April 27, 2017
The Story Behind Archie And The Bear
A big package arrived at my door yesterday. It was full of books. Archie and the Bear books. It's a weird and wonderful feeling, receiving a box of books you helped create. Archie and the Bear are making their way into the world this Monday....
April 26, 2017
Archie and The Bear out 1st May!
ARCHIE AND THE BEAR by @zannilouise & @HeyDeeMack is a quirky tale about friendship & being who you are. Available now! #archieandthebear pic.twitter.com/1WLtl7CT06— Hardie Grant Egmont (@HGEgmont) April 26, 2017 ...
April 23, 2017
What Nadal Can Teach Us About Writing
My husband Gregor and I have lots of mutual interests. One of them is Rafael Nadal. Our love for Nadal is deep and enduring. His sportsmanship. The deep wrinkles around his eyes when he smiles. His mousey features. His modest acceptance speeches. His fire and...
April 14, 2017
Give yourself permission to write
It's Good Friday. We are faffing around the house. Folding laundry. Painting wooden eggs. Washing up. Putting away. Washing the car. The to-do list is endless. At some point, I might sit down to write, and my husband will start on his new painting. But...
March 30, 2017
Fit Writing Into Your Life
I met friends for coffee the other day, and we got chatting about how we weave creativity into our lives. 'How do you do it?' they asked. 'How do you write books, and raise kids? Life feels so overwhelming sometimes.' My answer? Well, I just do it....
March 20, 2017
Review : The Secret Science of Magic by Melissa Keil
the secret science of magic Each time I've seen Melissa Keil's novels on the shelf in the last year, I have quite literally stopped, and gasped at their beauty, intoxicated by their names and their design. Finally, last summer, I had the chance to sink into Keil's...
March 16, 2017
The Myth of the Lonesome Writer
When you close your eyes, and imagine a writer, what do you see? A person hunched over their desk, candlelight flickering? Is tapping of the typewriter or the scritch scratch on paper the only sound in the room? Historically, or archetypically, maybe, the writer is imagined...
March 14, 2017
Joining Children’s Bookshop Speaker’s Agency
I am excited to be joining the Children's Bookshop Speaker's Agency this year, to do school visits in and around Sydney, alongside the likes of Stephen Michael King, Morris Gleitzman, and Gus Gordon - and many others! If you are interested in me visiting your...