Hugest welcome to the lovely Marie Basting, whose debut novel Princess BMX has just jumped onto the bookshelves. We LOVE a great post about writing, so how lucky are we that Marie has written an inspiring one about RESILIENCE? Fasten your bike helmet, and dive in… Why Writers Need to be More BMX Part Two:…
The Importance of Funny Books for Children I remember very clearly the moment that I decided that I wanted to write a comedy book for kids, it was while I was part way through reading You’re a Bad Man Mr Gum by the very naughty Andy Stanton, with my daughter who must have been six…
My publishing journey began in 2012 when I attended a residential writing course. For the first few days I remember feeling sick with imposter syndrome. Before 1-2-1s with the author hosts, I thought about running away. I was sure they’d ask the killer question, ‘What on earth are you doing here? You can’t write!’ As…
Hugely excited to welcome the talented Liz Flanagan into My Book Corner today. I know that she is a super keen animal lover, and asked her to tell us how that influenced the way she wrote about the dragons in Dragon Daughter… SPOILER ALERT: this post contains adorable kitten photos! ‘How did you imagine the…
We’ve had ALL SORTS of visitors to MyBookCorner over the years. But. I believe this may well be the first time we’ve had a Mermaid…and a mermaid with cookies too?Result! Thanks for bringing her over Sarah McIntyre… I really like drawing mermaids with glasses. People often assume I wanted to be an illustrator when I…
My Book Corner’s My Journey To Publication series has been incredibly popular, so we leapt at the chance to hear all about the journey of YA novelist, TE Carter. Growing up, I always found myself drawn to stories. This meant mainly through reading, but I was also excited about film, theatre, and basically anything that…
Every wondered how a writer goes about researching information for their latest creation? Ever pondered the lengths they might go to in order to ensure every detail is as accurate as possible? Well, wonder no more, OutWalkers novelist Fiona Shaw describes the crazy situations she found herself in the midst of her creative process… …
My publication journey was one of surprise, chance, hard work and luck!
I LOVE reading the dedication pages of a favourite novel, don’t you? It’s like an extra treat after the story has finished, even better when it tells a little about the author’s journey to publication. But within the limited space of a picture book, there’s really not much room to say anything other than a…
Author Katherine Wiseman shares her insights into writing series fiction…
As a back-to-school treat for My Book Corner readers, we’ve got an intriguing extract from Mark Lowery’s Charlie and Me to share with you. Isn’t it always great to read an extract from a book, to know whether or not it’ll grab you? Grab a cuppa, and enjoy. Love to hear what you think. Over…
I have a pile of brand new picture books on my coffee table waiting to be reviewed for mybookcorner.com. My YA thriller The Truth About Lies has just been published by Stripes and I’m cracking on with the next one. It may seem a big leap from a 350 word picture book to a 65,000 word…
** For your chance to win 1 of 3 copies of Candy, head to our Twitter account to enter our latest giveaway ** Have you spotted Candy? Written by Lavie Tidhar, and illustrated by Mark Beech, it is set in a city where candy is a crime and biscuits have been banned, Nelle Faulkner…
Last year, My Book Corner invited me to publish a guest post about my up and down journey to publication. A few people have very kindly contacted me to ask what has happened since then so, with thanks to them for their interest and to My Book Corner for their tolerance, and as Gangster School…
My Journey to Publication – You’re Safe With Me As many of you know, I’m not a debut writer. My first book was published in 2003 in Singapore and my first picture book was published in 2006 in India. After a four year wait, my first book in the UK came out in 2010, with…
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Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
I often hope to find interviews with Margaret Wild who fascinates me and whose work I adore. Thoroughly enjoyed this…