I went on the Sunday. I was so excited leading up to it that I didn’t sleep and I was shattered. Somehow, once I got there, my energy came back and I had an awesome time. We got to the outskirts of London at around 9am. The tube took 1.5 hours to Earls Cross. They […]
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My dream? Like many, my dream has always been to become a published writer. Through this website, I plan to blog my writing experiences on my journey, which hopefully will lead to success. I shall share everything I have learnt, top tips others have shared with me through to my ups and downs as I […]
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My son’s first Easter, he was too young for chocolate so I bought him a book instead. Now it has become a tradition. Here are ten books (two for each category) that have an Easter theme. Babies (0 to 12 months) Five Little Ducks by Miles Kelly Unless you’ve spent your adult life around young children […]
On Thursday, 2 March 2017 Write Story Books For Children held an hourly competition for world book day an I won one of them! Each competition had a new question and another prize to be won. You could enter on Facebook, Twitter and I think you could post on their blog too. I decided to […]
I went on the Sunday. I was so excited leading up to it that I didn’t sleep and I was shattered. Somehow, once I got there, my energy came back and I had an awesome time. We got to the outskirts of London at around 9am. The tube took 1.5 hours to Earls Cross. They […]
Top That Publishing shared an insightful introduction into Children’s Picture Books and what to do if you are a writer or an illustrator wanting to make it in this industry. Top That Publishing at Felixstowe Book Festival I was so pleased when I saw that Top That Publishing were going to be speaking at Felixstowe […]
Saturday, 1 July 2017, I attended Felixstowe Book Festival 2017. The first event of the weekend took place at Felixstowe Library and was a talk from author Alwyn Hamilton on her YA Trilogy, Rebel of the Sands. Alywn was interviewed by Hannah Rowe and then opened to the audience for questions. This article is based […]
My mistake I don’t want to even think about how many times I have edited my writing. I am always looking to improve it and post my writing online to get feedback. Nobody can be as brutal as I am about my own work, I never feel it is quite good enough. “I am going to […]
Genre Classification Classifying your genre will be one of the first things you do. However, this may not be as simple as it sounds. Many novels, scripts and other works of art will combine elements of more than one genre within the story that is told. However, there will still be one main genre that flows […]
This festival has been running for 5 years and keeps getting better and better. It predominantly runs over two days but there are a few activities during the run up – for example the Mini March Fest. Some events are free and some have a small cost and you will need a ticked for most (even the […]
What is Writers’ Centre Norwich. They are a national centre for writers in the UK. If you live in East Anglia, you may have heard of them. They promote world literature and help writers develop their skills with courses that are delivered at their premises and online (via UEA). They have resources to enable writers […]