Everyday Magic BlogApr 223 minThere is no finer SWAGG designer!In the SWAGGbooks team of amazing women, here's Katie Gannon, graphic designer! Many people think the illustrator and designer of a book...
Everyday Magic BlogApr 11 minOne of my favourite ever author interviews!I had a fantastic interview for Tellest.com this week. I've been asked a lot of questions as an author, but it's not often I'm made to...
Everyday Magic BlogApr 13 minIntroducing S*W*A*G*G's cover girl! Madison Fotti-Knowles is the wonderful artist behind the beautiful illustrations for the full SWAGG franchise. Madison, can you tell us a...
Everyday Magic BlogDec 11, 20217 minPlaying the magical name gameWhy I'm finally turning tail, back to the original book title chosen by my publishers ... It probably won't come as any surprise that a...
Everyday Magic BlogApr 25, 20213 minMessages and memories - ANZAC Day 2021April 25 2021. ANZAC Day in NZ and Australia. Last ANZAC Day, we stood silenty at the end of our driveways, in darkness and social...
Everyday Magic BlogDec 22, 20205 minChristmas coincidences, magical collaborationsSince I started this blog in March 2020, I've written about everyday magic - the little jolts and surprises from the universe that lead...
Everyday Magic BlogOct 12, 20203 minHas something happened to girls' reading? 'Girls are reading shorter books these days.' That's what someone told me just a few months ago. That someone was a publisher, and we...
Everyday Magic BlogOct 4, 20201 minPublishing The Perfect Spylet - aka how to get hold of books these days! A few thoughts on how to get hold of books these days! To get your free copy of The Perect Spylet, click here!
Everyday Magic BlogSep 14, 20204 minMy magical Harry Potter moments, on his magical day 31 July. Harry Potter's birthday - and, not so coincidentally, JK Rowling's birthday too. Fans world-wide will celebrate. I will too.
Everyday Magic BlogSep 14, 20205 minWhere the real magic happens - a true story of connectedness to share.Several of my books have followed instances of 'everyday magic' that came to me in a very ordinary way - via the TV. Take Toadstone, the...
Everyday Magic BlogSep 14, 20204 minMany books retell the past, but what about predicting the future? Fortune-telling, author style. Live-streaming event organiser, HOST, has found a way to bring the 'World Community Games' into everyone's homes.
Everyday Magic BlogAug 26, 20203 minAre you hearing this? Magic happens all the time! A couple of weeks ago, during semi-lockdown, my parents masked up and took their first bus ride in half a year to a nearby town. Mum...
Everyday Magic BlogJul 16, 20203 minHow a book helped me find myself - literallyOnce up on a time, a book helped me to find myself. Not in a spiritual, self-awareness sense. No. In a literal, actual,...
Everyday Magic BlogJul 10, 20204 minLibraries: how authors' love-hate relationships with them can - and should - turn to devotion. I first wrote this blog just two years ago, before libraries had to close their doors and figure out ways to increase their online...
Everyday Magic BlogJun 11, 20202 minSerendipity captured the castleMy lovely colleague Sarah and I were discussing my book 'Pineapple' the other day. It made her feel the same way, she said, as the book...
Everyday Magic BlogJun 6, 20202 minCrossed wires and synchronicitiesJust a little everyday magic for today. It may sound like a Michael McIntyre sketch, but I swear it's true. Some years ago, I was a...
Everyday Magic BlogMay 24, 20204 minMany books retell the past, but what about predicting the future? Fortune-telling, author style. Live-streaming event organiser, HOST, has found a way to bring the 'World Community Games' into everyone's homes.
Everyday Magic BlogMay 22, 20204 minWhen the universe nudges you once, it's interesting. When it nudges you twice ...This week a friend nominated me for one of those lockdown challenges that have become popular of late. Luckily it wasn't one involving...
Everyday Magic BlogMay 10, 20203 minThe everyday magic I'm loving during lockdownThe generosity of spirit with which people are sharing their gifts, talents, products, time and hearts is a beautiful thing to witness.