tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773747186508443402024-03-01T00:33:55.387-08:00Emma Finlayson-PalmerWelcome to the blog of Emma Finlayson-Palmer, mother to a multitude and Writer of squillions of words...FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-85628419202926433992024-03-01T00:31:00.000-08:002024-03-01T00:33:18.876-08:00#ukteenchat Interview with YA author Rebeka Shaid<p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrZGsoWBJkTuwWIzwlvNc-rqJDPxZP9LqhfPC_Qp4CadiEqbkbeUkUuBa87XqtYTJiLk6QLT1eI4U6_2lZ1GmDE0WgaIv7bT3xE3pbyCER4VM2D1GdozHe40MZktxlP48gKqDdk6CBt14CdL37wlynKeaTLM7pPGnOU_9GqTZmBi2LrCpz84L0OftotOW/s500/9781529513967.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="330" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrZGsoWBJkTuwWIzwlvNc-rqJDPxZP9LqhfPC_Qp4CadiEqbkbeUkUuBa87XqtYTJiLk6QLT1eI4U6_2lZ1GmDE0WgaIv7bT3xE3pbyCER4VM2D1GdozHe40MZktxlP48gKqDdk6CBt14CdL37wlynKeaTLM7pPGnOU_9GqTZmBi2LrCpz84L0OftotOW/w255-h387/9781529513967.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">1, Could you
tell us a little bit about your YA debut, Seven Days, please?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘Seven Days’
can probably be best described as a diverse YA romance about finding love after
loss. There’s sassy Noori who bumps into her misunderstood and troubled
counterpart, Aamir. Both have recently experienced tragedy in their lives and
are trying to figure out who they are and where they belong. While ‘Seven Days’
is about first love, the book delves into other themes such as grief, cultural identity,
and family – all told with humour. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">2, Was there
anything in particular that inspired Seven Days?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I wanted to
write an unconventional love story featuring unconventional characters. Both
Noori and Aamir don’t conform to norms and their life choices reflect that.
Representation was also important to me as Noori is of mixed heritage and
Aamir’s parents are immigrants, which reflects my own upbringing in a way.
There aren’t that many YA novels out there that look at what it’s like to grow
up between different cultures. My own experience of loss also inspired me to
write about two grieving teenagers and their struggles with grief feel very
real to me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">3, Did you
need to do any research for Seven Days?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The novel
didn’t require a lot of research but there were still a few things I needed to
look up – about Lahore, the partition of India, Bollywood, and Bristol Zoo.
Frankly, it was just very random things I ended up researching. My favourite: cinnamon
gum and water bears!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">4, What made
you decide to set the book across seven days?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I wanted to
write a story that is relatively fast-paced and seven days seemed perfect to
me. I also like the number seven! Fun fact: initially I wanted to name the
novel ‘Severn Days’. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">5, Without
any spoilers, is there a particular scene or character you most enjoyed
writing?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I enjoyed
creating Noori’s character. She’s so bold and passionate about life despite the
heartaches she has suffered. Of course she has flaws and is convinced that her
life could be turned into a Bollywood movie, but she’s also incredibly kind and
has a generous heart. She tries to really understand her pain, using it as an
opportunity to grow. In terms of my favourite scene, I’d probably pick the
unexpected bathroom encounter between Noori and Aamir in which Noori sees more
than she bargained for. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">6, Seven
Days is dual narrative, did you find one voice easier to get into than the
other?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I think it
was easier for me to write Noori’s character because she’s a teenage girl and I
very much remember what it was like to be that age! But I also had a lot of fun
writing from Aamir’s perspective and getting his voice right was key to me.
Overall I wanted to create a dual narrative that allows readers to truly
connect with both protagonists, including their relationships, conflicts, and realities
– and I do hope this comes across to readers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">7, Do you
have any writing rituals or a favourite place to write?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I’ve
developed some strange writing rituals over the years. For instance I like to
wear a special necklace and light a candle before I start a new project or a
new chapter. There’s just something calming about gazing at a flickering flame.
