Happy New Year! I’m looking forward to my first school visit of 2017 on Tuesday where I will be visiting Park Mains High School to talk to pupils about inspiration and writing. Then on Tuesday 31st I will visit Paisley Grammar High School to meet pupils there. I love meeting readers at school events and some pupils have taken the time to message me on Instagram over the past week to let me know how much they enjoyed reading Follow Me, which always makes my day!

To kick-start my own inspiration and imagination in 2017 I have decided to re-visit a little creative exercise called ‘Small Stones’ which I tried way back in January 2014. The idea is you have to make a conscious effort to: Notice One Thing Each Day, Give Your Whole Awareness To It, then Write it Down.

You can read my efforts from 2014 here over at my more personal, creative blog, Through The Looking Glass. I’ll be posting up my 2017 results over on this blog at the end of the month.

Watch this space for photos and updates from my school events.