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I’ve blogged about Christmas before and again on my crafting blog, posts that focus on the giving aspect of the season. But this is a writing and reading blog so to let you all in on what I think of Christmas I’m going to talk about stories I wish were true. The other night I was singing … More The Stories I Wish Were Real
So excited to finally be able to reveal this cover and announce the release date for WICKET SEASON – March 15th, 2012. Cool cover huh?
YA Highways’s Road Trip Wednesday asks this week: Where do I buy most of my books? I confess I don’t buy most of my books – I do what every good reader must: I borrow them from the library. As writers and readers we must all support our local libraries, and the way to do that … More Where Do I Buy Books? If Possible, I Don’t
For this weeks Marvelous Middle Grade Monday I’m in a bit of a rush but I’m going to recommend THE IRON MAN by Ted Hughes. Here’s a little blurb from Amazon: An iron giant saves the world in this contemporary classic. A mysterious creature stalks the land, eating barbed wire and devouring tractors and plows. … More Marvelous Middle Grade Monday – The Iron Man
A few years ago my husband and I attended an atheist convention in DC. “The Four Horsemen”, Hitchens, Harris, Dawkins and Dennett were in attendance, as was Ayaan Hirsi Ali, so it was a sold out affair. On the second morning we were told there was no room in the main hall and that we … More Goodbye Christopher Hitchens
Firstly, this week’s question from YA Highway’s Road Trip Wednesday concerns what my main character would want for Christmas. What I find interesting about this is that for my current WIP I couldn’t answer this question without giving away the entire plot, which I’m not prepared to do. I think this is a good thing … More Road Trip Wednesday and What Happens When I Stop Writing
There’s a lot of criticism in the YA blogosphere about Bella Swan and the whole “passive heroine” thing. I admit I’ve taken a stab at her myself. The truth is, I’ve only read the first book and I find the movies faintly ridiculous, so I don’t think I’m really qualified to further comment on this … More Smackdown: Bella vs Katniss – Round 1
Late addition: Just so you all understand me a bit better THIS is what I mean when I talk about teens, dystopias and YA fiction. For this week’s Marvelous Middle Grade Monday I’m going to talk about a book about a young kid on a farm who saves a baby animal from being slaughtered. The … More Marvelous Middle Grade Monday – A kid, a farm animal and a blue ribbon.
So I’d love to share with you the cover art that Lorimer sent me today for Wicket Season but I’ve been told I can’t post it until it’s been finalised! Stay tuned. I think they’ll let me post it next week. I just wanted to say it far exceeds my expectations. I’m excited beyond all … More 1000 Views, #YA Matters and a Secret Cover
So December 8, 1980 – anyone remember? I was already in bed when I got the news, via my sister calling from a bar, that John Lennon was dead – murdered. Sometimes I look back and think that was the line. December 7th I was a child. December 9th I was an adult. I think … More Imagine, December 8th again…
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