During a writer’s retreat a few years ago I also learned about the benefits of
meditation before starting a writing session, so that’s something I also like
to incorporate into my writing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">8, Are you a
plotter or pantser?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Definitely a
pantser! I admire writers who are plotters as I find it difficult to outline an
entire novel in advance. I will say though that being a pantser has its
benefits as it allows me to get to know the characters and the plot organically
as I write, which can be quite exciting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">9, Can you
tell us anything about what you’re currently working on, please?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I’m
currently on maternity leave so I feel my main job is changing nappies! But I
am planning to write another YA novel and although I’m a pantser I’m in the
middle of writing a rough outline for this. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">10, Do you
have any writing tips or advice for other writers?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Read and write
whenever you can. Find your own style and unique voice. And most of all,
believe in yourself and your abilities. Oh, and try not to procrastinate –
easier said than done!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Book credit:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i>Seven Days</i></b>
by Rebeka Shaid (£8.99, Walker Books) available now. <o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-align: center;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>You can follow Rebeka on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rebekashaid/">Instagram</a>, and Seven Days is available now at bookshops, including <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Rebeka-Shaid/Seven-Days/29320812">Hive</a> 📚</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-34556917354644668222024-02-23T15:09:00.000-08:002024-02-23T15:11:33.682-08:00My First YA Horror Graphic Novel <p style="text-align: center;">I've recently completed a sample for my first YA Horror graphic novel. This has been a great process to bring my writing and art together. I've been exploring new techniques and having fun creating some new illustrations including a new self-portrait, here's a few samples...</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoL0LeXvPY28BEzFCatQH66ICU5yNKDFUw2q-pvaPfb25katgNvb9wZNns-B9TLvV-5hxNM2L5qTr7Thr49SWiDZI_9Z4r2DP05Nw1K-BUzmD7fDh78lzQpXOrzXQNVN0hNKpCNG2YJrkCTaylysnZmx69-4JHqCQ7TizItdKLp2TdwRmgouqjRziQKca/s3329/ha_ha_ha.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3329" data-original-width="2457" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoL0LeXvPY28BEzFCatQH66ICU5yNKDFUw2q-pvaPfb25katgNvb9wZNns-B9TLvV-5hxNM2L5qTr7Thr49SWiDZI_9Z4r2DP05Nw1K-BUzmD7fDh78lzQpXOrzXQNVN0hNKpCNG2YJrkCTaylysnZmx69-4JHqCQ7TizItdKLp2TdwRmgouqjRziQKca/w274-h372/ha_ha_ha.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="background-color: white;">I'm the author of the Autumn Moonbeam chapter book series, and the younger reader book - Mega Merle and the Mega Mystery. I have been editing and mentoring other writers for the best part of a decade now, and love being able to share things I've learnt about writing for children and the children's writing industry. </span></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="background-color: white;">I have a special love of writing younger fiction, and I'm really excited to share that passion for fun fiction with other writers.</span></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yrRWDIGvVP4DJdL9qfZeEvWY_7XQT1cQjexDt488xUdQxQnEH02BDzqeNy9YnAvqACnz7botrt_f65RofZ7gAU-A1r9vHFd0jWfU7aKNze7WwD6dGxJTChvCQxwMQf4cBMQraHp3hV7RekVoznv2gheKhVrKmNT8kG3xaByhu0x5aaS-iurAGHGW9bqB/s1600/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20FB%20Twitter%20-%20Laura%20Ellen%20Anderson%20quote.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yrRWDIGvVP4DJdL9qfZeEvWY_7XQT1cQjexDt488xUdQxQnEH02BDzqeNy9YnAvqACnz7botrt_f65RofZ7gAU-A1r9vHFd0jWfU7aKNze7WwD6dGxJTChvCQxwMQf4cBMQraHp3hV7RekVoznv2gheKhVrKmNT8kG3xaByhu0x5aaS-iurAGHGW9bqB/w434-h244/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20FB%20Twitter%20-%20Laura%20Ellen%20Anderson%20quote.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Writing Chapter Books course will be Slack based to make is more accessible and flexible for people to attend when it's convenient to them. Including the weekly live session, where people can join in during that hour or throughout the week or beyond, when it best fits your routine and day to day life. </span></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="background-color: white;">There will be weekly handouts, plenty of writing exercises, inspiration and weekly discussions that you can join in or add to in your own time. The handouts and the Slack group will remain open after the six weeks for those on the course to access.