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Middle Grade Strikes Back: April 2015
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Thursday, 30 April 2015. Countdown to 7th May: Interview with Martyn Ford. I was a big fan of Martyn Ford's The Imagination Box - in particular Phil, the talking finger monkey, who is an AMAZING character. I was really pleased to get the chance to ask him some questions as part of the Countdown to 7th May. Blog tour. (Thanks to Daphne. For co-organising with me, and for the gorgeous button! When you close your eyes and imagine your readers, who do you see? Well, honestly, what I would create is actually ...
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Middle Grade Strikes Back: June 2015
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Tuesday, 30 June 2015. Hope and Magic - An interview with Emma Carroll. I’m delighted today to be talking to Emma Carroll, author of ‘Frost Hollow Hall’ and ‘The Girl Who Walked on Air’ – and the soon to be released (and much anticipated! 8216;In Darkling Wood’. Where did the idea for the book come from? Do you tend to start with a character or a setting or just an idea of a story? There was quite a bit of research, yes. I read up on the Cottingley Fairies story, and Arthur Conan Doyle’s reacti...Three b...
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