Stone Girl won!!

Stone Girl won the Readings Book Prize for Young Adults!! This is a huge honour. Here is a rough version...

The sword of Damocles

When I was a little girl, from as far back as I can remember, I liked elderly people, specifically women....

Firstly I want to say a giant thank you. To YOU. If you’re reading this then I appreciate you taking...

Warning: disturbing content. Suicide references. We went to a wedding recently and something unexpected happened. Many of the...

An absolute highlight this month was my visit with the Readings Books Teen Advisory Board. Those guys were smart, articulate,...

One day I sat down to work on my manuscript as usual. However, something else demanded to be written and...

So much has changed in a year. When I think about who I used to be and who I am...

In one week Stone Girl will be out in stores! It’s so exciting and nerve-wrecking and all the feelings… Feelings...

What is the writing voice? The ‘voice’ is your individual style. It’s something you discover in the hush of writing time,...

Hello! It’s been a while since I blogged. I thought I’d break the drought with a futuristic short story. I...