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Oh, and by the way, did I tell you about my chlamydia?

Posted: 1st May 2013 by admin in Uncategorized
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I don’t do a lot of Facebook. I dip in and out occasionally, but I find it eats up time more greedily than even tequila, so I ration myself accordingly. I like the swiftness of Twitter more, although that too can be bit time-hungry. Anyway, having dipped my toe into the Facebook waters again recently, [...]

To send or not to send…

Posted: 13th April 2013 by admin in Uncategorized
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Sending a new book off to a publisher is never an easy thing to do. It’s at this time when you enter writing limbo, and the experience is not a very nice one. And it doesn’t matter if you’re a published author or not, the angst is still the same. The book you’ve been toiling over for the [...]

One Thousand, Two Thousand, Three Thousand, CHECK!

Posted: 25th April 2012 by admin in Uncategorized
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Writing for a living and being beset with self-doubt go hand-in-hand. In becoming an author, you might as well face up to the fact that anxiety and angst are your new best friends. And I don’t care how famous you are, the gig is still the same. Nothing you do is ever going to be [...]

What’s cookin’?

Posted: 3rd April 2012 by admin in Uncategorized
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      What do you do when you’re not writing? What are you working on now that you’ve finished [insert book title here]? These are questions I get asked all the time (and I very much doubt I’m alone on this one) . There seems to be a feeling among some people that when [...]

Kids’ Lit Quiz. Nth London Heats 2011

Posted: 29th November 2011 by admin in Uncategorized
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I had a great time at the KLQ heats this year at Broxbourne School. The event was won by City of London School for Girls with a whopping score of 96! My team of authors did not do so well. This is my third KLQ, and I am always amazed by how well it is [...]

Gunnersbury Catholic Boys’ School Event

Posted: 19th October 2011 by admin in Uncategorized
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I had a great time at this school. I spoke to 180 Yr 7 students, and I was incredibly impressed with their conduct. Lots of great questions asked, my favourite of which was, “If you had to choose to be one of your characters, which one would it be?” Thanks to Angus Mark Thomson for [...]

Eight Questions I HATE Being Asked At Parties. (By adults, kids can ask what they like).

Posted: 18th October 2011 by admin in Uncategorized, Writing
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1. “So, what do you do for a living?” This isn’t an unusual question, but it’s the start of what is to come. Hence, I hate it. It’s about this time I wish I hadn’t given up my job as a space-monkey hunting Astroninja. 2. “Will I have read anything you’ve written?” How this usually [...]

Ta-daaaa! I’m finished. Well not finished, but ‘finished’.

Posted: 3rd October 2011 by admin in Uncategorized, Writing, writing deadlines
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Today I put the last sentence to my last chapter of my new book, CHOSEN. So I’m finished, right?  Wrong!  I’m in the terrible limbo state of having, “completed my book to the best of my ability given the time constraints imposed on me by a) a deadline and b) my inability to get my [...]

How to write that killer chapter for your next bestselling novel.

Posted: 28th July 2011 by admin in Uncategorized, Writing
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1. Get up nice and early, make yourself comfortable in your favourite writing place and turn on your computer. 2. Check your email for exciting news from your agent or publisher. 3. Look at the notes you made the previous day. 4. Put the kettle on and make coffee/tea. 5. Go back to your desk [...]

Keep Calm and Carry On

Posted: 15th July 2011 by admin in Uncategorized
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Good article from The Bookseller about the difficulties faced by children’s authors at the moment. http://www.thebookseller.com/news/childrens-publishing-haemorrhaging-talent.html

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