Blog
6 min read
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4th August 2022
Twenty-one years ago I was researching London’s city livery companies’ funding of Early Modern theatre for my doctorate, looking in particular at...
Young Adult (YA)
YA fiction can cover any genre but is written for an audience that ranges between 12 and 18. Your language and the experiences of your main characters must be in keeping with what's appropriate for your target reader. Authors of popular YA titles include JK Rowling, Malorie Blackman and Frances Hardinge.
Blog
5 min read
It’s been a while since my last blog post here and a lot has happened. After meetings with a commissioning editor at a ‘Big Five’ publisher, my...
Blog
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Edited
16th December 2020
In my last post, I explained how, after writing 20 or so books for young adults, I’d run out of ideas.
Eventually (I already had a book...
Blog
2 min read
Edited
8th December 2021
Our final masterclasses for 2021 provide the perfect opportunity to sharpen up your creative instincts ahead of the Christmas period.
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Article
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Edited
24th January 2021
The term ‘reluctant readers’ is used for ease, although they are not always reluctant per se: some children have conditions that make the act of...
Article
4 min read
Edited
24th January 2021
Most characters do not appear in your head fully formed; they develop gradually in much the same way as we get to know a new acquaintance....