Not Quite so Yellow any more …
by Mark RobsonMy yellow streak has been infected with a new colour - green. I took and passed my Green Tag at Tae Kwon Do last week. Another grade, another ‘A’ pass. I’m really beginning to feel I’m getting to grips with this martial art now. The punches and strikes are getting crisper. The stances are […]
SAS Training
by Mark RobsonI have just come back from Charney Manor in Oxfordshire where I’ve enjoyed 4 days with a diverse group of authors who belong to the alternative SAS - the Scattered Authors Society. It was a fascinating time, though all conversations and training should, of course, remain Top Secret. We wouldn’t want the Publishers to get […]
Kids’ Lit Quiz World Final Part 3
by Mark RobsonYes, it’s food! A wonderful mixture of the plain, the unusual and the exotic - yes that is an octopus tentacle attached to my fork (and it tasted very nice too!). It’s not related to a Lit Quiz question, but was the plate of food I consumed at the dinner after the quiz. The dinner […]
The Kids’ Lit Quiz World Final - Part 2
by Mark RobsonThe great thing about events like this is that I get to meet up with lots of fellow authors. The above were all familiar faces to me, as I’d met them at events in the past. From left to right: Sophie McKenzie, author of ‘Girl Missing and Running for her Life’, (a fantastic YA thriller) […]
The Kids’ Lit Quiz World Final - Part 1
by Mark RobsonOxford, 9th July 2007 - a day I’ll remember for a long time. The thing I will probably remember more than anything else was the most impressive depth of knowledge displayed by the teams involved in the Kids’ Lit Quiz final. Answering very difficult questions on everything from nursery rhymes to ancient myths, and authors […]
Going, going … gone!
by Mark RobsonI’ve just had to say goodbye to our latest aupair, a lovely girl from Austria who has made life in our household a lot more stable over the last 10 months. As we’re without an aupair for the next two weeks, the childcare issue for our 7 and 2 year olds has become much more […]
