Hello! I was just about to start writing a post late last night about how much fun it is finding names for the characters in my books, when this news flash came on the TV. Apparently, due to cuts, Michael Gove has decided to enforce a ban on reading for all women and girls in … Continue reading
Hello, Well, it really looks like spring is here and to celebrate I’ve just launched a brand new competition with super cool prizes! Click here and head on over to my website now! Good Luck! Continue reading
Did you hear about the man from Australia who sold his life for £192,000 on Ebay? It’s a real thing. Four years ago his wife left him and his world turned upside down. Then he woke up one day and thought… NO! I’m not going to let this thing ruin me. So he put his … Continue reading
Hurrah, hurrah, for Ruby Weedon, Emma Stewart, Isobel Lawrence – all lucky winners of the Shine competition! Your books are in the post and will be with you soooooooon! Continue reading
Below, you’ll find pictures of some amazing women. In the comment box, tell me who they are and what they’ve done for the world… And then… Add yourself to the list and tell me what gifts you’d like to bring to the world, what wonderful things you’d like to be remembered for. Don’t limit yourself, … Continue reading
Happy, Happy New Year to you all! I love welcoming the New Year in but I’m not a big fan of huge, noisy celebrations. I love quieter, more intimate ones with people I feel really close to. For me, New Year’s Day is all about getting a sense of what I’d like the coming year … Continue reading
Hi, Kate Maryon here… I just came across this amazing photographic project by James Mollison called, Portraits of Children Around the World and Where They Sleep, and feel really excited to share it with you. The images are so powerful they speak for themselves. Every face and every room has a story to tell. Can’t … Continue reading
Hi, Kate Maryon here… Ever wished one of your stories could be read by a top London Literary Agent? Well, here’s your chance to win that PLUS Book Vouchers worth £50. The top three winners of my creative writing competition will have their work read by the team from Eve White Literary Agency. They’ll even … Continue reading
November is a special month for thousands of writing fanatics across the country because it’s NaNoWriMo, which means National Novel Writing Month. It’s where people sit down on November the 1st with the seed of an idea in their brain-boxes and then scribble away in their spare time until November the 30th, by which time they hope … Continue reading
Writing books is just one part of my very busy but truly wonderful work life. The other part is spent listening to people’s problems and helping them to understand what’s going on. I also get loads of emails from girls telling me their troubles and it’s the same at school talks – girls tell me stuff … Continue reading
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