When I was little, my parents took me and my sister for a day out to a place called Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve. It was quite a long drive from our South East London home, and I didn’t know what to expect. My initial reaction was terror, because the visitor centre wasn’t open but Mum andContinue reading “Five weeks to go, and why I love nature reserves”
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Birds of a Feather is published today
This is it: the fourth and final part of The House of Birds and Butterflies is out today. It’s called Birds of a Feather, and it’s the conclusion of Abby’s story at the Meadowsweet nature reserve in Suffolk. Here’s the blurb: Summer is in full swing on the Meadowsweet Nature Reserve and Abby is wonderingContinue reading “Birds of a Feather is published today”
The end of a book
This week, I finished my page proofs for The House of Birds and Butterflies. This is the very final stage of editing, when I get sent a chunky paper manuscript with the whole book laid out exactly as it’s going to be in the paperback, and I have to read through it a final time.Continue reading “The end of a book”
Twilight Song is here
Today is publication day for the third part of The House of Birds and Butterflies. (I’m a little bit disappointed that Avengers: Infinity War chose today to come out too, somewhat stealing my thunder . . .) Anyway, part three is called Twilight Song and has the most beautiful purple, twilightish cover. If you’ve enjoyedContinue reading “Twilight Song is here”
What I’ve been up to
It’s been such a long time since I wrote a post, even failing to announce the publication of part two of The House of Birds and Butterflies – The Lovebirds. It came out a couple of weeks ago, and it’s had a fab reception so far with eight, five-star reviews on Amazon. It’s publication weekContinue reading “What I’ve been up to”