Today I had fun at the Writers Plot & Readers Read Midwinter Book Festival. Writers Plot is a cool bookstore in Upper Hutt that only stocks books by kiwi authors They invited me to read some of my dragon books and bring along my dragon costume. Well, if I’m going to bring a dragon costume,…
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The Big Book Bash is coming up! The Big Book Bash is a book festival for kids and teens , featuring many Wellington and Wairarapa children’s and Young Adult (YA) authors. It’s all happening this weekend on December 2nd in Carterton. There’s fabulous line-up of well-known NZ authors, music, workshops and a carnival atmosphere. Libraries,…
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Amazon Bestseller #5 & #8 I woke up to a text at 6:25am this morning from my diligent publisher! It was worth hopping out of bed for! Mystic Portal is #5 and Dragons’ Realm is #8 on the Amazon bestseller list in UK kids interactive fiction. And Mystic Portal is #1 in hot new releases.…
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The short list for the 2016 Sir Julius Vogel Awards has been out for a while. Although I’ve been very busy writing and have neglected to post this earlier, I’m very excited to be a finalist in two categories! Dragons Realm is shortlisted for Best Youth Novel I’ve also been shortlisted for Best New Talent.…
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