It has been a crazy crazy month! The Secret of Nightingale Wood was published on 6th October and was lucky enough to be picked as a Waterstones Book of the Month. This means I’ve been seeing lots of pictures of the most wonderful window displays featuring my little book. Take a look at these wonderful … Continue reading
Hi everyone! My name is Sarah and I’m new here at GirlsHeartBooks. And for my very first post, I’d like to talk about dreams. Not the kind you have at night where you are being chased by a demon headmaster because you forgot to do your homework, but the kind of dreams you have for yourself. … Continue reading
Hey, it’s me: Mina May. Using my Mum’s account again! Here’s the thing. Lately (because I’m in year 9) we’ve been asked a lot about what we want to be when we’re older … Now, I’m one of those people who want to be something new every week. When I was 6, I wanted to be … Continue reading
I’m writing a book about birds. Not a factual book, you know some sort of David Attenborough seriously researched natural history thing, but a silly story where some of the characters just happen to be birds. Crows and ravens and sparrows (plus a spoilt rat and a bookish vampire bat) who wear clothes and listen … Continue reading
There’s an old Valentine’s Day superstition – if you pin bay leaves to your pillow before you sleep, then you will dream of your future husband. Romantic sorts sometimes talk about meeting ‘the man of their dreams’, as if that would be a good thing. I don’t know about you, but a lot of the … Continue reading
My very first post here on girlheartbooks was called ‘Let’s talk about dreams’ because I love dreaming and it’s a very important part of my writing process. I also teach other people how to harness the power of their dreams. A lot of people who come to my workshops say they don’t think they dream very … Continue reading
When I was a little girl, reading was my favourite thing, and for many years Enid Blyton was my favourite author. I know that she was politically incorrect, and her books were never critically acclaimed, but that doesn’t matter – I LOVED them. For years I dreamed of going to school in Malory Towers, and … Continue reading
I know we should all live in the moment, and not dwell too much on the past, or dream too much of the future. Still though, it’s always nice to have something to look forward to. At the moment I’m really looking forward to Friday October 26th. On that day I’m going to light the … Continue reading
In my new book, A Sea of Stars, 12 year-old Maya’s had hardly any freedom in her life because her mum is so panicked about her safety, whereas her newly adopted sister, Cat, has had too much. Maya is two years older than Cat and thinks it’s really unfair. She feels like a baby because … Continue reading
Over on my personal blog about dreaming-and-writing, we’ve been talking about flying dreams Most people have flying dreams at some time in their life, and they tend to favour particular techniques. Some will go to a high place and step off, gliding far above the ground. Some people never get very high, but just float along at shoulder-height, … Continue reading
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