Since The Ghost Light came out in January, I’ve been having a lot of fun visiting schools and talking about maths and mysteries and answering kids’ questions about being an author. One of the questions I get asked at almost every school visit I do is this: How can I become a better writer? It’s a … Continue reading
It was around this time of year in 2013 that I first started writing a story about a twelve-year-old girl called Henry who has moved to the countryside following a terrible tragedy in her family. I didn’t know at that point how it was going to end, but I did know that it would feature … Continue reading
In just a few months my first book, The Secret of Nightingale Wood, will be published. In fact, it has already popped up for pre-order on Amazon (I nearly fainted when I saw it). Being a writer is a dream I have had since I was a little girl and so it feels utterly wonderful … Continue reading
“writing the book was the easy bit…” Continue reading
When I visit schools and libraries, if I mention editing or rewriting, I usually get the same response; eyes glaze over, people avoid my gaze and others hide behind their hands. Many people think that editing is an evil and pointless invention designed to send writers crazy – but every writer comes to understand how … Continue reading
When we first moved to Brighton we began collecting vintage seaside postcards. I liked the cute ones, my husband like the “saucy” – i.e. rude – ones. Over Easter we were tidying up a storage room to turn it back into a useable space, and came across the box of long-forgotten postcards. In the 1920s … Continue reading
Every so often I see other writers tweet that they have finished their latest novel (Patrick Ness did it just last week), and everyone rushes to congratulate you. And that’s lovely, but inevitably you then get the question: “So, when will it be in the shops?” “Oh, in about twelve months.” “No, really? Why … Continue reading
Since my first book for age 10+ (Ask Amy Green: Boy Trouble) I’ve been working with young editors. My first young editors were Emma and Kate. They read an early manuscript of Boy Trouble and gave me some valuable feedback. They are both now in first year at college and Kate is studying English and … Continue reading
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