I gave my book to Amy, the year 6 girl I tutor, so she can have a read. I've never had kids read it before. Since it's supposed to be a kids book, I thought that would be a good idea. From the few pages she's read so far, she thinks its good. But, I have a feeling that could be just because its 150 pages long (which isn't that long, but for kids it seems like an epic achievement). I'll probably get another 'Oh, it's so good' response, but, really, that's all I want at the moment!

Speaking of writing, Dad suggested I need a nom-de-plume. He initially suggested Bree Timmins, which made me giggle. So then I suggested that I needed a cool sea-creature name, like Stingray but something different. After a few suggestions, I ended up with the name Calamari Timmins (not that I will ever use it really, but it's always there if I need it!) I like calamari, and it's slightly more exotic sounding than Squid.