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How I Write
Look at this! I don’t talk about writing for months and then I talk about it for two weeks on the trot! You’ll be relieved to hear, this one is more light-hearted. In my last blog post I mentioned how … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Making changes
Tagged adventure, author, Avery Buckle, children's author, children's books, computer, dreaming, Hannah Foley, kelpies, magic, MG Fiction, notebooks, paper, scotland, sketchbooks, stationery, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, witches, writing
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The Team Behind A Book
Publishers have always been a slightly mysterious entity to me. I donβt suppose it helps that they are often called βPublishing Housesβ, from which I imagined somewhere not too different to my own home. Perhaps the person who did the … Continue reading
Posted in Making changes
Tagged author, Avery Buckle, cats, children's book industry, children's books, debut author, designers, edinburgh, editors, edits, Hannah Foley, Jennie Skinner, magic adventure, marketing team, middle grade fiction, office team, production team, publishers, publishing, publishing houses, publishing team, scotland, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, witches, writer, Xavier Bonet
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Thank you
I just wanted to quickly pop on here and thank you all for your amazing support for The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle. Many of you regular readers will know I struggle with legitimacy issues! Who am I to have … Continue reading
Posted in Making changes
Tagged adventure, author, author life, children's author, children's books, debut, Hannah Foley, magic, middle grade fiction, readers, thanks, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, writer
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Interview with Xavier Bonet
Though we know the old adage not to judge a book by its cover, we all do. I love the cover of The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle. It tells a potential reader so much about the book before theyβve … Continue reading
Today!
The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle is out today!!! It’s a very special moment. I loved chatting to my friend’s daughter outside school this morning. She has already read the first few chapters. Her enthusiasm for the book (my book!) … Continue reading
Posted in Making changes
Tagged adventure, author, Avery Buckle, cats, children's books, Discover Kelpies, Hannah Foley, launch day, magic, middle grade fiction, My Book Corner, reviews, scotland, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, witches, writer
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One day…
That mysterious door has continued to put in appearances all over the country and the world over the last week. This morning it was spotted at Kelpies HQ which can only mean one thing… The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Making changes
Tagged adventure, author, Avery Buckle, cats, children's books, front door, Hannah Foley, interview, kelpies, magic, middle grade fiction, My Book Corner, Q & A, review, roaring reads, scotland, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, witches, writer
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One week…
Since last week, the mysterious door has been popping up all over the country! From Edinburgh to Exeter! π Follow my social media accounts over in the side bar to see where it pops up next —> It is just … Continue reading
Posted in Making changes
Tagged adventure, author, blog, cats, children's books, COVID-19, Discover Kelpies, district nurse, door, edinburgh, exeter, front door, Hannah Foley, library bicycle, magic, MG Fiction, middle grade fiction, nursing, PPE, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, witches
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Two weeks…
Counting down… two weeks until The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle publishes, and reports have been coming in of a strange door appearing in the reading corner of Knightsridge Primary School in West Lothian! It looks a lot like the … Continue reading
Posted in Making changes
Tagged adventure, Avery Buckle, children's books, front door, Hannah Foley, house, magic, middle grade fiction, scotland, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, witches, World Book Day
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Book extract
Counting down… it’s four weeks to the publication of The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle. The clip above is from my publisher’s YouTube channel – me reading an extract from the book to whet your whistles. Isn’t it funny seeing … Continue reading
Posted in Making changes
Tagged adventure, Avery Buckle, bicycles, cats, children's books, Discover Kelpies, edinburgh, Floris Books, Hannah Foley, libraries, magic, middle grade, middle grade fiction, owls, reading, scotland, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, witches
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Print!
Exciting news!!! The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle has gone to print! It’s turning into a real book as we speak. Eeeekkkk! π