</span></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi51naYFN-i-pa6TGMdISLLGcb3XJx-Nlq0ylC21rnu1mksjPeoj8HltXFgI8y85PSMK_o88NGVQvb3AvJhYSSCBmciPntfTaJ2Mn6lZ_mggMqMXNDmxffB_K1qjN9LM8ksReCbeMviUAI6aIc23r1oQeTzbTINVNKBSLKBz5IrKRLFy8mOGZSntXetBjC_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="251" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi51naYFN-i-pa6TGMdISLLGcb3XJx-Nlq0ylC21rnu1mksjPeoj8HltXFgI8y85PSMK_o88NGVQvb3AvJhYSSCBmciPntfTaJ2Mn6lZ_mggMqMXNDmxffB_K1qjN9LM8ksReCbeMviUAI6aIc23r1oQeTzbTINVNKBSLKBz5IrKRLFy8mOGZSntXetBjC_" width="188" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://amzn.eu/d/gFw8isE">Cosmic</a> Illustrated by </span><a href="https://heidioliviaillustration.com/" style="font-size: 15.4px;" target="_blank">Heidi Cannon</a></div></span><p></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="background-color: white;">A few testimonials from writers on the previous courses:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">Writing Chapter Books with Emma Finlayson-Palmer is brilliant. After 6 weeks, I have a clearer understanding of this niche area of children's publishing and a solid story idea to build on. The course is well structured to help participants generate compelling characters, playful plots and wonderful worlds to weave them altogether in. The exercises in the live workshops are helpful and Emma is generous with her time and knowledge, answering our many questions and providing supportive resources. I'm thankful to Emma and the other writers - it's a fantastic course and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone curious about creating chapter books.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- Tracy Bullock</span></span></p><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">I really enjoyed this accessible and informative course that Emma provided. The information was superior and I felt that I learnt everything I needed to know about chapter books.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- Angel Dike</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">Wonderful children’s writing course. An abundance of material and interaction. Thank you so much Emma, I’ve been plotting & writing daily.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- Sharon Hynes</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #202124; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">This course was fabulous. Emma gave us SO much information, which was super helpful. Emma was also extremely quick to reply to any questions, which really helped (even outside of the course times). I liked the way the days of the course varied from week to week. I really can't recommend Emma and this course highly enough.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #202124; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">- Tara Potter</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;">If you're interested in learning how to write a Chapter Book (aimed at ages 5-8) do send me a message so I can send you more information ✍</span><p></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1poqkT2Q65B1UTkMg6EJBxsUWH0Fk9s8wF1GPTk6aCOHLnMh-KzcHPib79sdZt7rcHu5OWBygAVdRowRXNFJS1MFN7BSYj0eYZqQakFgI0wzBDT7upr4ptKgkjqDmcYQT6rVQD_3y8qyAdJJ32WId9IEeThpqTSibBFfErAsgIpONDUpngrrbyowThU8/s1080/CBs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1poqkT2Q65B1UTkMg6EJBxsUWH0Fk9s8wF1GPTk6aCOHLnMh-KzcHPib79sdZt7rcHu5OWBygAVdRowRXNFJS1MFN7BSYj0eYZqQakFgI0wzBDT7upr4ptKgkjqDmcYQT6rVQD_3y8qyAdJJ32WId9IEeThpqTSibBFfErAsgIpONDUpngrrbyowThU8/s320/CBs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-12966077162754821962024-01-01T03:35:00.000-08:002024-01-01T03:35:23.918-08:00Seasons of Mist and Writing Fruitfulness<p><b>Seasons of Mist and Writing Fruitfulness</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Today is Monday the first of January 2024 – It’s always odd
writing the date for the first time in a new year. I dare say I’ll spend the coming
weeks still writing 23 rather than 24, in much the same way I spend the weeks
after the clocks going forward or backwards by an hour saying: “It would have
been… INSERT TIME HERE.” <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When the clocks last went forward, October 2023, it marked
the change from Autumn to Winter in many ways, but also plunged the days into
further darkness. I try to see the shorter daylight hours as cosy times to
snuggle up at home of an evening – but in reality, I struggle to adjust and
hate waking in darkness and my children coming home from school when night has
already arrived. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But, as we are now past the Winter Solstice, and the
shortest day of the year in terms of daylight hours, it feels as though I am
slowly tiptoeing my way back to lighter days, and the happiness I feel as
Spring approaches.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Spring is my favourite time of year – I love the crisp,
fresh days, when it’s still chilly but the sun is bright and bringing a little
more warmth – birds are busy building nests, buds are bursting, and new life is
blooming all around.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I love nature, and I always try to bring it into my writing.
