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The Fearless Blog Tour!
It's exactly ONE WEEK until THE FEARLESS invades the shelves – eek! And to help celebrate its unleashing, some writer/blogger friends have offered to host a blog tour for me. Two whole weeks of posts,...
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THE FEARLESS is here!
Publication day for THE FEARLESS is here! I've already had tons of lovely messages on Facebook and Twitter, and it's only 9.30am. Thank you so much, everyone!For the next couple of weeks I'm going to...
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Patron of Reading!
I have some very exciting news – I've been asked to become the Patron of Reading for 2014 -15 at Titus Salt School in Yorkshire! I've already visited the school to run a creative writing workshop, and...
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Guest Post – The Art of Reinvention by Emma Haughton
Hello, lovely blog readers! I know, I know, I've been rubbish about blogging lately (as usual). So to make up for it I've got a very special guest! Emma Haughton, author of NOW YOU SEE ME (out now from...
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Blog Takeover #1: Helen Grant's Top Ten Kickass Heroines
I've got a very special guest on the blog today! It's day one of Helen Grant's Demons of Ghent blog tour, and Helen has stopped by to share her top ten kickass heroines. Demons of Ghent is the second...
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Blog Takeover #2: DARK DAYS Author Kate Ormand's Path to Publication
What's this? Two posts in two days? This blog is in danger of becoming positively active again. Well, there's a good reason that I'm posting today, because today is release day for DARK DAYS by my...
View ArticleI'm Moving!
Or at least, this blog is moving, although I'll be leaving my previous posts up here. I've decided to switch to Tumblr, and you can now find me over at Coffee and Notebooks and Greyhounds, Oh My!See...
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The Blog Lives! And a FEARLESS Giveaway
Hello!A while ago, I announced I was moving this blog to Tumblr. I really like the format and the immediacy of that platform, but having dipped my toe in the water, so to speak… I've realised it's not...
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The #FearlessHalloweenGiveaway is now closed!
Thanks to everyone who entered. I'll be announcing the winners on Monday, so watch this space.In the meantime, dear blog readers, please could you send some good thoughts to G-Dog? He's pulled a muscle...
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Giveaway Winners!
I have consulted random.org and it tells me the winners of the signed copies of THE FEARLESS are…@_Sandra_R_ and Laura Mary! Hooray!Congratulations to both of you. Please email me at...
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My Second Patron of Reading Visit
Last Friday saw me catching stumbling onto a train at the unearthly hour of 7am, clutching a coffee in one hand and a bag full of notebooks, postcards and various other bits and bobs in the other. I...
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Award! #UKYAExtravaganza! Patron of Reading Stuff! Etc!
Hello!Oh dear, I'm not doing too well with this blog, am I? *Blows away cobwebs* *flicks feather duster around* Lucky it's not a Tamagotchi or it'd look a bit like this…Anyway. Happy 2015 plus three...
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UKYA Easter Egg Hunt!
Welcome to the UKYA Easter Egg Hunt! I'm really excited (or should that be egg-cited?) to be taking part in this brilliant promotion of all things UKYA.One very lucky winner will win a HUGE grand prize...
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Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!
OK, there aren't any chickens up for grabs. But for one lucky person there are over 30 amazing prizes about to land on your front doormat. CONGRATULATIONS to Sophie, who's won the UKYA Easter Egg hunt!...
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Happy US Book Birthday to THE FEARLESS! + Giveaway
Today, THE FEARLESS is published in the US by Delacorte Press in a beautiful hardcover. I couldn't be more thrilled with how it looks, and I really hope that US readers love it as much as I do.There's...
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An Open Letter to Natalie Bennett, Leader of the Green Party
Dear Natalie Bennett,Your party, which state in their Culture, Media and Sports policy that "Culture is essential to human fulfilment. As a human need, it enhances the economy both directly and...
View ArticleGiveaway Winner Announcement!
My giveaway for 5 signed copies of the Fearless has now ended. Here are the winners!1) bn_1002) @livvie_v3) @trainman14054) @sarabird265) @TammyVanScoy1Congratulations to all of you. Your books will be...
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We're Doing it Again!
Hi lovely blog readers! Long time no see - but I'm back with some exciting news. The UKYA Extravaganza is happening again, and there's also going to be a UKMG Extravaganza for younger readers. I'll be...
View ArticlePatron of Reading - Year 2!
Back in 2014, Titus Salt School in Shipley, Yorkshire, asked me to be their Patron of Reading for 2014-15. The school, which has a fantastic library run by the equally fantastic Chrissie Hunter, puts a...
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The Exciting Thing
Some of you may have noticed that this blog has been a little bit quiet this year. Some of you may also know that eleven months ago, my agent and I parted company. The two are connected; it's been an...
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YA Scavenger Hunt Autumn 2015!
Hi! Welcome to this stop on the YA Scavenger Hunt. You’re currently hunting onTEAM GREEN!SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE RULESDirections:Somewhere in this post, I’ve highlighted my favorite number. Collect the...
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2015 - A Year in Books and Words
Oh dear. I haven't kept my promise to myself that I would try to start blogging more regularly again. To be fair, this is due to circumstances mostly outside of my control – on a personal level, 2015...
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Why Libraries Matter
Last year, as part of the YA Shot blog tour, I wrote a piece about why libraries matter for the lovely Sofia over at The Reading Fangirl. Today is National Libraries Day, so I thought I would repost it...
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Coming Soon – BROKEN SKY by L.A. Weatherly and CRUSH by Eve Ainsworth
As usual, my TBR pile is so huge it's on the brink of collapse. I guess I could stop buying books and borrowing them from the library, but where's the fun in that?! Sometimes it's hard to know what to...
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This Blog Is Officially Retiring…
Hello!You may have noticed I haven't posted on here for a while. Sorry! What with writing, workshopping and co-organising UKYACX with Kerry Drewery, I just don't have time to blog any more. I've also...
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