Dave Rudden is the author of The Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy, and is our partnering author for YA books in our #DACBaccess month. Here is why Dave is supporting the open month: When I’m not writing, I run a live roleplay show in school for 10-year kids. It’s glorious and chaotic – the kids all…
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Why Polly Ho-Yen is supporting #DACBaccess
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 top tips on putting together a submission: ‘There was a winding line of children waiting…
On Writing: Cross-genre novels with G.X. Todd
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 on Twitter, which aims to promote the outstanding female authors in the often underrepresented Science…
On Writing: Family Dynamics with Annie Murray
The dynamics of a family always make for a good story. You probably think your own family is not very interesting and that you’re just like any other. But it’s the small idiosyncrasies of each family member and the relationships between them that never cease to pique people’s interest – and makes for excellent reading….
On Writing: Historical Setting with Margaret Dickinson
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 one! Huge congratulations to Margaret and thank you for taking the time to share your…
On Writing: Dialogue with Kerry Fisher
It’s easy to talk, for most people. On average, we speak around 20,000 words every day. But trying to replicate the ease and nonchalance of conversation with your best friend is tricky. Dialogue is, notoriously, one of the harder things to get right when writing a novel. How often have you read a piece of…
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