Where has the time gone?????

This is going to be my shortest blog ever I'm afraid, as I'm writing very quickly just to say sorry I haven't been around. This has been due to:

Working like a maniac to finish my current book. It's called Philippa Fisher and the Stone Fairy's Promise, and will be the third Philippa Fisher book. I've finished it now (hooray!) and sent it off to my editor, who will send me pages and pages of comments and questions which will all make me think about it a bit more and ...