I’ve just about had enough sleep since getting back from the Bologna children’s book fair… In one morning I happened to meet eight of my publishers from overseas, which is great in itself, but also slightly blows your mind. Why? Well, there you are, in your shed, writing a book, and struggling with that, and…

So I’m on campus at Bath Spa University, the sun is shining, there’s some guy with an acoustic guitar singing songs about how Jesus is going to invade or something, and I feel like I’m living the 1960s education dream… So far today, that education has taken the form of tutorials with MA students, and…