Ahem. I appear not to have blogged for a while, so here’s a rundown of what’s been going on and what’s happening soon: There are always great articles on the Author Allsorts blog, and last month’s theme was writers’ daily routines. Here’s mine. At the end of last year my fantastic former editor, Shelley Instone, became a…
Tag: The Blood List
Break Into Writing: SW.r1tes
As part of the SW.r1tes festival I was at Pimlico Library last night, talking about my experiences on the long and winding road to getting published. I tackled the usual topics: the pros/cons of writer’s groups (one memorable piece of advice I received was: “if it’s for kids it should have a dragon in it”),…
7 things you always wanted to know about me
Fletcher Moss, winner of the 2012 Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction competition for his stunning novel, The Poison Boy, (check out his excellent blog at http://www.sleepwellandfly.blogspot.co.uk) has tagged me on this blog chain, which allows me to talk about my fabulous self for seven whole paras. 1. I have a very complicated family life, including…
Book Week
And there was me thinking what a cushy doss of a job being a writer was. It started gently enough on Wednesday with a visit to my sister’s school in Hackney. I’ve visited these kids before and they’re brilliant: lively, enthusiastic and bursting with questions. This time I was talking to year 5 and 6…
Getting shot of your changeling
I was going to tell you the best methods of getting rid of the fairy usurper in your house, but I decided to let Agnes, formidable nursemaid to The Blood List’s hero, Barnaby Nightingale, fill you in on the gruesome details (including poisoning it with foxglove tea – above). The baby’s mum, Frances, is not…
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