_March2014Me sharing some of the cover design ideas from the Y1 kids2014-03-03T16:19:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/02/25/285/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5314.jpgIMG_5314The full lengthhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5312.jpgIMG_5312Details on letters O and R - pinwheels made using two different fabrics stuck together using Bondawebhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5311.jpgIMG_5311Pinwheel detail2014-02-25T12:03:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/02/24/portraits/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5427.jpgIMG_5427https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5417.jpgIMG_5417Catherine Johnson. I was miles away, but the zoom focused right in on her face, and I love the light in her hair.https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5397.jpgIMG_5397Linda Chapman, looking dreamyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5396.jpgIMG_5396Katie Dale - isn't she beautiful!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5347.jpgIMG_5347https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5339.jpgIMG_53392014-02-24T11:42:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/02/24/finding-jennifer-jones-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/looking-for-jj-new-cover-1.jpgLooking for JJ new cover (1)https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/finding_jennifer_jones.jpgfinding_jennifer_jones2014-02-24T11:25:20+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/02/21/some-r-and-r/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/orton-hall-hotel.jpgorton hall hotelThe posh hotel I'm off to - and it has a swimming pool too!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sascharney2013.jpgSASCharney2011The Scattered (or Scatty?) Authors in 2011, with me in the front2014-02-21T12:59:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/02/17/harvey-drew-and-the-bin-men-from-outer-space-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hotkey.jpghotkeyhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/harvey-drew-the-bin-men-from-outer-space.jpgHARVEY-DREW-THE-BIN-MEN-FROM-OUTER-SPACEHarvey Drew and the Bin Men from Outer Space by Cas Lester2014-02-17T16:36:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/02/14/why-love-makes-you-crazy/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_5298.jpgIMG_5298Like a red, red rose...2014-02-14T11:54:17+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/02/07/some-more-party-pics/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/book-launch-2014-21-25.jpgBook Launch 2014 21-25I read from the book - can't remember what required me to wave one hand about!https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/book-launch-2014-21-16.jpgBook Launch 2014 21-16Ruth does a lovely speechhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/book-launch-2014-10.jpgBook Launch 2014-10I wave from a sea of peoplehttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/book-launch-2014-9.jpgBook Launch 2014-9Talking to my wonderful editor Ruth Knowles, and lovely publicist Jasmine Joynsonhttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/book-launch-2014-7.jpgBook Launch 2014-7With writer friends Charlotte Guillain, Susie Day, Sally Nicholls and editor Ruth Knowleshttps://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/book-launch-2014-21-28.jpgBook Launch 2014 21-282014-02-07T09:58:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/02/07/so-you-want-to-be-a-writer/2014-02-06T14:54:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/02/06/a-lovely-party/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dad_cakecrop2.jpgDad_cakecrop22014-02-07T21:10:43+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/02/04/why-has-it-taken-so-long-for-lats-to-hit-the-shelves/2014-02-04T10:38:41+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/02/03/why-i-believe-people-need-people/2014-02-03T16:35:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/01/31/how-i-got-into-writing-and-my-two-party-tricks/2014-01-31T11:18:09+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/01/27/suzy-p-and-the-trouble-with-three-review/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/suzy-p-2.jpgsuzy-p-2Suzy P and the Trouble with Three by Karen Saunders2014-01-31T10:16:29+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/01/30/why-should-boys-read-books-about-girls/2014-01-30T10:35:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/01/29/how-looking-at-the-stars-got-its-title/2014-01-29T12:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://jocotterill.com/2014/01/28/why-looking-at-the-stars-was-a-pantsters-and-not-a-planners-book/https://jocotterill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lats_dani_blog.jpgLATS_Dani_blogThe first version - and in the final version, only the first line was kept! 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