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My writing journey: Part 5

I am a primary school teacher. I spend all day with children aged 7 to 11. I love reading to them, reading their stories, and exploring their imaginations. I also love inspiring them to read and write and push themselves to achieve what they think will be impossible. Once upon a time, I thought thatContinue reading “My writing journey: Part 5”

My writing journey: Tales from the Slaughtered Lamb

After the success of writing and launching my first novel, The Beast, the obvious thing to do was to jump straight back into writing the next book in the planned trilogy. Which is exactly what I did. For the first few months, the story flowed out of my imagination and onto the page, but somethingContinue reading “My writing journey: Tales from the Slaughtered Lamb”

My Journey to Write ‘The Beast’ Part 2

And it was just the beginning. There was so very much to learn. My book was out there for the world to find and enjoy and I had the satisfaction of being able to say to anyone and everyone that I was an author. It could all just be that simple. Write it and publishContinue reading “My Journey to Write ‘The Beast’ Part 2”

My journey to write ‘The Beast.’

It all began with stories at bedtime. My parents read to me every night and I sucked up the fantastic worlds they made come alive from the pages of all those books. I loved when my uncle read Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and the Jungle book, the images of those exotic countries sprang to life in my mind.Continue reading “My journey to write ‘The Beast.’”