Okay, so you may have noticed that this post is a little late. That’s because I had to talk to my legal department. This next guest? Trouble. BIG trouble. Lock up your lanyards, that’s all I’ve got to say. Well, actually, of course I’ve got more to say – I’ve got a reputation as being longwinded to uphold. I first met Alex Tighe at
Three things! 1. We just finished the proofread of SUMMER SKIN. I say ‘we’ because, of course, it’s not just me doing it – that would be dreadful; so many msistakes would slip through unnoticed. I should feel a bit emotional about it being done, because it’s one step closer to waving bye-bye to the characters, and saying, ‘Hello, world, list for me the
What I’ve found about writing YA is that at some point you realise you’re part of an ongoing dialogue about YA. When I started to consider things like gender bias, the perception that realist novels are somehow better than fantasy novels, diversity, or the role of YA as viewed from the perspective of readers who are actually young adults, sooner or later I’d find that
Okay, I asked this next guest to do a post for me as a personal favour. Because here’s the thing: I am in awe of her discipline. Shelleyrae reads and reviews around six books a week on her blog, Book’d Out, and has kept up that pace for the last FIVE YEARS. So what could be better than for me to come along and ask
Just because it’s Friday and you might need a little ‘traffic outbrain’. I actually don’t even know what that means, I just notice it comes up in the address bar when you click on a ‘junk food for your mind’ type news story instead of a serious news story. First this: My brother-in-law alerted me to it. I chose to watch it on
One thing that shines through with Ellie Marney is her ENERGY. The lady’s got it in spades. And she uses her energy for good; she uses it to SHAKE SHITE UP. If you’re not already aware of it, she has been a driving force behind the #LoveOzYA campaign (you can read what Ellie has to say about it here) something I think anyone who loves Australian stories, in
So. Waaay back in May, I had one of the nicest experiences of my writing year thus far when I got to launch Trinity Doyle‘s first novel, Pieces of Sky. It was a golden night for many reasons: Trinity, herself; Newcastle, itself; the COOLEST venue, which was full of EXCELLENT people; and lots of lovely moments, like when Trin’s young daughter interrupted proceedings because she needed to tell Trin a
I have a little girl called Harper, named after you know who. But I haven’t read Go Set A Watchman. I haven’t even read the first chapter of Go Set A Watchman. I will probably read the book, but there are many books to read, and it’ll be something I do one day, when the opportunity arises. The only real impact GSAW has
If you love the ocean, I hope you Take 3 for the Sea every time you’re down at the beach. If you haven’t heard of that before, it’s simple: pick up three pieces of rubbish each time you leave. But don’t just stop there. If you’re not already aware of their activities: the Surfrider Foundation have a new website up. It’s very easy and inexpensive to
One thing I love about the publishing world is that there is no normal. And every writer seems to walk a different path along the way to getting a book published. But that said, I think Fleur Ferris‘s journey might be more unusual than most! It involves a classroom of students in Sweden, and if you haven’t read about it yet, you can check it out here. RISK came
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