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Tag Archives: Reviews
2024 Week 46: You’ve got email!
One of the great things in my writing career has been that every now and then, out of the blue, I receive emails from readers telling me something about what my books have meant to them. Usually it’s good stuff. … Continue reading
2024 Week 43: Everyone’s a critic.
Last week’s blog was about showing your creation to the world and not knowing how it will be reviewed. Because I’ve been preparing a talk on Don’t Call Me Ishmael, I was reminded of the following scene. It’s from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Don't Call Me Ishmael, Immanuel College, Once Upon A Festival, poem, poetry, Reviews, Shakespeare, Sonnets, Writing
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2024 Week 42: “Yeah, well, you know, that’s just like, uh, your opinion, man.”
Facebook memories today threw up some photos from 2019 when The Things That Will Not Stand won the Prime Minister’s Award for Young Adult Literature. The narrator of the book is a sixteen year old boy called SEBASTIAN. He’s currently … Continue reading
2024 Week 5: I thought you’d never ask!
As a published author people are constantly sending me emails asking a mountain of questions on a huge range of topics. In fact, it was only in November – the year before last year … or possibly the one before that … Continue reading
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Tagged Don't Call Me Ishmael, picture books, questions, Reviews, Writer's block, Writing advice
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