We live in a time where strong female characters and characters with diverse cultural heritage should appear on the pages of children's books and their voices should be heard. I am happy to say that Talendia: The Lost Boy is one of these books and that it is now availa...

Dear Readers,

The giveaway competition on http://goodreads.com is finally over and I'm so thrilled that more than 1700 people entered it to win 1 of the 10 signed copies of Talendia: The Lost Boy. Thank you for everyone entering this competition and congratulations to t...

I know I have been quiet for a little while but I have a good reason for that. We have a new family member: a very playful and naughty Newfoundland puppy and she requires all our attention at the moment. When she sleeps I usually work on the illustrations of the sequel...

What a day! I finished the sequel of the first Talendia book yesterday. The Forgotten Folk is now in the hands of my fantastic copy-editor, Katherine Trail.

The Forgotten Folk is longer and more complex than The Lost Boy was and it contains even more adventures and st...

The hardback copies of Talendia: The Lost Boy have finally arrived and I could not be happier with them. I am truly greatful to everyone at my publisher, to my talented illustrator and my fantastic copy-editor who had worked on the book and helped me to make my dream c...

Dear Readers,

I do not know if you have ever tried to create/build a website but if you are like me, not an IT or technical person, you might find it challenging sometimes, like I do. I am still working on the Talendia website and always find something to add to it. I...

Writing a blog is something completely new to me. I enjoy writing stories which have their own heros and heroines, their own story lines, beginnings and (happy) endings, but writing a blog is not that easy, at least for me. English is not my mother tongue. I was born a...