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April Events

Hello! I’ll be in various places around Scotland talking about The Sky Beneath the Stone in April, starting with the book launch at my local, wonderful Lighthouse Books in Edinburgh on Friday 1st April at 7pm. Free tickets are available or you can contribute £3 which is redeemable against a copy of the book. It’llContinue reading “April Events”

Blog Tour

These are the links to the blogs – check them on the dates above to see the posts. My Book Corner – Review Armadillo Magazine – “One Step Beyond the Garden Wall” – guest post about anxiety Kelpies – Features for Teachers K & O: Bonkers About Books – “Animal Connections in The Sky BeneathContinue reading “Blog Tour”

POSTPONED Events at St Giles Cathedral

Please note this Saturday afternoon’s events have been postponed – check back in a little while for the new date and further info. In the run-up to World Book Day on the 3rd of March, and The Sky Beneath the Stone‘s official launch date on 24th February, I’m doing an event at St Giles CathedralContinue reading “*POSTPONED* Events at St Giles Cathedral”

Giveaway

I’m giving away an early signed copy of The Sky Beneath the Stone on my Instagram account. A winner will be selected randomly and announced on Monday to celebrate one month until publication! Make sure to follow the rules if you want to enter. This giveaway is open internationally! To enter click here (you doContinue reading “Giveaway”

2021 Wrap-Up

I’m not going to comment on the state of the world (except for that) but I am doing a lot of chilling this festive season and looking forward to 2022. Plus I’m about to turn 30 (flirty and thriving)! I was planning to do a lot of visuals but honestly I’m a bit wiped soContinue reading “2021 Wrap-Up”

Kelpies Catalogue & Reading Video

I received my first finished copy of The Sky Beneath the Stone at the end of last week and it is more magical than ever! The Kelpies Spring-Summer 2022 Catalogue is out now and has a very colourful spread about TSBTS. I can’t get over how surreal it feels. For the catalogue I recorded aContinue reading “Kelpies Catalogue & Reading Video”

Witchtober

Over the past month I have been writing a piece of flash fiction every day, using prompts from @willowandroxas on Instagram for #WillowWitchtober. I have really been feeling the spooky season this year so even though I think the challenge is mainly aimed at visual artists, it seemed like a lot of fun to writeContinue reading “Witchtober”

Cover Reveal – The Sky Beneath the Stone

One week ago today the magical cover for The Sky Beneath the Stone was revealed on My Book Corner! I hadn’t dared to imagine that the cover would be so beautiful, so full of wonderful details from the story, in such a gorgeous style. Thank you so much to the illustrator Diana Renzhina and theContinue reading “Cover Reveal – The Sky Beneath the Stone”

A Guide to Inglewood Forest

If you don’t know what any of this means, a tabletop RPG is a game you can play with friends around a table (or on discord/zoom etc in these times) with pencils, paper and dice. Dungeons and Dragons is the most famous example. It’s basically like group storytelling which is what I love about it.Continue reading “A Guide to Inglewood Forest”

The Sky Beneath the Stone Announcement

I am very excited to officially announce that my first book, The Sky Beneath the Stone, will be published by Kelpies in spring 2022! 13-year-old Ivy North is an adventurer. She can pitch a tent in four minutes flat. She’s a pro navigator with a map and compass. There’s just one problem: she’s too afraidContinue reading “The Sky Beneath the Stone Announcement”