SPRING NEWS
Welcome to our quarterly newsletter with the latest Spring News & updates about our new books, ebooks, story times & promotions. Our followers will have enjoyed our FREE giveaway of our Ebook ‘Puppy Love’ in January on Amazon books- ensure you sign-up & follow me & stay in the loop with my FREE Gifts. Likewise if you aren’t already familiar with Goodreads and Smashwords sign-up and join us and take advantage of all our annual New Year & Summer promotions on Ebooks. In our next Summer edition we will be announcing our successful ‘Granny Burns Story Time- Series 2’ following the success of Series 1 of 11 Episodes with Granny…
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2023
Scotland has a wonderful and rich reputation for its great cultural and creative events from the Edinburgh International Book Festival to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe one of the greatest celebrations of arts and culture. As an ex-student of Edinburgh College of Art I had the great pleasure of studying and living in Edinburgh for 4 years in the late 80’s early 90’s. For me Edinburgh continues to be one of the most exciting and interesting cities in the World and a hive of creativity, the arts, film, comedy, music & crafts. As a B.A. Honours Design graduate many moons ago, studying in Edinburgh still holds wonderful memories of my Art…
Scottish Children’s Author & Illustrator 2021
What are the challenges of trying to break through as a Scottish Children’s Author & Illustrator in 2021? With the ever growing opportunities and tools available to create and publish your own books in the year 2021 the book and publishing industry is becoming an ever crowded space. Everyone with the will, time and energy has the tools at their fingertips to self-publish. The big challenge is standing out from the crowd and breaking through to make an honest and financially rewarding career for yourself whether you are a writer or illustrator. Today with great platforms such as Amazon books, Apple Books, Smashwords and Kobo to name just a few…
What will you choose Fear or Hope?
‘What I focus on and see in my minds eye I will bring forth into reality!’ The Gamekeepers; Chapter 15- The Summit I looked at Radharc as a solemn expression crossed his face. ‘I have never shared this with any other Gamekeeper before, but desperate times need desperate measures. Rhona I need you to think carefully about what Barail taught you, what has he shown you? What have you learnt?” ‘I now realize how important every thought is and that only I have the power to control my thoughts no one else, I can choose to focus my intentions on either the light or the darkness that surrounds us. If I feed…
Have you lost your Passion?
Have you Lost your Passion? Find your Passion by thinking differently! We often loose sight of our lives passion at the junction of life when we swap the wrongly perceived characteristics of the child for the adult. When did you loose your courage? Did you stop taking risks? Why did you stop being unreasonable? And start following others ideas & thinking? Was there a point in life when you gave up on your vision & stopped dreaming? Did you loose faith in yourself? When did you loose your passion? And trade your gift for a day job and a wage? How to regain your Passion! If you want to regain…
Who are my Positive Friends?
The great entrepreneur and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie shared with Napoleon Hill what he called the Power of the Mastermind Alliance or in its simplest form the power of Positive Friends. The lessons of ‘Think and Grow Rich’ are as relevant today as they were when published back in 1937. Yet we still don’t teach its principles to our children in schools or higher education. From my experience Think & Grow Rich is the bible of every great entrepreneur or individual seeking personal or professional success. Napoleon Hill A brilliant question from Napoleon Hill’s chapter of self -analysis on ‘How to outwit the six ghosts of fear’ is the question; ‘What…
Teach our children the Power of Positive Thinking!
One of the first books I ever read was ‘The Power of Positive Thinking’ by Norman Vincent Peale a book that has become one of my life’s mantras. As an adult the core principle that has always served me through life’s challenges, up’s and down’s is having possession of my own mind and my goals and to look for the positive in every given situation- no matter how challenging.
The Jungle Gym Adventures
A couple of years ago I sat in my mum’s living room and watched on with amazement as my four nephews now in their 20’s reminisced over a variety of stories my husband told them as toddlers. One by one each of them interrupted one another in excitement. They recalled their memories of what they knew as the adventures of ‘The Jungle Burn’ now one of my books the Jungle Gym Adventures. I laughed with hysterics watching their animated faces that reminded me of them aged 3, 4 and 5 years old. They recalled each of the jungle characters from King Leo, Jerry the Giraffe, Elle the Elephant to Ziggy…
My First Friend my Polly!
Great books only come from a source of Love & Joy. When I began my new journey into the world of Children’s illustration I never thought for a minute that the simple love for our new addition to the family ‘Our Polly’ would make such an impact with my first book ‘My First Friend’. I have currently sold over 70 paperbacks in over 40 States in America. Only this week I received a beautiful e-mail requesting permission from a School Principle in the U.S. to read ‘My First Friend’ to their children as they study from home during the COVID pandemic. It warms my heart every time I look at…