Great YA Author Sites

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With that back to school feel in the air I decided it was time to take a look around at what my fellow YA authors were up to web-wise.  After all, you can always learn a few new tricks or, as most writers do, simply nick all the best ideas… And where better to...

I’ve Got An Idea!

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I’ve got an idea.  It’s been hammering at me for days, intruding on all sorts of mundane thoughts.  There I am, making up shopping lists in my head when BAM! it’s popping up between the veggies and the washing powder.  Even more interesting, this is...

Do It Like Dahl

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Yes, it’s been a while. That’s the trouble with writing – you’re often too busy doing it to write about doing it. Anyway, I’m back with the second in my series of short homilies on writing for children and this time I’d like to explore subject matter. It’s obviously...

The Horrors of School Visits

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I’ve been guesting on the Litopia After Dark writers’ podcast again, this time expanding on my theories about technology spoiling traditional plot devices (see A Cell Phone Ate My Plot).  My theories were borne out when my Skype connection kept dropping...

Writing for Teens

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Puffin has recently released a debut book for teens, The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant, under the Penguin logo.   Although the book has been edited and marketed by the children’s department at Puffin, the Penguin logo allows it to be stocked in...