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July 28, 2020
Death Sets Sail featured on the National Literacy Trust website!
I’m very excited to be National Literacy Trust’s Author of the Week in their Family Zone section!
Head on over to their website to get writing tips, watch a new video from me talking about Death Sets Sail – and read a BRAND NEW chapter of the book!
It still isn’t Chapter One, which I’m waiting until publication day in the UK and Ireland (the 6th of August) to reveal – there will be a special reading of it during my Waterstones event, which you will NOT want to miss out on!… Read more
July 27, 2020
More chances to get signed copies of Death Sets Sail!
Detectives, you may remember that I did a lot of signing of book plates last month. You’ve been asking how to get hold of them, and now I can give you the answer!
I signed 1,000 specially branded Death Sets Sail book plates, which have been sent to lots of different places.… Read more
Writing Prompt Mondays: Prompt 18
What out of this world responses to my last prompt, Detectives! I loved all of your stories, and have chosen Eiza’s summer holiday in space, Olive’s scary mission to Mars, Wildflower’s diary of a planet and DetectiveGirl’s escape room story to highlight!
This week I’ve been inspired by Grace, who asked me to do a prompt on natural disasters.… Read more
July 24, 2020
Pre-order signed, personalised copies of Death Sets Sail from Round Table Books!
Hello Detectives! Less than two weeks to go now before Death Sets Sail launches, and I finally have an answer to a question you’ve been asking me for a while: how to get a signed copy of the book!
Normally I would be doing lots of signings, and visiting lots of stores to sign copies, but of course because of coronavirus I can’t do that.… Read more
July 23, 2020
Death Sets Sail – first event announced!
Because of the Coronavirus pandemic, I’m not able to travel the way I usually do to meet fans. I’m so sad about this, because I love chatting to my readers and answering your questions about my books – but I’m still holding lots of events around Death Sets Sail‘s publication, and you’ll still have the chance to meet me virtually!… Read more
July 20, 2020
Writing Prompt Mondays: Prompt 17
Thanks for another excellent prompt response. Your pet stories were adorable, funny, sad and totally wonderful. This week Alanna’s Mystery of the Pilfered Panda, Amelie May’s invisible Bear, Sasha’s horse called Barley, Harmony’s spy bunny and Charlotte P’s kitten rescue story caught my eye – but you’re all winners really!… Read more
July 14, 2020
July 2020 Update: Meet Howl!
It’s less than a month to go until Death Sets Sail arrives! This video talks a bit about pre-ordering, and about signing up to my newsletter – but it’s mostly about our new puppy Howl! Watch the video for more information … and I’ll be back very soon with more exciting updates …
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July 6, 2020
Writing Prompt Mondays: Prompt 16
Thank you for your wonderful responses to last week’s prompt! I love seeing new voices taking on this challenge – and so glad to see the community being so welcoming! I want to particularly mention Hattie’s Mary Poppins-style magical holiday, Astrophysics’s lovely holiday among the tulips, Nora’s story about making friends on holiday, and Elyse’s New Year poem.… Read more
July 5, 2020
Death will Set Sail in … one month!
Detectives, we’re into the final stretch: Death Sets Sail, the ninth AND FINAL full-length Murder Most Unladylike mystery, will publish in ONE MONTH! (The date is a little different depending on where you are in the world: Australia and New Zealand’s publication date is 4th August, while for the UK and Ireland the official publication date is 6th August – so I’m posting this on the 5th of July, halfway between the two!)… Read more
June 29, 2020
Writing Prompt Mondays: Prompt 15
Another amazing week! I loved reading your stories on the theme of friendship – as always, you had such interesting and varied responses. I really enjoyed Zoe’s story about finding friends in Ballet Shoes, Annie’s story about the friendship between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots, Sasha’s utterly terrifying story about everlasting friendship, Xydel’s Hawaiian World War II story, Polly’s very sad story in text messages and Vanessa’s otter story.… Read more
