Gulp. After several drafts, I'm finally wading into the query trenches this week. If anyone knows of any agents who are specifically looking for funny chapter books (especially ones with a three-legged dog 🐕), please let me know. Thank you 💙

Been on hold for 15 minutes now, listening to some upbeat muzak. Do you think anyone will pick up? I have a theory that the longer you're on hold, the more afraid the receptionist becomes that you'll be angry with them.

Watching the London Marathon? Wish you could complete that distance?
Well you can - in your own time and at your own pace!
This summer, you can join the and complete your 42K challenge however you want! boxmooryoga.wixsite.com/boxmoor-marath…
easier to get into than the London Marathon too

Final call for ARC sign-ups! The details are in my pinned tweet so if interested go to the sign-up form 😊👇 (pliers etc. not included 😳)

We’ve been having conversations about what authors get paid in advances and for doing events in our DMs. And I’m not going to lie, despite all the praise and accolades I’m feeling undervalued right now.
There’s a lot of disparity in publishing. A lot.
Some authors will take /1

full trailer for #AKindOfSpark Season 2

🇬🇧: April 26
🇺🇸: April 28

What’s something all British children are taught?

I’ll go first:

Swans can and will break your arm.

Some great ideas 👍

Nobody turned up to a book signing, I tweeted about it, the tweet was seen by 18 million people, and I sold … about 18 extra books. 😜

I wrote about this experience on @medium. What a few days!

tommycm.medium.com/nobody-turned-…

I’ll be at the mayor’s garden party on 12 May on the main stage at 11.20 and in one of the big tents all day. Find out more here dacorum.gov.uk/home/leisure-c…

In my book The Decade In Tory I recount reports of Mark Menzies hiring a Brazilian sex worker, showing him around the palace of Westminster, and asking him to buy them amphetamines.

And then another time, the police being called cos Menzies had ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/28f948…

Really looking forward to taking part!

WOW WOW WOW

I am such a yoga nerd, I have to write advice to menopausal women on journalling for my menopause yoga course, so of course I've linked it to the Yamas and Niyamas.

We agree with every word of this.

Please RT if you do too.

It's bluebell season, so here's an illustration by Ben and Steph Grandis from my book Blue Penguins, Bells and Open Skies. The little girl is Jasmine, who does one of my lunchtime yoga clubs. Imagine you're in a bluebell wood... need to get myself out to see some blue.

Commons will vote again today on whether to send Afghans who served alongside British armed forces to Rwanda.

People who put their lives at risk helping UK & who UK Govt promised to help in return.

Truly, truly shameful that Tory MPs are insisting they go. Govt must rethink

so excited to be taking part, I'll be there on day 2!