Everything wobbles when you stand on a windsurfer for the first time. The board wobbles, the sail wobbles, the water wobbles and so I wobbled. Balancing on a plastic plank is a novel sensation to someone more used to being on the water in hefty wooden boats. By the third lesson I was getting the continue reading »
Being surrounded by exceptionally talented people can make you feel a) despondent; b) inspired or c) a mixture of both. The way to stay sane when attending a SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) conference is to soak up as much information and advice as your brain can handle while at the same continue reading »
Normal people decide they want to do for a living. They then go and find out how to do it, do some training, go for interviews or pitch for work, and then spend their productive years putting it all into practice. And, ideally, getting paid for it. It’s entirely logical, but I’ve never quite managed continue reading »