Posts tagged 'writing'
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Why write for young adults?
Posted 23 May 2013 Alexia Casale, author of The Bone Dragon, writes about why she writes for young adults - and gives her take on writing about difficult subjects like violence and abuse Read 'Why write for young adults? ' -
On research
Posted 3 May 2013 Mary Hooper tells us why she loves researching her historical novels for children Read 'On research ' -
Why you should write
Posted 28 March 2013 In which Matt explores the reasons why we write - and explodes the myth that writing is an 'easy hobby' Read 'Why you should write ' -
'Even the bad guys have back stories'
Posted 18 March 2013 Teen author Erin Jade Lange tells us why she wants to paint the bullies in her novels not simply in black and white, but in shades of grey Read ''Even the bad guys have back...' -
A novel born of shame and pride
Posted 18 March 2013 Alan Gibbons on how the darker side of two great cities - Manchester and Liverpool - helped inspire his latest novel, Raining Fire Read 'A novel born of shame and...' -
Writers and Twitter
Posted 15 March 2013 In which Matt gets on Twitter, uses it to tell people to buy books and then wonders whether that was the right thing to do. Read 'Writers and Twitter ' -
Giving the girls elbow room
Posted 13 March 2013 Rooftoppers author Katherine Rundell on writing about girls who traffic in adventure Read 'Giving the girls elbow room ' -
'For the past to truly live for us, we...
Posted 4 February 2013 Author of The Things We Did for Love, Natasha Farrant writes about the challenges of bringing the past to life in historical fiction Read ''For the past to truly live...' -
A Writer's Resolutions
Posted 11 January 2013 In which Matt sets himself some New Year's Resolutions, some attainable, some impossible and some he has already broken... Read 'A Writer's Resolutions ' -
Poetry versus prose
Posted 7 January 2013 Author of The Weight of Water Sarah Crossan muses on why she chose to write a teenage novel in verse form Read 'Poetry versus prose '
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