I am rather sad to think that this is my last ‘turn’ writing for the Girls Heart Books blog. It’s been fun. Endings can be difficult, as we remember all of the things we have enjoyed. But endings make way for new beginnings. I am busy finishing projects, ready to move on to something new. … Continue reading
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Memories and Future Plans by Lynn Huggins-Cooper
I love the ‘Facebook Memories’ that pop up daily. Some of the memories are sad; many are happy – but I am delighted by how many of them are to do with books. The last week or so has been full of memories of ‘Walking With Witches,’ which was published eight years ago. The time … Continue reading
Tiny Foxes Lynn Huggins-Cooper
Just lately, my study has started to fill up with tiny foxes. They have come creeping along the bookcases and curled up on the desk. Foxes brought me my first writing success, when aged 4, I won a radio poetry competition with a fox who plagued a farmer. Today, I live next to a huge … Continue reading
Comfort Books by Lynn Huggins-Cooper
I have been thinking about comfort lately. Close to home, my big sister Tina has been poorly – she has pneumonia and has been in hospital over Christmas this year (do send her some love if you have a moment). I have been thinking about people who are feeling poorly, or lonely, or who have … Continue reading
Christmas is Coming…Lynn Huggins-Cooper
Are you excited? Once my husband’s birthday has passed, we are ready for Christmas to begin. 1st December, and we are ready to put up decorations. Christmas traditions are important to us, and one of our traditions is the stories we read at Christmas. Every year, I read ‘A Christmas Carol’ – and I know … Continue reading
Go For It! Lynn Huggins-Cooper
Do you like writing? Ariah Robertson does. That’s a snippet of her writing above. She won a goody bag as a runner up in last month’s competition – well done! I loved seeing not just the typed up version of her work, but also the hand written first draft – I like them best. It’s … Continue reading
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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
Autumn is Creeping In… Lynn Huggins-Cooper
If any of you have read any of my books, or any of my blogs, you’ll know how much I love the autumn – and my favourite part of that is Halloween. Yesterday, it was a glorious sunny day and on my way back from leading a class at Gibside, my husband and I stopped and … Continue reading
Film, Camera, Action! Lynn Huggins-Cooper
I have been very busy lately working on a story project for an environmental education charity. Children from two primary schools wrote stories which I have been illustrating with my felted figures. This month, the felties have been filmed with stop-start animation to create a digital resource for schools and families. I am very … Continue reading
Wild Woolen Wonders! Lynn Huggins-Cooper
Recently, I have been working on a wonderful fairy tale project for an environmental education charity. Schools were invited to write stories which I am illustrating with felted figures. The figures are being used to make a stop start animation. There are many characters from ogres and Hags… …to grandmothers… …a brave woodcutter… …and … Continue reading
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