I hope you’ve noticed that my website has been spiffed up in preparation for the publication of The Early Birds next month. This involved posting images of the new cover plus the cover of its predecessor, Future Homemakers of America, on the home page slidey thing. Excuse my lapsing into techno terminology. The slidey thing…

For want of anything interesting to report about life down the rabbit burrow I thought I’d share with you five of my favourite quotes about writing for a living. I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they go by.  Douglas Adams Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very’: your…