Stories heal. They heal the people who read them, and they heal the people who write them.
I’m Debra Murphy — author, storyteller, and self-publishing mentor. I write books that make people feel something. I help other authors find their voice, and occasionally I disappear into the Scottish hills in a campervan called Evie.
Pull up a chair. There’s always tea and cake.
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Beyond The Tearoom
Now the tearoom is no more, thanks to COVID19, (you can join me in sobbing here!), you can read more about the recipes and adventures in our book, The Magical Tearoom on the Hill.
I have also started a new Youtube series, Beyond The Tearoom. Chatting, baking, eating cake and chatting more.
Watch the episodes on our YouTube Channel Beyond The Tearoom.
You can now read Beatrix's tales and adventures in
Beatrix The Time Travelling Collie.
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In November 2024, I walked into Girvan Primary School with no plan and came home with the seed of an idea that would change everything. This is the story of how The Magical Adventures of Florence the Border Collie went from a single school visit to a 23-book series — and how a Beatrix Potter box set, a brilliant illustrator, and a very lazy Border Collie made it all possible.
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I have never been good with numbers. Never. Not even a little bit. This week I've been thinking about the teacher who made sure that never mattered — and about the rather wonderful way life brought her back into mine decades later. Oh, and there's a guitar involved.
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There is a version of my life that I've carried around in my head for a long time. Super fit, cycling Scotland, parked up somewhere beautiful in my campervan with a cup of Tetley and a homemade flapjack. But dreams have a habit of arriving slightly different to how you ordered them.
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