I'd normally post a #FirstDraftFriday reminder today for next week, but... I've put the blog on hold. If/when I bring it back, it'll be on the "blue" site. (Getting off this one!) THANK YOU to all who've participated over the years! I loved being part of your writing journeys!

Nothing like bringing the new year in with my new friend Nora the virus🤨. At least it gives me a head start on my new dieting regime 😂. Hope 2025 is a fantastic year for you 🤗

Not getting much interest in my writing tweets at the mo, so I'm posting a picture of my kitchen roll in an attempt to go viral, because that worked for Sally Doherty writes 👩‍💻 🤷‍♀️ (Unfortunately, I don't have a cute 3-legged dog to post about, just a cat with a manky ear infection. 🤔🤪)

Boiler not been working since Friday and when the engineer came he'd been given the wrong part🥶😭

7 days later and my boiler is fixed 🥳🥳🥳. It had a little hole in its elbow🤨

Just had a wonderful lunch catching up with writing friends I hadn't seen for over 2 years. It's so easy to lose touch with people, but it's definitely worth the effort when you can reconnect 😁

Its publication day for Unicorns in Uniforms: Dragon Inferno 🎉🦄🚒🧯🧙‍♀️🎉 Total dream come true! Thanks so much to Steven Wood @publishinguclan , my editor Kathy Webb and my agent Alice Williams . Also to all my writing friends, my writing mentors and my patient family!

It's Publication Day for Blue Jelly and Strawberries! 🎉 This is my t-shirt of choice for today's school visit 🍓🎈 Thank you Otter-Barry Books for believing in me & my poems, and everyone here who has supported me in any way (far too many wonderful folk to tag!). Yippee! 💙🍓💛

Check out this hilarious new book and pre-order it now😁⬇️

Thank you to Belvedere Preparatory School, Liverpool, UK for letting me spend World Book Day with you to promote my new book from Tiny Tree Books 📕, read some silly poems and run some hilarious character workshops with the children! #kidlit #undercoverangel #worldbookday @worldbookdaysocial

Giveaway time! If you'd like a chance to win a 5,000-word critique from yours truly, QT, RT, and/or like this tweet before Monday, March 31, at 10:00 a.m. EDT for up to 3 entries. Winner selected randomly and announced later that morning! #WritingCommunity

Officially searching for a literary agent assistant position or some sort of an agent apprenticeship. I have one internship under my belt and I’m looking for the next step! My DMs are open for anyone who thinks we might be a good fit ☺️ Not looking to be paid—just want to learn!

I planted this Heavenscent magnolia 13 years ago when I found out I was pregnant again. Wonderful that tree and son are both thriving 🤔

You've waited a long time & now it's here: the NEWLY REVISED list of 100+ PUBLISHERS ACCEPTING CHILDREN'S BOOKS DIRECTLY--without an agent. Whoo hoo! And, it's free! I've verified each & every link (all 126) to verify accuracy. Pls enjoy & share. #kidlit BitsyKemper.com/publishers

Bought a wonderful lion costume in the charity shop for my son for a dress up jungle themed party, but then he told me lions don't live in the jungle😭🦁

Wings? Check. Attitude? Double check. Patience for humans? Uncertain. Phoebe's Mission? Track down a demon (and survive Year 7) 🪽 Pre-order Undercover Angel: Crash Landing by @bozzle today: amzn.to/3QmPi6q — out June 19th! #kidlit

There are actual copies of Undercover Angel in the wild!! 😱 Deliveries from the fabulous Bookshop.org, supporting indie shops. My mum got the 1st ones! So I popped round to steal them. 🤷‍♀️ Official publication date 19th June. Pre-order links below 👇 #kidlit Tiny Tree Books 📕

🗣️: "I definitely have many of the same thoughts as [Phoebe] about people, and my patience wears very thin. I also like cats, chocolate and comfy clothes." Undercover Angel author Lisa J Allen tells us all about her debut novel in this exclusive Q&A: tinytreebooks.com/2025/06/02/beh…

All authors need to know this😲⬇️

Thought I was going to spend the school hols writing, but it's not easy with kid home to concentrate. Instead we're making a garden project and getting my allotment part up and running again after about 5 years of neglect 🫠