Also got to drop in on bookshops in Mumbai and Goa that are stocking Dream Hunters which was an amazing thing to do - lovely to meet the booksellers and hope their readers enjoy my interpretation of a middle grade fantasy set in India!

Just got back from a 2 week trip to India. Was lovely to be back and to visit places that inspired my book as well as seeking inspiration for new things! Bustling Mumbai, the citadel fort of Jaisalmer and laid back Goa.

Author goal achieved - finding a copy of Dream Hunters in Mumbai in one of the biggest bookshops here, Kitab Khana, and getting to sign them!

As I edit book 2 I wanted to journey back to where the story began. I’m so grateful to my agent, editors and publisher for seeing something in the story and to the booksellers, teachers and librarians who put the books in front of the children it’s written for…/1

School visits are one of my favourite things. Great day yesterday with over 200 year 6/7 children. And lovely to catch up with bookseller Sanchita and teacher Zareena both wonderful humans in the kidlit world!

I’ve read some cracking books this month -here are some! From magical MG fantasies to a tale of a mystical creature which needs saving from big pharma to a heartfilled YA of a boy with big dreams - a great month of books. Getting my TBR pile diminished means new books are needed soon, right?!

Dream Hunters is out in the Netherlands today! 🥳

A new journal for a new story. Preparing to plot book two with new characters, more magic and more danger! #dreamhunters #nanowrimoprep