Today’s post was inspired by a workshop I’ve run in schools that links traditional tale plotting to story writing. A common problem in books is a meandering middle. The character
From The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas At the end of Chapter One, Starr and Khalil are driving along the road when they are pulled over by a cop.
In the aftermath, of winning our very first Novel Award, we spoke to our first winner, Alexandra Page. How did you feel when you watched Chloe announce you as the
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Here we are – the big announcement! The first winner of the #WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award… But first, let’s read the openings of all the shortlisted novels, hear from the
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When I was writing my first novel, Noah Can’t Even, and spending time and money trying to get it ready to submit to agents, I often wondered if I’d ever
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