When you write historical books, like I do, you have to do a lot of research. Lots of historical writers really enjoy this. They get all excited by finding out what sort of underwear people wore in medieval England (knights wore corsets. And stockings. True fact.) I don’t, much. I like all the facts that … Continue reading
So, a while ago, I was asked to write a short story for this anthology about girls in the First World War. As you will see if you read the anthology, girls did a lot of amazing things in the First World War. They were nurses. They drove ambulances. They painted pictures, and entertained the … Continue reading
So, last month I asked you all for suggestions for things to put in a story about one of my characters. The suggestions you made are here: http://girlsheartbooks.com/2014/09/19/help-oh-no-i-missed-my-blog-slot/ This story is about Olivia, who is the main character in my novel ‘Close Your Pretty Eyes’. My teacher for English is called Ms Cardew, and she’s … Continue reading
I’m so sorry! So, to make up for it, I am going to write a short story JUST FOR GIRLS HEART BOOKS READERS. And I will publish it here on this blog! It will be about one of the characters in one of my books, so if you have a favourite character you’d like me … Continue reading
So, you know that thing where you really, really, really love a book or a film or a TV series? Like, really love it, in a know-bits-of-it-off-by-heart, read-your-favourite-scenes-over-and-over-again, write-stories-where-you-and-the-main-character-are-getting-married-in-your-head sort of way? Yeah. Me too. And then, you know how you go and try and write your own stories? And how, somehow, without you exactly … Continue reading
So, today I’m going to talk about another female heroine from my childhood. The wonderful Ramona Quimby, star of the Beezus and Ramona series by Beverley Cleary. Ramona first appeared in the Henry Huggins books, which were published in the 1950s. She was the annoying little sister of Henry’s friend Beezus, and generally considered … Continue reading
Who are your favourite girls in books? When I was a child, my favourite heroines were Pippi Longstocking and Nancy Blackett. Pippi Longstocking lived a wonderful life. She had her own horse, her own monkey, her own pot of gold and her own house. Her mother was dead (only Pippi always said her mother … Continue reading
Hello! My name is Sally Nicholls and I’m the author of lots of different books. I write books about everything – I’ve written a realistic book about a boy with leukaemia, Ways to Live Forever, a fantasy about a girl who meets a pagan god, Season of Secrets, a historical apocalypse, All Fall Down, about … Continue reading
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