It was always my dream to see ‘Will Worthington and The Black Rainbow’ in bookshops. I would often go into Waterstones and find where it would sit on the shelf, imagining the book would be there. Years ago, naturally, I had hoped that he would be picked up by a literary agent, and then, following […]
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🌟 🤩 ⭐️ 🌠 💫 ✡️ 🌟 🤩 ⭐️ 🌈 🍍 🎹 ☠️ ALEX RIDER Meets LEMONY SNICKET for 9 + readers who love adventure, riddles, pirates, despicable villains, and pineapple madness IT WILL BE RELEASED ON HALLOWEEENNN 🎃 ****Book signing in Lyme Bay Bookshop in Lyme Regis**** (and yes, I will be wearing pineapples) […]
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It has been too long since I updated my website, and there have been many reasons for that. The biggest one is the fact that after 100 literary agent rejections over the course of 16 years, I decided to self publish ‘Will Worthington and The Black Rainbow.’ Let’s go back to November 2023. I had […]
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Over the last two years, there came many times when I thought to myself….. ‘Am I actually going to finish the first book?’ Why? I was so intent on getting it right. There is so much competition in this industry that I knew that this really was the last ‘Will Worthington and The Black Rainbow’ […]
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I’m on a magical ferris-wheel. I never want to get off. The views here are breath-taking, enchanting Imagination’s brush painting new landscapes over hills and seas, chapters flooded in darkness, sprinkles of tinkling laughter, and far-away places – not for you, or me The light bends, rainbow chinks A prism of my own making ————- […]
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I’ve always thought washing up liquid should be a fragrance they sell in shops. …. I’ve also always thought I should walk into ‘Dragons Den,’ pitching the idea.…. Needless to say? Those two events never happened, and when I told most of my friends about these ideas, they would look at me like I’d just […]
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Yesterday, I had a mini meltdown. The competition for ‘The Golden Egg Academy’ ball always involves writing a pitch, and if you’re selected, there’s a chance to read your pitch aloud to lit agents, publishers, and everyone else in the room. I have now entered twice, and lost twice. It’s always a punch to the […]
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My attitude has changed a lot towards the humble pound coin. I used to be a ‘sort of’ shopaholic. Not now. Ever since I’ve had this new job, the attitude – and my buying of things – has instantly shifted. Why? I’m not entirely sure, but I think it could have something to do with […]
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