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…
Beyond delighted to be welcoming Karl Newson to answer the My Book Corner questions. Karl is a picture book author and illustrator. His latest publication – with Anuska Allepuz – A Bear Is A Bear, has had us giggling. Lots! Tell us about you in 25 words or less. A biscuit dunking (repeat), coffee drinking,…
Gwen Lowe works as a public health doctor in Cardiff, which is a bit like being a medical detective. Previously, she has worked as a hospital doctor and a GP, as well as a hotel washer-upper, a restaurant table cleaner and a postwoman. Her debut novel, Alice Dent and the Incredible Germs, is a quirky story…
Sophie Anderson’s debut novel, The House With Chicken Legs, is about to hit the shelves – a story about finding your own destiny, even when your future seems written in the stars. Imagine if, 2/3 times a year, your house stands up and moves somewhere completely new? With such an intriguing plot, My Book Corner was…
Picture book writer Julie Fulton (Bears Don’t Eat Egg Sandwiches) is a music loving poetry writer. Here she shares some wonderful insights in her My Book Corner interview… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Music teacher/musician who has somehow drifted into the magical realm of picture book writing. Lover of beaches, animals, dancing,…
UP AND DOWNS (BUT MAINLY UPS) A year ago, I was dancing on air. I’d recently landed my dream agent and within about a month of signing me, she’d negotiated a three-book deal for my Gangster School series with fabulous German Publisher, Piper Verlag. I couldn’t have been happier. Or more excited, especially when the…
The brilliantly witty Noah Can’t Even is the debut YA novel from Simon James Green. Delighted that he has stopped by to answer My Book Corner’s questions… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Optimistic. Sarcastic. Gin. That pretty much sums it up. Oh, and I’m excellent at making passive aggressive comments under…
Huge, warm welcome to the lovely Lorraine Gregory whose debut middle grade novel Mold and The Poison Plot has just hit the book shelves. Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Bookish, mildly bonkers writer with too much imagination and not enough confidence. Blessed with fabulous family, friends and fluffy cats. What makes…
A warm welcome to Jennifer Killick, author of the wonderfully funny middle grade novels, Alex Sparrow and The Really Big Stink., plus Alex Sparrow and The Furry Fury. Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Writer, mother, stepmother. Quietly content and overly excitable. Loyal, loving and silly. Always trying to do better. What makes…
Huge welcome to Chris Naylor-Ballesteros, author and illustrator of the brilliantly funny picture book, I’m Going To Eat This Ant. In his My Book Corner interview Chris shares some writing tips, including how his current book came to be… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I live in France with my…
Huge welcome to YA author Sarah Mussi, who’s latest YA novel Room Empty is released in April 2017. Tell us about you in 25 words or less. The kind of person who likes to slip below the radar, if possible. If I was an animal I’d be the donkey in Animal Farm. What makes you…
Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Children’s author and Speech and Language Therapist. I write pretty much exclusively in rhyme. A big fan of travel, day dreaming, poetry and picture books! What makes you happy? Travelling makes me happy- seeing new places, experiencing new things and meeting people who have different ways…
Ever wanted to be a totally ineffective author? Ever wondered what makes a truly ineffective author, well, ineffective? Look no further, Caleb Krisp – highly effective author of Anyone But Ivy Pocket, and Somebody Stop Ivy Pocket, is here to answers your questions in this not to be missed post … FIVE HABITS OF HIGHLY…
My Book Corner is delighted to welcome Sarah Rubin, MG author of the Alice Jones series, to answer our questions… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I’m an America living in England. My most prized possession is my sewing machine, and I love growing vegetables in my back garden. What makes you…
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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…