With thanks to Fantastic Kids fom Italy ...

It was just one of those days when kids emailed me really great stuff about my books.:- Here’s What Alice wrote:- I read your book Butterflies in five days because it was just brilliant I thought. I’m sure you have many other brilliant novels and I would really appriciate it if you would recomend some to me.I really like reading and I like your style of writing. So if it isn’t too much trouble please respond to …. Thank youSincerely, Alice. ———————- Here’s what Teah wrote:- I met you in Bologna and you...

That's Why I Wrote This Song –...

Played Good Charlotte, Green Day & Eminem on the way home to Oz from Bologna Book Fair. Wish they knew that their music inspired ‘That’s Why I Wrote This Song’ – the music, the lyrics, the book. Tory Gervay wrote at the end of ‘That’s Why I Wrote This Song’ - Thanks to ‘my musical inspirations who get me through life every day, Good Charlotte, Green Day and Eminem; and all of those great musicians out there.’ Going to the Bologna Book Fair made me realise that lots of publishers don’t get it. Books have to be...

Robbed, Rolled & Rocking at the Bolo...

Good news is that I’m not dead. Bad news is that money and Visa were stolen in a STING in Italy. Good news is that I LOVED meeting all the writers and illustrators and publishers and music makers and ….. at the Bologna Book Fair!!!!!! Bad news is that I couldn’t rock and roll – too tired from late night dinners and parties!!!! Poor me!!!! Good news is that there was a hype about ‘That’s Why I Wrote This Song’ – new direction in writing with rock music and all that stuff and everyone loved Tory’s songs and the video...