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In Conversation
I’ll be honest, I took September hard. It started with being away in Scotland when the swifts left. This year more than any other, I was desperate for the light to linger, and the darkness and damp to stay away. … Continue reading
Posted in Making changes
Tagged autumn, Avery Buckle, cats, children's books, Discover Kelpies, Elizabeth Ezra, halloween, Hannah Foley, Kelpies Prize, magic, middle grade fiction, middle grade novel, Ruby McCracken - Tragic without Magic, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, Wind in the Willows, witches
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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 they’ve … 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 week…
Since last week, the mysterious door has been popping up all over the country! From Edinburgh to Exeter! 😉 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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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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When I Write
For those of you who don’t know, this week, two years ago, I won the Kelpies Prize at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. On Instagram this week, my publisher posted a photo of me accepting the prize from the wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Making changes
Tagged author earnings, children, children's author, debut author, Discover Kelpies, district nurse, Edinburgh International Book Festival, editing, family, holidays, juggling, Kelpies Prize, mental load, middle grade novel, mum, new school, nursing, off-duty, parenting, school holidays, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, time management, tween, two-incomes, writing, writing life, writing process
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This time last week…
How strange to read back my blog post of last week. Was that only last week? It feels a life time ago. Back then, we were planning provisional childcare arrangements but we had imagined the lockdown to still be a … Continue reading
Posted in Making changes, Uncategorized
Tagged adventure, author, author event, blog, cat, cat hat, childcare, children, children's books, COVID-19, delayed publication, Discover Kelpies, Hannah Foley, lockdown, looking back, middle grade fiction, mystery, nerves, parenting, primary school, publication, school, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle
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London bound
I love that I live in a city that switches the streetlights off at night. You’re welcome to have a pleasant evening in Exeter but, anyone out and about after the streetlights have gone off had better have a good … Continue reading
Posted in Making changes
Tagged author, Author events, books, Candy Gourlay, confidence, debut author, Discover Kelpies, exeter, Floris, Goldsmiths, Hannah Foley, independent publisher, london, Sara Grant, SCBWI, school visits, streetlights, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, top tips, train, values, what not to say to an author
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