Cliche Queen

by | Jan 25, 2009 | Daily Writings

What with my Red Hair article, and the new piece I wrote for SCBWI about character cliches, I’m afraid I’m going to get a reputation as a Cliche Queen…or maybe the Cliche Police is more like it. One thing that surprised me when the Red Hair article...

WHAT WOULD EMMA DO? by Eileen Cook

by | Jan 22, 2009 | Daily Writings, Need to Read

When my friend Eileen Cook finished the manuscript for this book she sent me a copy of it to read. That’s why, even though I just finished reading the actual book, I felt proud to be able to give it a plug for the last month or so. Now that I’ve read it in...

Kids with big voices…

by | Jan 21, 2009 | Daily Writings

I am a fan of the BBC4’s children’s radio show Go4It, which you can listen to here. While this week’s episode is political (and I don’t do much of that here…except for yesterday when I couldn’t help myself!), I’ve listened to...

THIS BOOK ISN’T FAT, IT’S FABULOUS by Nina Beck

by | Jan 18, 2009 | Need to Read

This is a really fun book. For the most part, it’s fairly light, but it’s got some deeper stuff too. I think it’s probably categorized under chick-lit YA (as a point of reference). I liked the characters, especially the main one, but also the minor...