Pretty Vintage Tea Cups & Saucers

What I’m totes J’adoring this week is pretty vintage tea cups and saucers. These things just make my heart sing. Two old friends of mine, Louise and Sarah, first got me hooked hunting out these hidden treasures on the shelves of charity shops. We used to potter round the cobbled streets of beautiful Beverley where Sarah lived and snap up any porcelain bargains to be had. We would then carefully arrange...

What I’m Totes J’adoring This Week …

What I really heart about the faeries is that even though their lives are completely rooted in the spiritual awareness of Mother Earth and the Great Universe, they are still in no way averse to the sparkly yumminess of beautiful material goods. They too appreciate the starry highs one can reach from trying on a shiny new pair of heels or clutching a blingy new perfume bottle. We are all entitled to and deserving of...

The Faery Tale of Aqua Marine

Hi guys, hope you’re all sparkly well and fun-filled fabulous, and enjoying the year 2016 so far. It’s going so fast. I can’t believe it’s April and Spring already. (J’adore this season when I see all the fluffy lambs in the fields.) After a long break over the New Year and Easter, where I focused on family and relaxation, the time has now come for me to launch myself into the completion of Book 3 in The Faery...

Library Reading Challenge

Saturday 26th September and Saturday 2nd October saw Barnsley Central Library host the celebration ceremonies for their Summer Reading Challenge. Guest author, Melanie J Firth, who has now released two books in the seven part ‘Faery Tales’ series was there to meet and greet the 200 young people who had taken part and attended one of the 6 separate presentation sessions. Melanie read extracts from her...

Library Reading Challenge

I have been honoured to spend this weekend and last at Barnsley Central Library as the guest author. Nearly 200 young people attended 6 separate sessions where I read extracts from my books and talked about my personal experiences as a writer and avid reader of children’s fiction. I then had the great privilege of presenting certificates and medals to the youngsters who had completed the summer reading...