Whilst the seasons will always come and go, and with them all manner of
changes, there is always beauty and inspiration to be found in the world around
us. So, even on the darkest of days, both in terms of day versus night, or the
darkness of what life has in store, I will look to nature, and spend time
outside letting it inspire and heal me, and for it to recharge my creative
battery.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ll leave this post with a link to a poem I have loved
since my teens and one that inspired the title of my post – a poem that feels
fitting given the subject matter and themes explored – Ode to Autumn by John
Keats, I hope you enjoy it either in reading or listening to the audio available at the link, and find peace and inspiration in the beauty of
nature around you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44484/to-autumn">To Autumn by John Keats | Poetry Foundation</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMIr_Yc047O1IbPVaMNLKwVuy1JP0qdP6df18BkpcS94RUYrD2tUGC6HHC6jKXgXkeo9hRpFXdHxMzjpO3SEob96N7TFVo0DrVwUCXlnr23TL10fNJwKMtRiTT0Z7zK0l000V4v9WoKqr9Xs3YvlyHgfWXIULTmtiAkZuYNGtOQH6zKOPcv9k0XorPiAn/s2048/graveyard%20path.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMIr_Yc047O1IbPVaMNLKwVuy1JP0qdP6df18BkpcS94RUYrD2tUGC6HHC6jKXgXkeo9hRpFXdHxMzjpO3SEob96N7TFVo0DrVwUCXlnr23TL10fNJwKMtRiTT0Z7zK0l000V4v9WoKqr9Xs3YvlyHgfWXIULTmtiAkZuYNGtOQH6zKOPcv9k0XorPiAn/w294-h391/graveyard%20path.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-32148939409988510332023-12-19T09:57:00.000-08:002023-12-19T09:57:20.193-08:00Tangled Tales from Maverick<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I was very lucky to receive copies of a new series of younger readers books from Maverick recently - Tangles Tales. A series with three different books, but with six different stories inside with an ingenious flip the book over for story two in each. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqfx4eibFAckhyVQuHAFVtYnQEqYv3SmW3wQ3jy-wp5MOl2Cwyx2iF3AnB5AE-y_cwGTU4RUypFdrAQFa09lt2gsCcdqH822_8OCCX2tAYAOTtrCj_lEl5ehe4c1O7vcQVslQ48l1b7w42UbOuUbhMb2fNsd55zfTMD-p7lx9v_TihkYcuu3UkPLsjBQw/s3024/Undercover%20Overlord.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2662" data-original-width="3024" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqfx4eibFAckhyVQuHAFVtYnQEqYv3SmW3wQ3jy-wp5MOl2Cwyx2iF3AnB5AE-y_cwGTU4RUypFdrAQFa09lt2gsCcdqH822_8OCCX2tAYAOTtrCj_lEl5ehe4c1O7vcQVslQ48l1b7w42UbOuUbhMb2fNsd55zfTMD-p7lx9v_TihkYcuu3UkPLsjBQw/s320/Undercover%20Overlord.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Undercover Overload, and Meddling Underling </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>written by Lou Treleaven - illustrated by Mario Gushiken </i></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2tNA_jvNh63ncXBg9cfGUwxY4UKfXz_Wm7oZdrHEOHwrwV0uJ9Rd48cRS87g8_FJYVOzEpDhileSNjnM5GBc06sMtfDeY8kkJwSs7HkiCKHhkAE7cEJ6XDV8PQNem9K_3r91ToD55_gM1UztDdBNYSK1WhK_2xVY3Q0P_aN9QZF4c3dm-3Q1x2fu626l/s2922/Movies,%20Magic,%20Mayhem!.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2906" data-original-width="2922" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2tNA_jvNh63ncXBg9cfGUwxY4UKfXz_Wm7oZdrHEOHwrwV0uJ9Rd48cRS87g8_FJYVOzEpDhileSNjnM5GBc06sMtfDeY8kkJwSs7HkiCKHhkAE7cEJ6XDV8PQNem9K_3r91ToD55_gM1UztDdBNYSK1WhK_2xVY3Q0P_aN9QZF4c3dm-3Q1x2fu626l/s320/Movies,%20Magic,%20Mayhem!.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Movies, Magic, Maybe! and Bites, Camera, Action!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Written by Jenny Moore - illustrated by Sarah Horne</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0g8YacL4uINavvJnueko8uWDtRWvudMJ0McjcPWtmvIfFM0iYJW4_rEO9sTq0ZL2h31lt0n7-cAkI5jVwl3iatFN39RryvqGWaog2Lo5b4N6-zBU68XUITf-aR31tUPc_K14WJqwqYPKW09yUOlHcK-m0tuOspRclqDrppVe4DAgjYUEmKONHnYzf1fX-/s2625/The%20Spectre%20Inspectors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2618" data-original-width="2625" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0g8YacL4uINavvJnueko8uWDtRWvudMJ0McjcPWtmvIfFM0iYJW4_rEO9sTq0ZL2h31lt0n7-cAkI5jVwl3iatFN39RryvqGWaog2Lo5b4N6-zBU68XUITf-aR31tUPc_K14WJqwqYPKW09yUOlHcK-m0tuOspRclqDrppVe4DAgjYUEmKONHnYzf1fX-/s320/The%20Spectre%20Inspectors.