Anything new is a sort of adventure - as a child, I think I was quite bad at tackling new experiences, like unusual foods, and I hated new clothes or having my hair cut.

Writing is a journey of discovery because until you start, you never know what will happen, and you can be surprised by what you do - expect the unexpected!

I love picture books - with picture books, you can use words and pictures as a double act, even tell two different versions of a story at the same time.

I do tend to use watercolors - I love the splatter sort of thing you can do with watercolors.