#1 Covers: Before I even wrote (or could write), I drew. There were people of course, but also animals, in particular horses, and my mum had a neat trick for doing lovely flowers in coloured pencils I still use with small children to this day. Growing up, my dad was a computer fan and so I started using Paint at a young age too (my right thumb is even further turned than my left from mouse use!) and I just kept going afterwards. Naturally I figured I could do my own covers wh

So even though " Paper Kisses" is barely a novella, I cut a LOT of scenes out because the original plot had Deryn believing Abel was still with Tristan (since, you know, they share a kid and Abel doesn't think to clarify because as you know from " Runt of the Litter " , they were never really together). Scene #1 – They lose control and have sex in the classroom Deryn breath caught, thighs clamping shut around Abel’s thigh, heart jumping as his body froze for a second, then re