I love New Zealand but…
When I turned 36½ I discovered I was the age of the ‘average’ New Zealander. But who, I wondered, is the average New Zealander? Long story short, I decided it was time to face some of our national sacred cows. …
Why Mick Jagger should run your HR Department
How to draw with the freedom of a five-year-old
Remember how good it felt to draw as a kid? You never worried about stuffing up. ‘Look, it’s a table! Nope, it’s a monkey’s butt. Scratch that, it’s a cauliflower spaceship.’ We lose our inhibitions as we get older and worry …
8 kids questions that always have the same answer
‘Can I play on your phone? Can I play a video game? Can I hit the cat? Can I see if the remote bounces? Can I see if my sister bounces? Can I watch TV? Can I play on your …
Can a man win a swimming race against a dog?
This morning on our radio show we asked ‘Can Jase, Stace or Justin’ win a swimming race against a dog. All week we asked listeners to submit opponents. Kira the German Shepard was chosen. But where would we race? …
‘I’d give this a five star rating. Probably.’
Billie and Macy review ‘Shot, Boom, Score!’ Thanks girls. Oh, and working on new books in case you’re wondering.
‘Took six beers to finish your book!’
Early reviews of ‘Shot, Boom, Score!’ The first from Andy, who read it on a stag do, hence the the title of this post. Pity the book is aimed at 8-12 year olds, otherwise I could have used his tagline …
Launch Day!
Feb 1st signals the launch of my debut junior fiction novel ‘Shot, Boom, Score!’ published by Allen and Unwin. If you follow this blog you’ll know what the story’s about – and how it came to be – so I …
When you accidentally meet the main character from your novel
So my debut junior novel is out. It’s all pretty damn exciting. It’s also good to know – given how ruthless young reviewers can be – those who’ve read ‘Shot, Boom, Score!’ seem to have really enjoyed it. So anyway. …
What is it you want to say?
Hugh MacLeod is a cartoonist whom I admire greatly. He doesn’t suffer fools, though suffers for his art. Today in his blog he paraphrased Linds Redding, an Auckland creative who recently died of cancer. Linds’ blog was enlightening, funny and …