Emma Finlayson-Palmer 🏳️‍🌈 She/Her 70% plotter 30% pantser. I need an outline of roughly what needs to happen in each chapter, and I spend time fleshing out my mains before writing, but I leave plenty of room for happy accidents and new inspiration along the way. #ukteenchat

Me deciding to name my warrior character "Princess Tiwa"... "Princess Princess" 😆

The first book sold today was The Boy to Beat the Gods by 📚Ashley Thorpe📚. LOVE this fantatsic book steeped in mythology. Definitely treat your shelf to this one!

I wrote a little something for the Manchester City of Literature, as a response to the recent riots. Hope you enjoy the read. manchestercityofliterature.com/resource/antir… Thank you to 📚Ashley Thorpe📚 for his support and the editing help.

Legendary Tiny Desk show, MAXWELL 💐 Easily in my top 5.

Free kids' event this morning at 11! #Manchester

Boosting some more 🌟

Will work for chocolate biscoff cups 😅 Thanks House of Books and Friends for an enjoyable morning of marvellous myths!

I'll be running a workshop for adults who want to write middle grade at Durham Book Fest on 12th October: newwritingnorth.com/whats-on/#dbf-…

What a beautiful day to... stay inside and play Tomb Raider

I'll be giving away 2x copies of The Boy to Beat the Gods to two lucky #librarians at my panels in Leeds and London at the National Literacy Trust 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: literacytrust.org.uk/programmes/pri…

September is all about book celebration, so we’re getting the party started with #ReadaNewBookMonth and recommending 📚Ashley Thorpe📚's wonderful The Boy to Beat the Gods! What new book have you begun? Tell us all about it! #celebration #kidlit #positivebooks #ReadingisFun

Lovely author friends. We're just throwing out there that we LOVE working with you on signed and dedicated pre-orders ❤️

Thanks to the Lit In Colour initiative and National Literacy Trust for this event. I was representing Children’s Books North on my panel, and what a fantastic conversation it was. See you again in London on Friday!

"I had something to say, and I would not stop until it was out of my soul" We had a lovely interview with author 📚Ashley Thorpe📚 on the writing process and his recent book "The Boy who Beat the Gods," based on Yoruba pantheon. Check it out. akpatacww.com.ng/myths-memory-a…

I keep coming back to sagaegmont 's fantastic audiobook of #TheBoyToBeatTheGods You can really hear that Faith was having a lot of fun with this! Clip: Kayode meets the trickster god Eko.

1/3 Calling all UK teachers! To celebrate the release of #Heartseer I'm giving-away a free author visit to any school in the UK (excluding Northern Ireland). Ideal for Years 4 to 7, see the thread below for details on how to enter! #Giveaway #kidlit Usborne Publishing

Loki four is out NEXT WEEK! A reminder: You can see where my tour events will be AND book them here! booklink.walker.co.uk/loki-events/