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Teenage Kicks
I’m heading for Derbyshire today to talk to librarians and young adults about young adult fiction. The event is called Teenage Kicks and Bali Rai is the keynote speaker. I’m sharing the final slot with Bali on ‘What publishers want.’ … Continue reading
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Accidental Friends gets a mention
This was a pleasant surprise when I checked in on Twitter just now. I discovered that Jim Dean, a blogger on young adult fiction, has included my book Accidental Friends as one of his top choices for ‘YA fiction told in … Continue reading
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PLR – keeping writers solvent since 1979
There are a lot of happy writers about at the moment. Last week the statements for PLR were issued. PLR (Public Lending Rights) is a body that collect details of how many books have been borrowed from a selected … Continue reading
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Book News Blog: Has Anyone Seen Our Striker?
I’m delighted to announce that Eve’s story, book 10 in the Girls FC series, is out next week. Has Anyone Seen Our Striker? follows on from Gemma’s story ‘We’re Still the Dream Team, Right? although you don’t need to read … Continue reading
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Another reason I love libraries…
Every year, round about now, a lovely letter comes through my letterbox. It’s my PLR (Public Lending Rights) statement. This tells me how many books have been borrowed, from the sample libraries used, between July and June of the previous … Continue reading
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Top Ten Teen Reads from the Book Trust
I’m delighted that Anne Cassidy’s (www.annecassidy.com) book Looking for JJ has been included on the Book Trust’s all time Top Ten Teen Books. Looking for JJ did what all good books do – it broke the mould. Just as Melvin … Continue reading
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It’s anagnorisis time…
Anagnorisis: the Greek word for ‘recognition’ or ‘discovery’ to denote the turning point in a drama at which a character (usually the protagonist) recognizes the true state of affairs, having previously been in error or ignorance.’ (definition abbreviated from the … Continue reading
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Accidental Friends and other near misses…
My YA book ‘Accidental Friends’ was mentioned in a blog last week. Go me! It was written by fellow children’s writer Catherine Johnson on the An Awfully Big Blog Adventure forum (a subsidiary of the Scattered Authors’ Society). While I was … Continue reading
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Goodbye 2009
‘The Old Year’s gone away To nothingness and night’ – John Clare It’s been a busy one. My writing highlights include: 1. Having the first 6 books in the GIRLS FC series published by Walker Books. Being particularly proud of … Continue reading
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Accidental Friends on two more shortlists!
Accidental Friends, my teen book published last year, has been nominated for two more shortlists. The first is run by Birmingham Libraries and is called the KS3Chills Award. This is one voted for by readers using an X-factor type system. … Continue reading
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