I'm delighted to announce that I'll be doing an event at this year's Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts.

 

15 DAYS WITHOUT A BLOG! is part of the Hay Fever programme and takes place on Tuesday 5th June at 2.30pm on the Starlight Stage.

 

For 25 years Hay Festival has brought together writers from around the world to debate and share stories at its festival in the staggering beauty of the Welsh Borders. Hay celebrates great writing from poets and scientists, lyricists and comedians, novelists and environmentalists, and the power of great ideas to transform our way of thinking. Hay is, in Bill Clinton's phrase, 'The Woodstock of the mind'. (from the Hay Festival website)

15 DAYS WITHOUT A BLOG! is open to anybody aged 12 and over, but will be of particular interest to those currently writing a blog, or thinking of starting. Blogging can provide a great platform for writers to hone their skills and find an audience. I'll be giving tips on how to set-up, write and publicise a blog, as well as a glimpse into my journey to publication as children's author, via eight years as a minor rock star!

It would be great to see you there.

Visit the Hay Festival website to book tickets and for details of all the fantastic events taking place.

 

Big thanks to D & J for their production and direction advice during
the making of this trailer, and the reviewers for their kind words.

 

And here's a brief behind the scenes peek into how I write …

 

 

 

To celebrate the publication of 15 Days Without a Head in January, I visited some of the best book blog sites on the internet to talk about books, writing, music and Monster Munch … among other things.

 

Click the links below to join me on my 15 Days Without a Head BLOG TOUR. It's never too late …


 

3 January – I get inside Laurence's head with Writing from the Tub

4 January – Take a tour of my writing room at Feeling Fictional

5 January – An interview with Serendipity Reviews

7 January – A fantasy dinner party at The Heights with Sister Spooky

9 January – Listen to Mina's Playlist for Laurence at Books 4 Teens

11 January – Find out the tale behind the title at The Overflowing Library

12 January – Join me on my Dream Holiday at The Book Zone (For Boys)

14 January – I select my top twelve books at Wondrous Reads

16 January – A day in my life as an author at Cosy Books

17 January – 15 Days on location with Cicely Loves Books

 

These sites are all packed with reviews, interviews and stacks of other great material for anybody interested in books and in particular, teen and young adult fiction. Well worth a visit.

 

Huge thanks to all the bloggers for inviting me to join them as part of the tour.

 

For those of you taking your reading experience into the twenty-first century, the Kindle Edition of 15 Days Without a Head is now available for download.