Monthly Archives: February 2010

My week of ‘doing a JK’

It’s a hard life… All this week I have been planning the next book in my Girls FC series. Instead of sitting at my desk and drafting ideas, I’ve made it my mission to try something different this time so … Continue reading

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Playing for Success at Huddersfield Town AFC

The Reading for Success team – look at the books they’re reading – how can they not be successful?? There are several initiatives at the moment linking sport with encouraging children’s reading. Premiership League Reading Stars, Reading Champions and Playing … Continue reading

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Coffee with Lord Byron

Newark Market Place Lord Byron woz ‘ere I have decided that my Girls FC books are taking too long to write so I’m trying something different and doing a JK. By ‘doing a JK’ I mean writing in cafes rather … Continue reading

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It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Those opening sentences

I was just having a sort through of all the left over sheets from Tabinda’s draft and I found eight page 2s. Page 2 is the first page.  Sifting through these rejects it is clear I was not satisfied with … Continue reading

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The Author To Her Book

I wash’d thy face but more defects I saw I found this wonderful poem on an American website by simply Googling ‘poems about writing.’  Check it out on www.judithpordon.tripod.com. Even though The Author To Her Book by Anne Bradsheet was … Continue reading

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Another book finished…

draft cover of Tabinda’s story At 9.00 am this morning I posted the manuscript to the eighth book in my Girls FC series to my editor. The relief!  I was determined to get this book finished by the end of … Continue reading

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