Oh Lordy.

It’s 2017. It’s May. And we are a little bit excited here at Blowfish.

Why?

Because the widely anticipated sequel to Bad Blood Part One is out next month. It’s dark and ugly and its takes no prisoners. It’s told from both Ben and Sophy’s points of view. Ben’s in...

An interview with the very lovely Georgina Tranter about my forthcoming appearance at the UKYA extravaganza in Newcastle. Very excited!

Any advice to anyone dreaming of becoming an author?

It’s like any other goal in life, the first thing is to just start: to t...

When Librarian Mrs Ward asked me to say a few words about reading to a group of lovely Year 7 eager readers (chaired by SF Said) I wondered about where to start. And it seemed only natural to start in bed, lying on my side, covers pulled up, the warm glow of my bedside...

So. #amrewriting.

More brutally exacting than #amwriting.

Less enjoyably forensic than #amediting.

In the case of my sci-fi novel Summer at the Methane Lakes (to be published by Blowfish Books in December), it’s a root and branch restructuring: I’ve got a more coherent pl...

Heavens to Betsy. I have the book in my hot little hands. All the way from our lovely printers in Poland – Say hi, Walter!

The book took a long time to write, but as ever, the voice of the main character, Ben, came galloping at me, insisting I write down his words. He d...