Ok, so you’ve launched at Skoobs Theatre of books, what next? I had the pleasure of attending the second book launch of Miss Stacey Fru (one of South Africa’s youngest authors) at the Profound Centre. It has a spacious hall, small grassed garden with pool and has good off street parking, ideal for book signings’, … More Ok, so you’ve launched at Skoobs Theatre of books, what next?(part 1)
Ok, so you’ve launched at Skoobs Theatre of books, what next? If you are looking for a slightly greener location with a lot of grassy garden space then you have found Better (91 Oxford Road, Saxonwold.) This location has a conference centre, plus numerous smaller rooms for interactive meetings, as well as a huge grassed garden … More Ok, so you’ve launched at Skoobs Theatre of books, what next?(part 2)
Polly flies North for her next adventure with the Pirates – Polly’s Inuit Piralympics. With their new prosthetic arms, racing wheelchairs and blades the pirate crews take part in the Inuit (Eskimo) Paralympics. Polly’s Piralympics are run by the Inuit’s, Bernard the polar bear; Wally the whale; William the Walrus; Pingo, Petra, Pete, Pippa and … More Coming soon – Polly’s Inuit Piralympics…
The most precious gift you can give is time. I had the pleasure and privilege of spending lunch (and most of yesterday afternoon) with Aubrey Malden. This triggered the old grey cells and let me brainstorm marketing possibilities for my book Polly’s Piralympics. I cannot value highly enough how much this meant to me. He was brilliant. … More HE WILL, HE WILL ROCK YOU…
Not all authors are ready to write when they are young. Some have job or family commitments that prevent them from finding the time to set down their thoughts. So it is never too late to start writing or get published. Here are some late bloomers: 1. Harriet Doerr was an author whose debut novel, … More You can publish at any age…
My gorgeous baby Libby This baby is seriously tiring, finally managed to get some downtime yesterday evening. who would have thought that such a tiny creature could totally dominate a household where three adults and three big dogs live! she’s a monster ha, ha, ha. Am exhausted – MOTHERS – how do you do it?
We had so much fun on Friday evening at our Indie Author’s Networking meeting. Graced by two terrific speaker and lots of wonderful people the evening just bobbed along, until it was pumpkin hour before we even knew it. I’d like to thank Arthie Moore and Anusha Singh for their informative and inspiring talks. It … More Another great night at I.A.N
Opps. But it has been amazingly busy recently. Last Thursday I was invited back to Craighall Primary to sell my book Polly’s Piralympics, to the parents. Here I am with some of the pupils – unfortunately, due to cyber crime I have covered their faces to protect their identities. But it didn’t stop us from … More A little late…
Here I am with Gareth Cliff, radio presenter, ex-Idols host, TV personality and radio presenter. I was surprisingly impressed by this outspoken personality, and will definitely tune into ‘Cliff Central‘ He was charming, but most of all passionate about people’s right to free speech. One’s ability to express one’s opinion, regardless of how controversial providing there is … More I love Skoobs Theatre of Books, you never know who is going to launch next.
I just love the expression on this young lad’s face, it says it all. The One Foot High Kick, I don’t think I could get my leg up that high ha,ha,ha. Maybe good for schools looking to do something a bit different. My book Polly’s Inuit Piralympics (Eskimo Paralympics for Pirates) will be in print soon. … More Look at that face…
