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Interview with children's and YA author Alexander Gordon Smith now on blog

I've posted an interview with the author of The Inventors and YA series Furnace on my blog. Gordon was a great interviewee. Enjoy.
http://talltalesandshortstories.blogspot.com/

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on July 27, 2009 at 19:27 — No Comments

Diana Wynne Jones Conference

I can't believe nobody posted the Diana Wynne Jones Conference as a Calenda event! Would love to hear a report from anyone who went.

Added by candygourlay on July 25, 2009 at 12:13 — No Comments

Nihilation Blog now up and running



Hi all



As many of you will know I have now started a blog on my teen fantasy WIP, Nihilation. I will be posting excerpts, back story, snippets about the writing, etc, etc and would love to have your feedback. So far I have posted the first two chapters, (I won't be posting the whole book!) and an explanation for the photo above. Candy has also kindly provided a link… Continue

Added by Jeannette Towey on July 24, 2009 at 16:59 — 2 Comments

Interview with the 2009 Times Chicken House competition winner: SOPHIA BENNETT

Posted an interview with Sophia Bennett on my blog. Her book Threads is a funny, heart-warming book for girls.
You can read the interview here http://talltalesandshortstories.blogspot.com/

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on July 18, 2009 at 18:48 — No Comments

New Children's Mag Seeking Submissions

Hi everyone and welcome to my first ever blog posting!



I have just discovered a new magazine called Knowonder!, which is due to launch in September 2009. They are seeking submissions of children's stories and parental advice articles and, although they are a non paying market, I thought you may be interested.



I have already emailed their very friendly and welcoming Editor, Phillip Chipping, and he has forwarded the following guidelines:



"In answer to your… Continue

Added by Rachael Hale on July 17, 2009 at 12:00 — 3 Comments

GOOD NEWS

Warped Drawings - Portfolio Piranha.mht

Hi everyone I've been sending my new stuff to various publishers just trying to get my name out there and also looking for more work,guess what!!! It's worked, my work has been accepted by Egmont,Oxford University press,Little tiger press,Gomer,Nicola Baxter,she has also forwarded… Continue

Added by ERIC HEYMAN on July 13, 2009 at 17:59 — 3 Comments

Agent Interview podcast now on blog

This podcast presentation is a first for me and I was quite nervous but I've put up the first instalment of an agent interview with Peter Cox of the Redhammer Agency on my blog.
Here's the link http://talltalesandshortstories.blogspot.com/

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on July 13, 2009 at 13:15 — No Comments

Reigning Cats & Dogs

Vivian Schwartz and I presented our books at the Sydenham Arts Festival yesterday.

Woofy and Biscuit rubbed noses.



Viv read from her interactive and playful There Are Cats in This Book

I had to tip Woofy off our book to read… Continue

Added by Sue Eves on July 12, 2009 at 8:30 — 4 Comments

Another poem

What Have We Got





Well we’ve got it home now, so lets check out the bits

Then take it upstairs and see if it fits.



There seems to be plenty of bolts nuts and screws,

Are you going to help or sit watching the news?



We’ll certainly need glue did they put any in?

If not I think there’s some left in my tin.



Look at these instructions are they put there to tease,

Or do the makers expect we can all read Chinese?



It says… Continue

Added by David H Worsdale on July 10, 2009 at 18:27 — No Comments

Thanks to everyone who attended my Masterclass on Writing Dialogue

We had a great Masterclass on Writing Dialogue last Saturday at the usual London meeting place, upstairs at the Theodore Bullfrog pub. Thanks to everyone who attended. I was most impressed by all the different ideas and writing which the writers presented to the class and feedback has been very positive. People have commented that they found the workshop inspiring and very practical, helping them to sort out difficulties with characters and plot, to take their novels forward. I run regular… Continue

Added by Miriam Halahmy on July 5, 2009 at 14:00 — 1 Comment

Interview with MG Harris, author of The Joshua Files now on blog

Hi all

I've put up an interview with MG Harris on my blog. You can read it here - http://talltalesandshortstories.blogspot.com/

Enjoy
Tracy :)

Added by Tracy Ann Baines on July 3, 2009 at 14:31 — No Comments

Garen Ewing's The Rainbow Orchid

Hi everyone



I met the delightful Garen Ewing on Tuesday to chat with him about his soon to be published book The Rainbow Orchid, plus comics, art, writing, and film. I couldn't have possibly written it all up, but I've distilled the essence of our conversation for your delight and delectation and had it posted to The Phantom Zone, along with some super pics that Garen supplied. Garen… Continue

Added by Jeannette Towey on July 3, 2009 at 9:00 — 4 Comments

One of my poems

The Worm.



The worm lost it’s wriggle, he didn’t know where.

Maybe inside an apple or even a pear.

The last time he had it was yesterday noon.

He’d be in real big trouble if he didn’t find it soon.

With daylight approaching and birds looking round

For their breakfast, he needed to be underground.

For now he was safe, or as safe as could be,

But he must lie quite still, or else they would see

This fat juicy worm, (for he’d put on some… Continue

Added by David H Worsdale on July 1, 2009 at 12:28 — 3 Comments

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