The last reading list went down rather well in the castle. Sir Henry was very happy with my suggestions, Fire Pud has been recommending the dragon one to everyone he meets, which would be lovely if he didn't announce it in what I can only describe as a promotional voice. He has also started referring to himself as "Chief Dragon Book Ambassador", which is not a real job and he doesn't get any form of renumeration for this!

When I launched The Good Knight blog, I had a plan. The plan was this: write honestly about the journey to get five picture books published. Share what it's like to write something you believe in and then spend months trying to persuade people in offices to agree with you. Talk about the mission, getting more dads reading at bedtime, the 42% statistic, the ten minutes that makes a difference. Build Jack's world in public. Be vulnerable. Be real. It was a good plan. Then I wro