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i>The Spectre Inspectors, and The Poltergeist's Problem</i><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Written by W.G. White - Illustrated by Nicolas Rix</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">All six stories are such a joy to read, with gorgeous accompanying illustrations in each. This is a brilliant new series from Maverick Publishing, aimed at younger readers and are sure to hook in even the more reluctant readers with their punchy, but great fun stories, vibrant characters and perfectly matched illustrations that really pull you into the world.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Thank you to Maverick for sharing the early copies with me, these gorgeous new reads will be available from the 28th January 2024.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@emfinlaysonpalmer/video/7314366010772000033?_r=1&_t=8iJsBCyMVYP">Loved this new series from @Maverick Books 🤩📚 #TangledTales #kidlit... | TikTok</a></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-5313957853197454132023-11-13T14:41:00.000-08:002023-11-13T14:41:37.591-08:00Review of The Undying of Obedience Wellrest by Nicholas Bowling<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34BZYW6TqnSJ1HlASdcmsVMCWQH4ooFQ5uaLud2lji2Hs7oc9TVT_thk3Xvw1lxGWDbZ9hht3KHlyQMMDdrN09dwPOmesv2tUNjFnPjTr9YmyrPsVSedHz3sSPb5fG-dt-DSVsduq_77pfembRg6hGcvAf5Xg6jrDMe7w4amef0RN7mlaJRSPkmcJrD-I/s752/The%20Undying%20of%20Obedience%20Wellrest%20jacket%20lowres%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="494" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34BZYW6TqnSJ1HlASdcmsVMCWQH4ooFQ5uaLud2lji2Hs7oc9TVT_thk3Xvw1lxGWDbZ9hht3KHlyQMMDdrN09dwPOmesv2tUNjFnPjTr9YmyrPsVSedHz3sSPb5fG-dt-DSVsduq_77pfembRg6hGcvAf5Xg6jrDMe7w4amef0RN7mlaJRSPkmcJrD-I/s320/The%20Undying%20of%20Obedience%20Wellrest%20jacket%20lowres%20(1).png" width="210" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.chickenhousebooks.com/books/the-undying-of-obedience-wellrest/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Chicken House Books - The Undying of Obedience Wellrest</span></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I’m a fan of Micaela Alcaino’s covers, and her design for <a name="_Hlk150763123"><b>The Undying of Obedience Wellrest</b> </a>really sets
the tone and genre for the story within.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I must admit that this is the first book of Nicholas Bowling’s
that I’ve read, but it certainly won’t be the last!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">From the first line I was absolutely hooked - ‘<b>For my
fifteenth birthday my Pa left me dig my own grave.’</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mosca is a scene stealer whenever he’s around, I don’t think
I’ve ever come across a pet fly in a book before. And who wouldn’t want a ‘fly
on the wall’ to keep an eye on things. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The writing has an almost lyrical, melodic quality to it,
with a twisty and intriguing plot to go with it. Set in 1832 it really gives a
window into the lives and limitations placed upon some people during this time,
and some of the prejudices they would face.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It’s a dual narrative with Ned, a gravekeeper in training starting
the story, and Obedience Wellrest (Bede) a young woman interested in science,
but suppressed thanks to the patriarchy of the society in which she lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">With Ned’s Pa growing increasingly frail, he has to take on
more responsibility, and with graverobbers about this is no easy talk. Whilst
Bede is desperate to make her mark in life and use her intellect for science,
her father is determined to marry her off to Phineas Mordaunt, a charming man
