As I look over my Twitter feed this week I have the distinct impression that many writers will be hitting NaNoWriMo with relief to g...

Around the country Children’s Writers and Illustrators are getting together to celebrate Margaret Mahy’s life by going to their local ...

As we head towards the end of November, the calendar starts telling you that every day is now filled up with something important. ...

O nce in a while you come across an article that sets your imagination on fire.  This week that happened to me when I read Dean Wesley Smi...

I have been contemplating the power of well written genre fiction.  It can comfort, challenge or make sense of the world. At different time...

At our Wellington Children’s Book Association club night this week we looked at classic books, specifically our favourite all time book.  ...

This week has been ‘my can’t quite settle to anything’ week.  It is probably due to changes in the family routine...Theoretically I should ...

Social Media...say what? You don’t waste time on that stuff do you? Sometimes there is a fine line between wasting time and working on gro...

This week I have been thinking about creativity and the future.  This came about because I was at the Storylines committee wind-up dinner (...