It’s March 2012, and I’ve finished (for the moment) the latest book. I say for the moment, because it’s lying low right now and doing some composting. I’ll read it through again in a week as by then I’ll be able to see  more clearly where it still needs work. But it has a title which is always useful. It’s called The Boy in the Olive Grove, it’s set in present day New Zealand and the main character is seventeen year old Bess. I like to throw problems and difficulties at my characters so she doesn’t have an easy ride.

I was stoked to find out that Dirt Bomb was shortlisted for the NZ Post Children’s Book Awards. Great news.