A two hander radio play of mine was broadcasted on BBC Radio Cymru last week, Gofod Cynnes (Warm Space). I was interviewed about my creative processes on the weekly Arts show, Llwyfan (Stage) on the same day.

Braf oedd cael sgwrs am fy mhrosesau gweithio hefo Manon Steffan Ros ar raglen radio ‘Llwyfan’ yn ddiweddar, yr un prynhawn â darllediad fy nrama newydd ‘Gofod Cynnes’. Mae’r sgwrs a’r ddrama i’w clywed ar BBC Sounds, 12 Ebrill.

Many thanks to Rhianon Holley from Buzz magazine for her kind review of my new novel, ‘Camau Bach’ (Small Steps)

Diolch am yr adolygiad hael yn Buzz.

CAMAU BACH: scenes from the Welsh borderlands, drawn by LUNED AARON

Many thanks to Tinopolis television company for the invitation to talk about my novel yesterday: http://www.facebook.com/reel/4014480802184416

Diolch am y croeso yn stiwdio Tinopolis ddoe: http://www.facebook.com/reel/4014480802184416

I enjoyed this book launch so much!

Hapus lansiad! Diolch i bawb ddaeth i gefnogi ac yn benodol i wasg Y Lolfa am y trefnu, Jon Gower am yr holi, John Nicholas am yr adlonni, Clwb Tennis Yr Eglwys Newydd am y lleoliad, Rhodri Elis Jones am y croesawu, Naomi Ormonde am y dogfennu a Siop Cant a Mil am y gwerthu. Noson braf dros ben.

Looking forward to running this session at Cardiff’s Children’s Literature Festival next weekend!

Edrych ymlaen at gynnal y sesiwn yma yng Ngŵyl Llyfrau Plant Caerdydd penwythnos nesa’! Gŵyl hyfryd iawn. Gwerth edrych ar yr amserlen ac archebu rhag llaw.

We’ve had such a fantastic time at Bologna’s Children’s Book Fair! Many thanks to everyone who looked after us.

Amser arbennig yn Bologna fel teulu. Y Ffair Lyfrau Plant yn anhygoel! Byddai’n ysgrifennu am fy argraffiadau yn rhifyn mis Mai o gylchgrawn ‘Barn’.

Here is my original painting, used as the cover for my latest novel, ‘Camau Bach’ (Small Steps). I remember creating it during an inspiring weekend painting course run by the renowned fine artist Andrew Douglas-Forbes. I was on the cusp of overworking it, but was encouraged to make my marks and then leave them.

Of course, there is no such thing as perfection in any creative form, and this idea of letting go applies to the writing process as well. If anything, those instinctive, incidental marks can have the greatest impact. As one redrafts and fine-tunes their words on the page, there comes a point where one can meddle too much – and potentially spoil something good.

Birthing a book, then, is a process of letting go: of leaving the marks, imperfect as they may be, before moving on to the next project. 

Dyma’r llun gwreiddiol gen i gafodd ei ddefnyddio fel clawr fy nofel newydd ‘Camau Bach’ (Y Lolfa). Dwi’n cofio peintio’r llun ar gwrs ysbrydoledig yn Oriel King Street, Caerfyrddin, dan arweiniad yr arlunydd dawnus Andrew Douglas-Forbes. Digon posib i mi fod ar fin gor-beintio’r llun, ac mi ges i fy nghymell i adael y marciau heb stwna hefo nhw’n ormodol. Mae’r egwyddor yma’n wir am y broses o ysgrifennu hefyd, os nad pob ffurf creadigol. Tydi perffeithrwydd ddim yn bodoli wrth greu. Mae cyhoeddi cyfrol yn broses o adael fynd, o adael y marciau yn eu lle, cyn symud ymlaen i’r prosiect nesaf.

I’ve never felt so proud of my man. What a celebration!

Mor prowd o Huw ar ei gamp. Hwrê mawr i Blob hefyd wrth gwrs!

I can’t wait to launch my new novel ‘Camau Bach’ (Small Steps).
Many thanks to Jo Heyde for her recent review.

Diolch o galon i @jo.heyde am ei hadolygiad hael o fy nofel newydd ‘Camau Bach’ yn rhifyn y gwanwyn o @cylchgrawncara. Adolygiadau difyr gan Mared Llewelyn a Catrin Jones am gyfrolau newydd Grug Muse a Rhian Siôn hefyd. Edrych ymlaen at lansio ‘Camau Bach’!