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The Mystery of the Squashed Self

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Like many others my writing life has changed. Working from home, bereft of the company of other writers unless they’re staring back at me from my screen, I miss the coffee breaks in-between writing sprints and the gluing of character arcs and plot points after seeking advice from those in the same boat. I know we’ll get back together eventually, so I shall persevere but it’s not quite the same. I have many ‘how to’ guides about writing and the creative process . Using their guidance (I have my favourites) I regularly tap out words on my keyboard in the

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It’s Time for Sleep. It’s Time to Dream.

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Bedtime can be chaos. Tantrums, the audacity of guardians to pick the wrong colour of pyjamas or a lost Very Important Toy that you had no idea even existed before that moment, can turn the end of a fun day into hours of tears and frustration for everyone involved. My kids are in their teens now (a different kind of strop altogether) so I can relate to all those out there who deal with Bed Time. The struggle is real. We’re all nodding. Back when my kids were young, we’d sometimes watch CBeebies together. Derek Jacobi’s voice telling Iggle Piggle

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A Year Like No Other

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Around this time in December there’s quite a few ‘end of year’ book lists appearing on social media. Most are dedicated to those published in the last twelve months. However, my to-be-read-and/or-reviewed pile, which I reduced over the year and filled back up again, is filled with wonders from not just this year but from previous years too. In 2020 I managed to read 49 books from all age ranges and genres. Most of the children’s books I have read this year (picture books to young adult) are reviewed on My Book Corner but there are some that are still

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NaNoWhatNow?

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Every November, the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) taps me on the shoulder and whispers ‘go on, you can do it’ in my ear. Over the MANY years I have tried to achieve the ‘just out of reach’ 50k word target, I fail. So for the past few Novembers I have been creating my own achievable targets instead. After a creative blow to the start of my year I finally started writing again. Slowly but surely the words came. I left myself little notes of encouragement in between the more lucid paragraphs. Things like ‘something scary needs to happen here’

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Book 2 and Beyond

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There’s nothing quite like the excitement of a children’s book debut that finally arrives in your library ready to be borrowed or on the shelves of your local bookshop but what about those who have had their 2nd, 6th or 99th book published? Supporting creatives on social media, buying or borrowing their books and shouting about their stories when they’re launched into the world is something I like to do. There is no magic money tree to invest in most book launches so a link-nudge, a recommendation or an on-line review is what we, as word devourers, can do to

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Digital Discussions of the Cymera Kind

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Many things have had to change this year and book festivals up and down the country are embracing the technological world to ensure the ‘show must go on’. Cymera, the UK’s only horror, fantasy and sci-fi writing festival, is one of them. I was delighted to be involved in this new approach to festival event chairing. Gone were the pre-event green room chats replaced with an introductory wave at my camera, a quick hello and introduction of the panel and the red Button of Destiny confirmed we were live and recording! As those who know me will confirm, I quite

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