Posts tagged with 'Writing'
National Share a Story Month – Writing Competition!
Posted on May 5, 2021, tagged as Magic, Story Starter, Writing, competitions
National Share a Story Month celebrates storytelling and story sharing, and is a fantastic opportunity for you to enter this writing competition run by the FCBG (Federation of Children’s Book Groups) in the UK. I’m thrilled to have written one of the t …
How I Write
Posted on January 21, 2016, tagged as Process, Writing
Happy 2016! I felt my first post of the year should be writing related, seeing as so many of my readers ask advice on their own work. I can’t say these tips will work for everyone, but these are some of the things that work for me. Magpie nest A …
The End: Tips to Get Your Manuscript Over the Finish Line
Posted on December 14, 2015, tagged as Process, Writing
They’re two such little words, but every writer gives a huge sigh of relief to write them: The End. I seem to be in the minority among the authors I know. Most writers talk of their enjoyment of crafting a story, and their dislike of the editing …
Numbers
Posted on July 24, 2015, tagged as Writing, getting published, rejection
It’s been a while since my last blog, due to a tight deadline with limited time to write thanks to the lovely little toddler in my life. However, I’ve come up with an idea for something relatively quick and to the point which is hopefully informative ( …
Behind the Scenes
Posted on January 20, 2015, tagged as SPOILERS, Thirteen Treasures, Writing
People often ask me which of the books I’ve written is my favourite. This is a fairly difficult question to answer, because each story is important to me and it feels somehow disloyal to pick one over the others. What I do say is that Thirteen Treasure …
On Books and Babies
Posted on January 5, 2015, tagged as Annabel Pitcher, Babies, Cats, Parenting, Writing
Last year I attended the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize event in London. Before the winners were announced, the previous year’s winner, Annabel Pitcher, spoke about her experience of the prize and gave an insight into her novel, Ketchup Clouds, on …