Monkey Fist

My blog has been sadly, badly neglected of late. I have been been having too much fun! Blame it on the Book Week whirl and the wonderful Ipswich Festival of Children’s Literature. These past weeks have reinforced to me why I write for kids and have inspired me to continue writing and reaching out to…

My blog tour is over. I am sad, thrilled and exhausted. Also amazed. I don’t where all these Samurai Kids books keep coming from but I close my eyes and think – and luckily, up pops another idea. I want to say a huge thank you to my hosts – for their time, web space…

It’s blog tour day 10 – the very last. Today I’m visiting Words and Pictures – Writer and artist Jeffery E Doherty will be interviewing me about writing illustrated novels – the artwork, graphics and working with an illustrator. The complete tour schedule is here for anyone who wants to hit the rewind button and…

It’s blog tour day 9 and I’m visiting the The Book Chook where writer, reviewer and children’s literature advocate Sue Stephenson will be interviewing me about how my children’s reading experiences have influenced my writing. The Book Chook is also the editor of Literacy Lava, a wonderful magazine focusing on childhood literacy. It’s free and…

It’s blog tour day 8 and I’m visiting Alphabet Soup magazine where editor Rebecca Newman is interviewing me about my research techniques and asking questions to discover whether all that historical research is really any fun. Visit the Samurai Kids website to find a Webquest for How to Build a Samurai Ryu Tomorrow you can…

It’s blog tour day 7 and I’m visiting Writing Children’s Book with Robyn Opie where Robyn Opie, author of more than 75 books including “How to Write a Great Children’s Book” and the novel “Black Baron adn I are discussing Zen and the Art of Writing for Children – my view on why the series…