Hello long distance collaboration…

by Perdita Cargill co-author of Waiting for Callback I’m writing this a couple of days before Honor (my daughter and co-author) goes off to university. The house is full of half-packed boxes and she’s binge-watched Fresh Meat so I guess she’s as ready as most students. So our writing collaboration is going to have to … Continue reading →

Nanty Narking and Word-mongering by Ruth Fitzgerald

This week I have been doing lots of fun reading in the name of research. I must admit that the line between research and procrastination gets a bit blurred at times, particularly since I’ve started reading about 19th Century slang. The Victorians had some wonderfully descriptive words. I am on a one woman mission to … Continue reading →

Witnessing Something Magical

Researching my second book in the Stunt Double series, I was really fortunate to visit Thailand. And while we were there, we witnessed something incredibly magical that we never expected. Desperate to snorkel, we booked a night on an island, called Koh Talu. During the boat journey there, we discovered there were only going to be 8 … Continue reading →

THE MARION CROOK BLOG TOUR

The Marion Crook Blog Tour is coming to GHB. SAVE THE DATE. MONDAY 3rd OCTOBER from noon.  Continue reading →

Halloween Writing Competition – Lynn Huggins-Cooper

I am running a writing competition for younger readers who like to write their own spooky short stories. Continue reading →

Getting the dialogue right – by Julia Golding

I know many of you reading this blog like writing so I thought I’d dedicate this post to a few things I’ve learned about dialogue over the past few years. My first question to you is have you ever tried to take down a real conversation with all the ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’, changes of direction, … Continue reading →

SCHOOL VISITS by Rachel Hamilton

Hello. My name’s Rachel and I’m a school visit-oholic. School visits are one of my favourite parts of being a writer – they contain all the bits of teaching I used to love without the stress, or the marking, or the slightly intense parents. Since my first book, The Case of the Exploding Loo, came … Continue reading →

Failure, Rejection and the Writing Life by Sarah Webb

I’ve been writing full time for over twelve years now. In that time I’ve published number one bestselling novels for adults (Always the Bridesmaid) and children’s books that have been shortlisted for awards (Ask Amy Green series, Sally Go Round the Stars, Beyond the Stars) but I’ve also had book ideas turned down by my … Continue reading →

Don’t believe a word!

Hello and thank you for inviting me to be a guest on your lovely blog! As well as writing books, I do research about what made-up people inside books  can tell us about not made-up people outside books. I thought you might like to know a bit more about me so…. Because I DIDN’T have an ‘accident’ on the … Continue reading →

Competition winners!

Congratulations to the following people, winners in our September giveaway! ROSE IN THE BLITZ: Debra Applegate, Megan Adams, Val Hartley THE SECRET COOKING CLUB: Arianne Dunne, Jo Ealand, Jo Clarke THE GREAT FIRE DOGS: Denice Copland, Adeinne Tonner, Jennifer Moville Your copies should be with you soon! If you weren’t lucky this time, don’t forget to check back soon – we’ve got more comps … Continue reading →