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On Writing: Adolescents with Cathy Cassidy

Posted on August 5, 2019 by

On Writing is back. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be bringing you some more invaluable writing tips from the DA Agency authors and the DA Children’s Book Agency authors. This series will lead us into the beginning of September, … Continue reading →

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Why Polly Ho-Yen is supporting #DACBaccess

Posted on November 14, 2018 by

Polly Ho-Yen is the award-winning author of Boy in the Tower, Where Monsters Lie and Fly Me Home. She is our partnering author for Middle Grade writers during our #DACBaccess open month. Here’s why Polly is supporting the open month, and her … Continue reading →

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On Writing: Cross-genre novels with G.X. Todd

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

In today’s On Writing blog, G.X. Todd, the author of the incredible and genre-defying Voices series, talks about the importance of writing what you love and not to a current trend. Join G.X. Todd tonight for the #ReadWomenSF event, at 8pm GMT … Continue reading →

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On Writing: Characters in Children’s Fiction with Kim Slater

Posted on May 17, 2018 by

Writing with a voice that feels authentic and distinctive is one is one of the key elements of a great book. It’s something that all writers strive to hone and need to nail in order to hook the reader. It’s … Continue reading →

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Debut author interview with Imran Mahmood

Posted on April 19, 2018 by

Imran Mahmood’s debut You Don’t Know Me was met with critical acclaim on its hardback publication last year. The “genre-bending crime novel” (Ruth Ware) has since been chosen for the BBC Radio 2 Book Club, was named one of The Telegraph’s crime … Continue reading →

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On Writing: Historical Setting with Margaret Dickinson

Posted on February 8, 2018 by

The latest blog in our On Writing series looks at Historical Setting with bestselling author Margaret Dickinson. Today marks the publication of The Poppy Girls, the 25th novel from the Queen of Saga. 25 novels? Most writers struggle to finish … Continue reading →

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On Writing: The Difficult Second Novel with Gillian McAllister

Posted on January 25, 2018 by

  On the publication day of her outstanding new novel Anything You Do Say, Gillian McAllister tells us about the pressures of writing a second book after your debut novel was a Sunday Times bestseller… I remember the exact moment … Continue reading →

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