#uktennchate what a great idea

#ukteenchat. Yes the finnegan quick is for 10 to 15 years - so tween and young tween. How to Survive ( the comedy sci fi) series is for 7 to 11. And I'm in the middle of writing an older YA horror - that's very scary. And also a new series for preschoolers with Katie Abey!

#ukteenchat yes exactly - it's such a brilliant hook.

#ukteenchat yes but I have to dedicate a whole week at a time to each book . Chopping and changing daily between YA horror and preschool was scrambling my brain!

I was a pantser ( I thought it was the cool way to do it) ... but after 7 edits of my first book. I'm an now relentlessly plotter. I literally spend more time plotting than writing

#ukteenchat I was a pantser ( I thought it was the cool way to do it) ... but after 7 edits of my first book. I'm an now relentlessly plotter. I literally spend more time plotting than writing

#ukteenchat I used to have fear of the blank page (before I discovered the joys of plotting every scene in intricate detail) so I've developed rituals to cope: one is to go up a tree near where I live with a laptop and not come down until i've written 500 words

#ukteenchat Another is to go to the Newbury Waitrose cafe and write there. It's full of incredibly friendly people who smile a lot. That helps

#ukteenchat it's quite a small tree😟

#ukteenchat I think I let this slip already. After we won an award at the #Lollies Katie Abey and I decided we had to work together again - and we've come up with something for preschoolers. I can't say too much but It's a series designed to make the world a better place!

#ukteenchat I have so many writing tips - because I've made so many mistakes! So I had to learn the hard way. 1. always stop writing in the middle of a sentence is one of my favourites. My main technique is to....

#ukteenchat my main technique is to use a 3 act structure for every single scene/chapter. It really helps make sure that every part of the book is engaging and tightly. So my books are essentially about 35 times 3 acts. Sounds nightmarish but it really helps me write

#ukteenchat The gifs were amazing. And so quick on the draw. I can lose whole days choosing the right gif....

#ukteenchat thank you so HUGELY MUCHLY. That was such a lot of fun. And I have to come back - because I never got to share all the salacious publishing gossip ...

#ukteenchat thank you everybody

#ukteenchat

The cover art for #FinneganQuick is just brilliant - check out the genius Berat Pekmezci on instagram alaaddin instagram.com/p/DEh-rjtIOm7/…

Just finished this (in the daylight so I don't dream about it...) Loved it! Thanks Bloomsbury Kids & YA UK Sally Oliphant LarryHayes for a scary read! Review on Read for Good Books We Love next week

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By night, Finn has horrible nightmares, by day, they come TRUE! artscentre.je/whats-on/larry…