Today I interview Stephanie Parkyn, author of the book I have just reviewed Into the World: Are you a daydreamer too? I didn’t think so, but when […]

For two years I have been working on a novel called The Blue Rose. It tells the story of Viviane de Ravoisier, the daughter of a […]

To plot, or not to plot – that is the question … One question that I get asked a lot: Are you a plotter or a […]

Last week I did an hour-long interview with Richard Fidler on his hugely popular ABC Radio Show  ‘Conversations’ (click the link to listen to the whole interview). […]

BOOKS THAT HAUNT A CHILD FOREVER Bertrand Russell said, ‘There are only two motives for reading a book: one, that you can enjoy it; two, that […]

Earlier this week I wrote about THE PUZZLE RING, my children’s time travel adventure set in Scotland, as it has a great deal in it about […]

Dear Kate I am the teacher of a year 3-4 class in a small rural school, just outside Hamilton, in New Zealand. I picked up a […]

A few months ago, I gave a speech on fairy tales at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne. I’ve had a lot of queries from people who […]