Five years ago, on a balmy Summer's evening in Abingdon, The Last Chance Hotel launched and I started life as a full-time author.
It was the start of an incredible journey (not just for me, but for Seth, Nightshade and Co of course!). I've travelled to schools, bookshops, festivals. There has been a pandemic, 15 translations into 20 countries and I now have five children's books.
But it all started with a remarkable competition - and I've written the behind-the-scenes story of that experience over on Substack.