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- About Me
- I've completed my first middle grade novel and am currently in a state of high anxiety doing revisions and rewriting some scenes and wild plottings for further installments.
- What are you working on at the moment?
- My novel - CURSE OF THE DJINN
- If you were asked to recommend just one children's book published this year, what would it be?
- Simon & Schuster
- What is the most important thing you learned about writing or illustrating this year?
- BIC - Butt in Chair. I've heard it for ages. I thought I was doing it. I've never been able to finish a single story I've started - not counting any short stories - and once I became determined to write DJINN, I wrote it in four months. Dedication and butt in chair - it's the way forward.
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Help Needed: Picture Books Suggestions
With Christmas coming up I'm looking for picture book suggestions to buy for my two little god-daughters. They are 4 and 2 respectively and although they can't officially read, they love their books and their parents reading for them.
I've already given them stacks during the year but am looking for new suggestions for pressies. Of course I've got The Quiet Woman and the Noisy Dog by Sue Eves on my wishlist to buy them, but any other suggestions would be gratefully recei… Continue
Posted on November 30, 2009 at 1:20pm —
*So Excited*
I am ridiculously excited about my first SCBWI British Isles conference being held this coming weekend in Winchester.
** I'm travelling up by my ownself
** I'm staying in a hotel on my own
** I'll be attending talks and talking to people, on my own
People, this is huge! It is so scary. Am going somewhere completely different and new and talking to new people, experiencing new things. Did I mention I'm doing this on my own? You may laugh but sometimes I have t… Continue
Posted on November 16, 2009 at 4:01pm — 5 Comments
My first sale
My adult short story "Good Guys" has been sold to Constable & Robinson for inclusion in their March 2010 anthology called "The Mammoth Book of Special Ops Romance."
Now, I realise it's not strictly SCBWI reading material but it's my first sale so I just had to pop over here and be all *glee* about it.
I've put more information about it over on my official author's blog -… Continue
Posted on November 6, 2009 at 10:32am — 5 Comments
The Fear
Something really crappy happened yesterday - my entire purse with all my cards got nabbed straight out of my bag whilst in Starbucks.
Luckily for me, I noticed it practically immediately, rang hubby dearest who in turn rang the bank and cancelled the cards. It turns out the grimy thieves tried to withd… Continue
Posted on October 28, 2009 at 11:39am — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 3:58pm on November 16, 2009,
Sarah Bryars said… - Thank you! Now all I have to work out is how to personalise my page and I'm there!
- At 11:46pm on October 8, 2009,
candygourlay said…
- hurrah! your blog is feeding to your page. and it's looking good!
- At 5:06pm on October 8, 2009,
candygourlay said…
- hey liz, you know you can feed your blog into your page! i think there's a tutorial on it!
- At 10:32pm on October 7, 2009,
candygourlay said…
- hi liz, it was great to meet you last night! love your profile pic. you look sooooo fit!
- At 9:58pm on October 7, 2009,
Miriam Halahmy said…
- Great to meet you last night Liz. Took a look at your blog and now I'm a follower. Good stuff.
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Illustration: Michael Foreman's War Boy Exhibition
November 10, 2009 to December 23, 2009 – National Army Museum, Chelsea
Exploring some of the complex themes of the World Wars and the civilian connection with the British Army, War Boy is a unique opportunity to see original artwork by leading children's illustrator M...
Organized by National Army Museum | Type: exhibition
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FEDERATION OF CHLDREN'S BOOKGROUPS CONFERENCE
April 9, 2010 at 4pm to April 11, 2010 at 4pm – Bradfield College - Reading
READ IT AGAIN!! Conference 2010 The Conference will be opened by Anthony Horowitz, celebrating 10 years of Alex Rider and will be closed by William Nicholson. In between we will be delighted and en...
Organized by Jackie Marchant | Type: conference
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Festival of Writing, York
April 10, 2010 to April 11, 2010 – York
http://www.festivalofwriting.com/index.shtml Good line up and worth going if anyone is in the area - workshops, one-to-ones, agents, publishers, authors. They're taking bookings from tomorrow - fi...
Organized by The Writer's Workshop | Type: writing, festival
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London Book Fair 2010
April 19, 2010 to April 21, 2010 – Earl's Court, London
The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. Taking place every spring in the ...
Organized by London Book Fair | Type: book fair
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Children's Writers Conference in Italy
June 18, 2010 to June 21, 2010 – Duino, Italy
Do you have an interest in writing for children or young adults? Whether published or unpublished, you are very welcome to join us at an exciting new Conference. The Children’s Writers’ Conference...
Organized by Ruth Eastham ruth_eastham@yahoo.com | Type: conference
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