Stu Rowson wrote and published the first of a 3 series adventure, featuring Izzy….

A super smart but lonely girl, Izzy doesn’t know where she fits into life. She avoids the popular kids at school that she calls the Phoneys, and has such a terrible temper, she’s given it a name: the fuzziness. With a furious temper, mysterious visions of the future and a missing dad, it’s no fun being Izzy Latimer.She’s too scared to make friends and doesn’t want to stand out, yet she knows she’s special.

On her 13th birthday, she’s gifted a mysterious pocket watch – a Tumble Thunder – and her life is changed forever.

Can she complete the Tumble Thunder, find her dad and escape the clutches of the murderous Time Shadow in order to realise her true destiny?

Stu has worked across the north of England in various media roles in a career spanning more than 20 years – from the Grimsby Telegraph to some of the biggest sporting events in the world in a career at BBC Sport.

At BBC Children’s he oversaw the UK’s biggest multi-platform operation for under 12s, leading everything from Newsround, Bedtime Stories and TV and iPlayer for CBeebies and CBBC.

He now runs his own successful media company and has worked with clients such as Chelsea FC, British Cycling, Birmingham 2022 and Sunset & Vine.

You can learn more of Stu and Izzy at tumblethunder.com

Steve Attridge has been a Writer and an Author all of his life and has worked in TV, Film and Theatre. His latest book – 1 in a series of 5 is all about a bunch of characters, lead by The Urban Fox. A loveable rogue...

The Urban Fox is a mystery. No one knows where he came from. He won’t even share his proper name – he is just the Urban Fox. He doesn’t talk about his past, but sometimes he looks full of secrets. His best friend Reg the hedgehog knows better than to ask. Fox just appeared one day in town, and very quickly became someone everyone looked up to. The one who got things done. Who helped others. A gentleman, a rogue, a mystery man, a reluctant hero. One thing is certain – you don’t want to get on his wrong side.

Steve is a member of the Writer’s Guild and you can find out more about him on his website at SteveAttridge.com

Mark Evans – one of the first Authors that we worked with, Mark is the writer of ‘Conversations With Impact’ . A quite brilliant book about mental health and wellness which explains in an easy way, his unique coaching and therapy approach known as The Impact Model - 

Created to aid those in search of personal growth, mental health resiliency and healing, the IMPACT model is founded upon the idea that the conversations we have are critical for the status of our mental and emotional wellness – at home and in the workplace.

Mark has for many years worked with individual clients and is now growing his ‘Conversations With Impact’ model - delivering 

mental health and wellness training and consultancy to organisations of all kinds, large and small. You can find out more about Mark at his website here conversationswithimpact.co.uk

David and Mandy suggest a few great books that will help you on your way to writing your first book.

Mandy and David discuss some of the wonderful personal stories they have heard from authors that have worked with them.

Mandy and David are asked all number fo questions from new authors. Here are their answers to some of the most frequent.

David and Mandy discuss the wonderful world of picture book publishing. They share some really useful ideas on how to turn your picture book idea into reality.

Mandy and David share some useful hints on tips on how to get those words on the page.