Writing for Children

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Alongside my series of posts on how authors get ideas I’ve decided to write up my own, slightly anarchic take on writing for children. This series of tips and thoughts on the subject will be entirely random. It’s intended for both wannabe and more...

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...

A Cell Phone Ate My Plot

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Great piece in the New York Times about how technology is ruining classic plot devices. You know the sort of thing – a missed connection, one character not being able to get hold of another at a vital moment…All of this is particularly applicable to...