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…
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…
‘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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
