Events
Thought Bubble 2017
If you’ve never been to Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds, then you should know that it feels like spending an entire weekend being hugged by a kitten the size of Estonia. Out in the real world, where there’s rusty lampposts, lots of drizzle and many grumpy bus conductors it’s easy Read more…
tutorials
Photoshop Basics Tutorial – How to make pen lines darker
So I’ve recently started creating youtube tutorials to show how to do things in photoshop. Here’s one of the first things any budding young artist will want to do – make their drawing black so they can colour them in! It’s easy
Book Store Visits
Charity Event – Oxfam Bookstore in York
Just before Christmas 2016, I met a guy named John who ran Oxfam Bookstore, Beverley. We got chatting about the work that Oxfam does – I have to admit, up until that point I didn’t know the depth of their work worldwide. Oxfam don’t just do food relief, but also invest Read more…
School Visits
Opening a £10,000 Library…
There’s a list of things that I’ve dreamt about since I was little. The hardest one is probably setting up a zoo in outer space*, but there are others, too. Making a career from telling stories and drawing cute pictures, is the one thing I want to do for the Read more…
School Visits
World Book Day
Nothing makes you happier as an author than knowing that your work is appreciated by kids! And following
And Another Thing...
Why I hate alloy wheels and you should too.
Most of my posts on this site are about publishing, picture books and drawing. However, there’s something really, really bothering me at the minute and I just need to write it down before my head explodes. I hate alloy wheels. And you should, too. I only noticed this when I was Read more…
School Visits
From Goole to Chesterfield!
September was a very exciting month for me as an author. I visited Marshlands Primary School in Goole near the end of the month – and did something I’ve not done before. I gave an assembly to the whole school and did a Q&A with all the students. What Read more…
Book Store Visits
WH Smiths Hull
I love the city of Hull. The fact it’s the City of Culture in 2017 means that next year there are going to be a number of exciting and high brow events. So thank heavens it’s still 2016 for the next 3 months and they let the riff-raff like me into Read more…
Book Store Visits
Harrogate Waterstones
You know you’re doing something right when you end up in Harrogate. The buildings are pretty. The air is cleaner. The dogs woof posher. It’s the sort of place where you imagine nothing bad ever happens and policemen come round and tuck you in bed at night. The Waterstones Read more…