writing Archives - Storyteller & Children's Author

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…

Schools out for summer…

How I remember the last few days of term. The feeling of walking through sticky, thick treacle desperately trying to reach the finishing line called the summer holidays!Teacher’s literally count the seconds until they can switch off the early morning alarm, remind their family and friends they exist and actually…

Treasure!

Last week, our Creative Writing Group ‘Little Yarns’ met for the first time in a couple of months and it was good to be back.For those of you not in the know, Little Yarns is a group of people who get together to share a passion for children’s literature. We…

500 Words

Having just got over the fantastic but hectic week that was World Book Day Week, I was taking a couple of days just to catch up on admin and general boring stuff. So imagine my delight when I opened up an email from the 500 Words Competition telling me I’d…

Stories Full of Colour

Last Friday our Little Yarns Writing group met for the third time. With the Christmas tree twinkling in the background and mugs of tea for everyone we got down to the business of the day.As ever, the first part of the meeting was devoted to sharing more of our favourite…

Write, Write, Write

It’s been a couple of weeks since I last blogged and the main reason for this is because I have been writing! It’s funny how one word can be open to so many interpretations. What is writing? For some it’s something they do every day without thinking so they can…

Outside the Box

The last couple of weeks have been really busy! I shouldn’t complain as busy means work which is always something that needs securing when you are self-employed. So what exactly has that work entailed?One of the many things I love about my job is the diversity. It’s never dull and…

It’s All in a Theme

On Friday, we had a our second Little Yarns Creative Writing group meeting. Now the clocks have gone back and the weather is getting colder the dreaded winter colds have started to arrive which meant our little group was even littler this week! However, we still had a lovely selection…

GULP!

As you will know if you are a regular reader, I like to write. More specifically, I like to write stories for 4-7 year olds. I’ve written or made up stories for a long time that have been well received and sometimes, much loved and often re-requested by the children…

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