Being a children's author, I want to do what I can to help promote my books and get my name out there. I know all too well that the children's market is absolutely inundated with fantastic authors, illustrators and fabulous books. It is an exceptionally difficult genre to get into and competition is huge. So … Continue reading What makes for a “successful” author – and what should I do online?
Book news
Hello website visitors and blog readers! It's been a while, but I'm back online and I have some very exciting news to share... My third book has just been sent off to print! Yep, third. That must make me an almost-proper author now, right? I'll be posting updates about my new book over the next … Continue reading Book news
Inspirational places to write
Unsurprisingly, I enjoy writing. It's not always particularly easy, and sometimes ideas and inspiration can be hard to come by. I'm sure most writers will know the feeling of looking at a blank page and wondering what happened to all those brain cells they used to have. But inevitably an idea will befall you, and … Continue reading Inspirational places to write
Mid Calder Primary Visit
For Book Week Scotland 2018 I visited Mid Calder Primary School in Livingston. My first story telling session was with Primary 1 and Primary 2/1 - what a lovely bunch of children they were. We read The Kilted Coo first and the kids told me all about the animals they could spot in the pictures … Continue reading Mid Calder Primary Visit
Further From Festival
So, I didn't really think I'd ever appear at a book festival, other than having my books on sale in the big white tents in Edinburgh. But in my hometown of Linlithgow, the wonderful bookshop Far From the Madding Crowd organises a children's book festival for the town's primary schools, in the community's very own … Continue reading Further From Festival
Book Week Scotland 2017
Exciting news (for me)! It's Book Week Scotland this month (don't know what that is? Look here) and I will be reading both of my wee stories to eleven primary school classes in my local area during the celebrations! This will be the first time I've taken The Kilted Coo to read in a school, … Continue reading Book Week Scotland 2017
Drew the Kilted Coo Tries Kilted Yoga
The biggest news in Scottish books this week is the release of everyone's favourite yogi Finlay Wilson's Kilted Yoga which was published on Thursday. I'm a big fan of Finlay on Instagram (and his dog!) and so in tribute to a fellow Scot's new book, here's a little parody poem about when my Kilted Coo … Continue reading Drew the Kilted Coo Tries Kilted Yoga
Mythical metal horses and artificial islands…
I suppose I should begin by confessing that I've set myself a challenge - in a very short time I will be attempting a PB cycle distance. I'm not taking part in an event or asking for sponsors, nor am I really making it all that public (blog post aside...) but I have decided to … Continue reading Mythical metal horses and artificial islands…
Out and about on two feet or two wheels
I asked my good friend and fellow blogger last week for some inspiration and ideas for what to put on here, since I don't like to blow my own "I've written a couple of kids books" trumpet all to often. She told me, in what I hope was not an exasperated tone, that perhaps I … Continue reading Out and about on two feet or two wheels
A very special Ruan
This might look like an ordinary copy of Ruan the Little Red Squirrel, but it is in fact a very special copy. It was sent to me by a lovely Mum who had a wonderful story to tell and she has happily let me share it with you. Mum sent me a message a week … Continue reading A very special Ruan
Rachel McGaw 