MONKEY FIST BLOG TOUR Day 10 - Words and Pictures

It's blog tour day 10 - the very last. Today I'm visiting Words and Pictures – Writer and artist Jeffery E Doherty will be interviewing me about writing illustrated novels – the artwork, graphics and working with an illustrator.

The complete tour schedule is here for anyone who wants to hit the rewind button and go back a day or two.

Tomorrow I am back in the office writing again, working on my bext book Mexica Runner. It's set at the end of the Aztec empire when the Spanish attack and the story opens with Atl, imprisoned in a box, waiting to be sacrificed.

MONKEY FIST BLOG TOUR Day 9 - The Book Chook

It's blog tour day 9 and I'm visiting the The Book Chook where writer, reviewer and children’s literature advocate Sue Stephenson will be interviewing me about how my children’s reading experiences have influenced my writing. The Book Chook is also the editor of Literacy Lava, a wonderful magazine focusing on childhood literacy. It's free and I recommend subscribing. I already do!


Visit the Samurai Kids website to download a one-act classroom play based on the Samurai Kids series.

Tomorrow you can find me at my last tour stop Words and Pictures – Writer and artist Jeffery E Doherty will be interviewing me about writing illustrated novels – the artwork, graphics and working with an illustrator.

The complete tour schedule is here for anyone who wants to hit the rewind button and go back a day or two.

MONKEY FIST BLOG TOUR Day 8 - Alphabet Soup

It's blog tour day 8 and I'm visiting Alphabet Soup magazine where editor Rebecca Newman is interviewing me about my research techniques and asking questions to discover whether all that historical research is really any fun.

Visit the Samurai Kids website to find a Webquest for How to Build a Samurai Ryu

Tomorrow you can find me at The Book Chook where writer, reviewer and children’s literature advocate Sue Stephenson will be interviewing me about how my children’s reading experiences have influenced my writing. The complete tour schedule is here.

MONKEY FIST BLOG TOUR Day 7 - Writing Children's Books with Robyn Opie

It's blog tour day 7 and I'm visiting Writing Children’s Book with Robyn Opie where Robyn Opie, author of more than 75 books including "How to Write a Great Children's Book" and the novel “Black Baron adn I are discussing Zen and the Art of Writing for Children – my view on why the series has been so successful.

Today I'm also visiting schools in Canberra with Lynette of Asia Bookroom. We'll be visiting Amaroo School and Rosary Primary School.

Visit the Samurai Kids website to find lots of great craft activities including how to make an origami samurai helmet or a ninja mask from a T-shirt

Tomorrow you can find me at Alphabet Soup magazine where editor Rebecca Newman will be interviewing me about my research techniques and asking questions to discover whether all that historical research is really any fun. The complete tour schedule is here.