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Rainbows Never Get Old! :-)

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Amazing Authors in August!

I was asked to do an interview with The Book Activist for Amazing Authors in August.

I have to say, I absolutely loved it! There’s no better interview than a juicy or/and fun interview! I really like it when interviewers do something a bit different and put their own twist on the interview and the kind of questions they ask. It makes the interview fun and interesting for me to participate in, and I’m sure it makes for better reading for the audience.

So, thank you to The Book Activist for inviting me to be one of their Amazing Authors in August, and here’s the interview link below:

Introducing Maria Grace – Amazing Authors in August – The Book Activist Amazing Authors in August

Happy Reading!

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Lovely New Promo Video for White Petals!

I’m very excited that Dragon Fruit Films has finished my lovely new promo video for White Petals! We worked together really well on the project, and in all credit, Steve from Dragon Fruit Films was very patient with me and my vision for the video. It was very much a collaboration, and I’m grateful that I had so much creative input with it.

My daughter plays the girl in the promo video, and I’m very proud of the professionalism she showed during the filming stages. I love that she’s in the video! It means that there is another little part of her in my work. She also illustrated the final chapter of White Petals, so her art will always be in the book!

The video is great. I think it really captures that edgy essence of the book, so have a watch and see what you think! I’d like to say a BIG thank you to Steve from Dragon Fruit Films! I love the video, and I genuinely appreciate the time, effort, professionalism and creativity that you put into the project. And a BIG thank you to my beautiful daughter Charla Grace! You did an amazing job, and I couldn’t have wished for a better person for the part!

My First Huffington Post Article!

The time has come.

I have finally got myself a place in the Huffington Post family! I’m so pleased! Yaaay!

Be Positive! :-D

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Tir na n-Og Awards 2016

The Welsh Books Council has announced the titles on the shortlist of the prestigious Tir na n-Og Awards for 2016. The awards celebrate a special 40th birthday this year and there is much excitement surrounding the announcement of the winning title.

Although White Petals didn’t make it onto the lovely list, I’m still chuffed because it made onto the Highly Commended list by the judging panel of 2016. I’m also chuffed that I’m on there with my brilliant Firefly teammate Eloise Williams and her wonderful children’s book Elen’s Island.

Have a look at the great list of books on the awards list, and there’s also a link to my interview with girlsheartbooks about the awards.

Congratulations to all!

Interview with MuggleNet

I’ve just done a great interview with MuggleNet, and I have to say, it turned out a bit lovely!

The journalist – Lucy Aprahamian – was an utter professional, and I really enjoyed working with her. She asked some fab questions, as you will see if you click on the link to the interview (below). I love it when I get asked juicy questions; it makes the interview so much more interesting and fun!

As a Harry Potter fan myself, it was an absolute pleasure to be interviewed for MuggleNet. The whole thing has inspired me to go back through all seven books of the Harry Potter series again! So, while I get my Gryff on (yes, I did the test, and I definitely belong to Gryffindor! ), why don’t you have a read of the interview and see what you think? And after that, have a nose around the MuggleNet website – it’s a lot of fun!

Interview with Books & Pontyclun

I really enjoyed my visit to Books & Pontyclun bookshop. During my visit, I was asked if I would do a video interview with author Daniel Parsons, which I was very happy to do.

As a writer who’s used to being behind a screen, rather than in front of one, I find it weird to do video interviews. My brother Gav does it on a regular basis for IGN and he always seems really comfortable in front of the camera.

Me? I think I missed that screen-worthy gene because I find it really strange to talk to a monitor, instead of an actual person! Which is probably why I spent most of this interview looking at Dan, instead of the camera!

Either way, I don’t mind. I suppose if I’m interacting, then it doesn’t really matter if it’s with a person or a camera, as long as I’m communicating myself and my work effectively. It’s definitely something that I’d like to work on in the future, so I can hopefully one day be comfortable in front of a camera / screen / monitor, as well as behind it! But until then, I’ll just stay tucked up behind the screen and pages of my own stories. And why not? It’s a lovely place to be, after all!

Hope you enjoy watching

Happy New Year!

Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book.

Write a good one.

– Brad Paisley

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Encourage Your Children to Read!

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