I've always tried to be authentic in writing about travel with babies and travel with kids.
Barcelona – travel with kids
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The Emerald Bookshelf – new pop up
Opening afternoon - 19th January - a kid friendly event kicking off at 2pm, with readings and artists talks.
Women Writers Network Favourite Reads of 2018
I am still in that valley known as the kids school holidays, so 2019 will not officially start until later this week. In the meantime here is a list compiled by Helen Taylor of all the Women Writers Network Favourite Reads of 2018 Feel free to tweet us @womenwritersnet with any of your favourites. Happy New [...]
The Emerald Bookshelf – pop-up at The Falkirk Storytelling Festival
The Emerald Bookshelf – guest curated by Ailie Walace, showcasing The Rooftop Writers Anthology, Suzanne Egerton, Max Scratchman, Carol Allan, Ailie Wallace, Waymaking – a new anthology of Women's adventure writing and more.
Big Winds
I was happy to have my brood all under our roof with the winds raging outside.
Travelling to the Past
some surprises, re-rememberings and new ways of looking forwards.
The Naive Face Painter
From that first moment of intuitive inspiration an artist hopes to build something.
Dear Damsels
a story I wrote that happens to include journeying with a baby has been published today over on Dear Damsels .
Goodreads reviews – November
The Chicken Soup Murder by Maria Donovan My rating: 5 of 5 stars The first thing to say about this book is that it is a page turner. I read it in about three sittings over three days. I got captivated early on, not just by the mystery, but also the characters. Maria Donovan brings [...]
A writer’s guide to reading Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
What can a close reading of Never Let Me Go, by Nobel Prize in literature winner Kazuo Ishiguro teach you as a writer?