Nov 21, 2013 | Writing Tips
Did you know the 21st November is World Hello Day? Just been blogging about it over at http://awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/happy-world-hello-day.html. Also just heard the good news that http://authorsforphilippines.wordpress.com online auction that...
Nov 20, 2013 | children's book news, Writing Tips
Thanks to everyone who came to see me at Leas Cliff Hall today – all 1500 of you in total – with the two sessions. I had a great time and hope you did too. Lots of you were interested in writing competitions and I’m going to post them on my website...
Nov 12, 2013 | children's book news, Writing Tips
Have you seen the Girlsheartbooks blog? It’s not just for girls of course. My books are certainly not just for girls but I like the blog very much. I posted for them today about food and how I like to think about what my characters might eat when I’m...
Jun 30, 2013 | children's book news, dogs, pets, The Great Escape, Writing Tips
First posted on Tuesday, 3 April 2012 on the awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.co.uk I’m a huge animal fan and love writing about them, so when Puffin commissioned me to write a book set in World War II about three animal heroes, I was delighted. The Great Escape...
Dec 2, 2012 | Writing Tips
How to format a screenplay is a very common question. The easiest way to format a script correctly is to use a specialized scriptwriting package such as Final Draft. If you’re using Microsoft Word, there is even a screenplay template supplied by Microsoft which...
Dec 2, 2012 | Writing Tips
Think in pictures In picture books it is most important to visually about what is happening in each scene. If your character isn’t doing anything (thinking perhaps) what is the illustrator going to draw? In a 32 page picture book, only 24 pages are for the story...