that is not quite what he seems.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There are some lovely scenes between all of the characters,
I do think that Bede really steals the show. She is a fabulously complex and
intelligent character with great wit, and I found myself desperate for her to
succeed, especially as she is taken to greater and greater depths of despair.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>The Undying of Obedience Wellrest</b> is a gothic tale
with echoes of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein’s Monster, and Jonathan Strange and
Mr Norrell, but for a YA audience. At times there are some quite uncomfortable scenes
as the macabre mystery unfolds - it’s a thrilling tale that will keep you on
your toes and bringing surprises right up until the end.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thank you to Chicken House for the review copy of <a name="_Hlk150763123">The Undying of Obedience Wellrest</a>, and make
sure to check out the rest of the tour this week, details of which can be found
below.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk150763123"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
<span style="line-height: 107%;">You can also join me on Twitter on Wednesday 13<sup>th</sup>
December for #ukteenchat at 8pm GMT, when I’ll be chatting with Nicholas all
about The Undying of Obedience Wellrest.</span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk150763123"></a><a href="https://twitter.com/FinlaysonPalmer"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Emma Finlayson-Palmer 🏳️🌈 She/Her (@FinlaysonPalmer) / X (twitter.com)</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk150763123"><br /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a name="_Hlk150763123"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-X8yIbEy4Kqn23qGXb6jGO-YTWgW3oIJaHWfaOOaK5iMUByOsjv8SzGqt8IQ4cZmBUmaxW75dEZblALpjH2jn0XkX0_zjQ4iImWjXd5w93L6_VxfhIuwOJrqdkt24Cd_KnVMhaKMRW0lobikZ7-JvdksZ5u6tO7wHthv0Drwo1M5mW8624UJv-ARtLY7P/s882/The%20Undying%20of%20Obedience%20Wellrest%20Banner%20FINAL%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-X8yIbEy4Kqn23qGXb6jGO-YTWgW3oIJaHWfaOOaK5iMUByOsjv8SzGqt8IQ4cZmBUmaxW75dEZblALpjH2jn0XkX0_zjQ4iImWjXd5w93L6_VxfhIuwOJrqdkt24Cd_KnVMhaKMRW0lobikZ7-JvdksZ5u6tO7wHthv0Drwo1M5mW8624UJv-ARtLY7P/s320/The%20Undying%20of%20Obedience%20Wellrest%20Banner%20FINAL%20(1).png" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-34221448629287713312023-08-12T14:41:00.000-07:002023-08-12T14:41:40.215-07:00Writing Chapter Books - September Course<p><span style="background-color: white;">A</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">fter the success of the previous course, I shall be running my WRITING CHAPTER BOOKS course again starting Monday 11th September.</span></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="background-color: white;">I'm the author of the Autumn Moonbeam series, and I'm going to be running a 6-week online Writing Chapter Books course. </span></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yrRWDIGvVP4DJdL9qfZeEvWY_7XQT1cQjexDt488xUdQxQnEH02BDzqeNy9YnAvqACnz7botrt_f65RofZ7gAU-A1r9vHFd0jWfU7aKNze7WwD6dGxJTChvCQxwMQf4cBMQraHp3hV7RekVoznv2gheKhVrKmNT8kG3xaByhu0x5aaS-iurAGHGW9bqB/s1600/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20FB%20Twitter%20-%20Laura%20Ellen%20Anderson%20quote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yrRWDIGvVP4DJdL9qfZeEvWY_7XQT1cQjexDt488xUdQxQnEH02BDzqeNy9YnAvqACnz7botrt_f65RofZ7gAU-A1r9vHFd0jWfU7aKNze7WwD6dGxJTChvCQxwMQf4cBMQraHp3hV7RekVoznv2gheKhVrKmNT8kG3xaByhu0x5aaS-iurAGHGW9bqB/w434-h244/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20FB%20Twitter%20-%20Laura%20Ellen%20Anderson%20quote.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="background-color: white;">The course will be mainly Slack based to make is more accessible and flexible for people to attend when it's convenient to them. There will be weekly handouts, lots of writing exercises, inspiration and weekly discussions that you can join in or add to in your own time if you can't make it live.