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What I’ve Learnt as an Indie Author

In September 2015, I became an author and published my first children’s picture book The Dragon of Allerton Oak. Since then, I’ve published several more books but more important have been the lessons learnt along the way. Here are my top five. Writing the book is the easy bit! Yes…

Lake Titicaca Bolivian Style

The journey to the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca (and the Isla del Sol) was accomplished by bus. From Puno to Copacabana is a relatively short distance but getting through the land border is a different matter. There’s no sense of hurry or urgency, you simply have to suck up…

Lake Titicaca Part Two

Our sleep on the beautiful Amantani island was disturbed by what sounded like a colossal rainstorm. However, when we peeped out of the curtains the next day it had obviously been a sleet/hail storm. Yesterday we’d been wearing T-shirts and factor 50, today thermals. We made our way cautiously down…

Shiver Me Timbers

It’s been a busy month for Lamby and the rest of the team. Earlier in the month we launched the latest Lamby book….Pirate Lamby and His Woolly Crew. This story features all of the team with Flossie, Alfie, Lily and Cordero all being very proud of their starring roles, especially…

Slow Down For Bobby

I’ve been asked to write all kinds of commissioned stories from Healthy Eating to Mindfulness for children. I love all of the projects I am involved with. It’s so important to get it right so the client is happy with the end result. At the end of the day, they…

Because We’re Worth It!

I’m very lucky, I have a job that I love. I’m a storyteller and children’s writer so I get to spend many hours reading great books, telling great stories and writing new adventures. But please remember, this is not a hobby, it’s a job.Amongst the many services I offer are…

World Book Day (well Week)

I LOVE World Book Day! I loved it when I was a teacher and I love it even more now I’m a storyteller and writer.These days, the day has turned into a week as I find myself visiting a range of different schools to offer different activities to complement their…

It’s Been a While…

So 2016 is nearly in its third month and I haven’t blogged since November!I can only apologise. It’s been a busy time at Lamby Towers.My blogs are going to be changing ever so slightly. From now on, this blog will cover all aspects of Little Lamb Tales, Little Lamb Phonics…

Book Launch

It’s been a very busy time in Lamby Towers for the last few weeks. As well as storytelling throughout the summer I have also been preparing for the launch of my new children’s book The Dragon of Allerton Oak https://www.facebook.com/DragonofAllertonOak?fref=ts This has been a very exciting time as you can imagine.…

Aspirations and Achievement

A couple of weeks ago, I received a phone call from a Primary School to ask if I would like to go and speak to the children. As part of their Aspirations and Achievement week, the children had been asked to suggest the kind of people and jobs they would…

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