1. I am enjoying myself! I've always written for YA audiences, but I have steered away from the 'fantasy' genre. In retrospect, I don't know why I did this because it makes complete sense for me to write something full of adventure and magic. These are the kind of books I read growing up, and the kind that I still love to read. In the past, I've had half-ideas for stories that I've started, and worked at, and found they just don't go anywhere. With my current 'work in progres

I have nearly-blogged a lot of times in the past. Two years ago, when I first played with the idea of writing ‘properly’, I created an author website and wrote one post… then found I couldn’t really think of anything much to write about and stopped. The website sat there getting fusty, and sad, and outdated. And, eventually, I took it down and told myself I would start again later. So here I am, two years down the road with a fresh new blog, a renewed bout of enthusiasm and l