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The Faery Capital
My last film in my series exploring locations that inspired The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle. This week it’s all about the faery capital of Inchmahome! In other news, today was my last day as a District Nurse. More on … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside
Tagged Avery Buckle, book locations, children's author, crannog, crannog centre, crannogs, faeries, faery capital, fire, Hannah Foley, Inchmahome, inspiration, lake of menteith, loch, neolithic, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle
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Folktales: The Cat Fae, Girl Power, and the Shapeshifting Motif
In my book The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, one of Avery’s secrets is that she is a Cat Fae. A Cat Fae is a creature I made up – someone who is part cat and part human. Avery has a … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Making changes
Tagged adventure, animal, arachne, attitudes, author, Avery Buckle, bias, bird, black cat, cat, cat sidhe, cat sith, darth vader, faeries, female, feminine characteristics, feminism, folklore, folktales, girl power, greek mythology, Hannah Foley, jobs, kelpies, lady in the lake, magic, male, Margaret Thatcher, marriage, men, Moss-Racusin, motifs, mythology, nine, number, number nine, punishment, release, roles, scotland, sealskins, selkies, shapeshifting, society, stereotypes, story behind the book, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, The Story Behind A Book, The sword of power, wild soul, witch trails, witches, women, workplace, writer
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May Day
Today is May Day or Beltane, the traditional British festival in celebration of the coming of summer. Between now and Midsummer – a time of elves, faeries and magic – I’ll be writing a series of posts celebrating the folktales … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Making changes
Tagged author, Avery Buckle, beltane, blossom, cherry blossom, children's books, class, elves, faeries, feminism, folk tales, Hannah Foley, kelpies, landscape, magic, may, May Day, middle grade fiction, Midsummer, morality, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, witches, writer
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Publication date!
Exciting news folks! We have a new publication date for The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle…18th March 2021. Put it in your diaries folks!
Posted in Making changes
Tagged bicycles, cats, children's books, children's fiction, faeries, fantasy, giants, Hannah Foley, libraries, magic, March 2021, middle grade fiction, owls, publication, publication date, publication day, scotland, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle, witches, Xavier Bonet
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