Jaguar Warrior

I only have one sibling. She’s younger than me. And wiser, braver and stronger. We’re like chalk and cheese. She lives out the back of nowhere on a farm where the internet connection is non-existent. Not that it matters. It’s an unnecessary luxury. She works hard, despite poor health and wearily loves the land the…

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Today I have my fancy dress on – the one with the shiny things on the front, my coloured glass jewellery (more shiny things) and gold sandals – OK I’m not much of a fashion follower – but I do have an important job today. I’m launching a book. Not just any book. A book…

Today I am talking with Dee White as part of her Tuesday Writing Tips Blog Tour. Dee is the author of the excellent YA novel Letters to Leonardo and blogs a weekly writing tip every Tuesday at Dee Scribe Writing. Dee: Hi Sandy, it’s great to be here. I’m wondering if you can tell me…

I’ve heard it said a million times: You can’t judge a book by its cover. But we do. Myself included. And right now, I’m glad we sometimes do – because I’ve seen the cover for Jaguar Warrior and it’s wonderful. Going out on a limb, I’ll even say it’s the sort of cover that boys…

No questions are off limits during my school visits. Question time is my favourite part of any session. So often, in answering a question, I learn something about myself and my writing process. Often it’s something I already knew – I just didn’t give it enough thought before. Question #1: If you could go back…