A Recipe for Disaster has just turned two, so I thought it might be fun to revisit those heady days of pitching books, disappearing to Sydney to write the first chapters, procrasti-baking, and how this book almost didn't happen.  1. I never intended to write a book set in my home town, but that’s exactly what happened when I went out on a lark and pitched my idea to HQ. 2. It was written at a time where I wasn’t sure I wanted to ... Read more