Morning!
I have some super exciting news to share with you all!

(followed by a long Twitter thread of thanks)

@InkledPicks @InklingPress

Thank you so much to all of you who have encouraged me, every writer sharing their story and journey, every "you can do this" every "we get how hard this is" our community of writers is so strong and inspirational and has helped me to rise and succeed.

The biggest thanks must to go to my OH, @_JasonAvery and our children - Liberty, Krystal and Oak.
They have had to put up with all my writerly drama!
All the "this is rubbish" all the "I can't do this" and "I don't know why I'm bothering"

But also all the "read my MS so that I can ask you a million questions!"
You have given me time and support, comfort and determination, @LAMY pens and @Leuchtturm1917 and I love you all so very much xxxx

I can't even begin to tell you how much I value the day @VanessaHarbour emailed me to tell me I was an Egg.
Ness, you are so important to me, my lovely, talented, amazing friend. Thank you for being there for me every day since that first email x

And Imogen, gosh! You are the most awesome person I have ever met, your drive and passion have inspired and motivated me to be more, to learn more, to give more. I don't know who I would be without you or the amazing @TheGEAcademy, thank you from the bottom of my ink well.

Nicki Marshal isn't on Twitter, but she is my Golden Egg Mentor and she has been my rock. I have adored fangirling with her over the characters and world of my story, and I am so honoured to have her to guide me and champion my writing - I owe her so much x

And to all the Eggs. My goodness, you are an amazing bunch! Seeing you all you past Eggs succeed and go on to be published is so motivating, never underestimate how inspirational you are. You show us that it can be done and we love you for it.

And to all the Eggs that I have the privilege of working and interacting with, I see how hard you work, how determined you are to improve and become the best writers you can be. How open and caring you all are and you inspire me constantly.

I need to give a shout out to my frog-eating friend @RashmiWriting, you are instrumental in me getting my bum on the seat and The Invention of Night finished!
And to @Jmaloneiv01 for being the best beta reader ever.

To my glorious Egg sister, @Abadabadoo2, @Debra_J_Edwards, and @janemartinwrite - you lift me up and make me a better person. I couldn't have got this far without our Skypes and giggles and chats and mayhem.

To @SCBWI_BI, @AuthorSaraGrant and her glorious team.
Thank you for #UV2020.
Without you I might not have found Helen, and I am over the moon that I have.
Anyone thinking of entering Undiscovered Voices, work hard, write well, then take the leap.

@InklingPress And to Helen, thank you for believing in me and my story. For taking me and it on and being so enthusiastic.
I feel as if I have found a champion, ally, and friend and I am so looking forward to continuing my writing journey with you. x

I am such a wally.
I need to add @klkettle to my list!

Kitty, you glorious human dynamo of excellence. Thank you for keeping me sane during the Undiscovered Voices process, so cheering me on and inspiring me to be a little more ruthless in life. I love you x