</span></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi51naYFN-i-pa6TGMdISLLGcb3XJx-Nlq0ylC21rnu1mksjPeoj8HltXFgI8y85PSMK_o88NGVQvb3AvJhYSSCBmciPntfTaJ2Mn6lZ_mggMqMXNDmxffB_K1qjN9LM8ksReCbeMviUAI6aIc23r1oQeTzbTINVNKBSLKBz5IrKRLFy8mOGZSntXetBjC_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="251" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi51naYFN-i-pa6TGMdISLLGcb3XJx-Nlq0ylC21rnu1mksjPeoj8HltXFgI8y85PSMK_o88NGVQvb3AvJhYSSCBmciPntfTaJ2Mn6lZ_mggMqMXNDmxffB_K1qjN9LM8ksReCbeMviUAI6aIc23r1oQeTzbTINVNKBSLKBz5IrKRLFy8mOGZSntXetBjC_" width="188" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://amzn.eu/d/gFw8isE">Cosmic</a> Illustrated by </span><a href="https://heidioliviaillustration.com/" style="font-size: 15.4px;" target="_blank">Heidi Cannon</a><br style="font-size: 15.4px;" /><p></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="background-color: white;">A few testimonials from writers on the previous course:</span></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">Writing Chapter Books with Emma Finlayson-Palmer is brilliant. After 6 weeks, I have a clearer understanding of this niche area of children's publishing and a solid story idea to build on. The course is well structured to help participants generate compelling characters, playful plots and wonderful worlds to weave them altogether in. The exercises in the live workshops are helpful and Emma is generous with her time and knowledge, answering our many questions and providing supportive resources. I'm thankful to Emma and the other writers - it's a fantastic course and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone curious about creating chapter books.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- Tracy Bullock</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">I really enjoyed this accessible and informative course that Emma provided. The information was superior and I felt that I learnt everything I needed to know about chapter books.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- Angel Dike</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">Wonderful children’s writing course. An abundance of material and interaction. Thank you so much Emma, I’ve been plotting & writing daily.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- Sharon Hynes</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;">If you're interested in learning how to write a Chapter Book (aimed at ages 5-8) do send me a message so I can send you more information ✍</span><p></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaWjCkH6dcptPQ8qf5r0cenqI9z2rg78dkX7yU326tS3CQMPeaac9DDapRpCsbjOOEw6q_5fbbl55eiiHuHrME7k9bJkdQEoQpbqZOzDlSWCYJlGAEM8MCLS0Fr8x3Ur-eMTLlk48_EVzudeikEch11wWYiGVmwElh2-D7h5Jzv7dA2xQ2nsmv-Gb308uu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1767" data-original-width="3305" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaWjCkH6dcptPQ8qf5r0cenqI9z2rg78dkX7yU326tS3CQMPeaac9DDapRpCsbjOOEw6q_5fbbl55eiiHuHrME7k9bJkdQEoQpbqZOzDlSWCYJlGAEM8MCLS0Fr8x3Ur-eMTLlk48_EVzudeikEch11wWYiGVmwElh2-D7h5Jzv7dA2xQ2nsmv-Gb308uu=w577-h309" width="577" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Illustrations from <a href="https://amzn.eu/d/gFw8isE">Autumn Moonbeam: Dance Magic</a> by <a href="https://heidioliviaillustration.com/" target="_blank">Heidi Cannon</a></div><br /><p></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-33840455731194045142023-06-11T09:17:00.003-07:002023-06-11T09:17:34.150-07:00Writing Chapter Books<p>Hi everyone,</p><p>I'm the author of the Autumn Moonbeam series, and I'm going to be running a 6-week online Writing Chapter Books course. </p><p>The course will be mainly Slack based with videos and handouts and weekly discussions that you can join in or add to in your own time if you can't make it live.</p><p>If you're interested in learning how to write a Chapter Book (aimed at ages 5-8) do send me a message so I can send you a little more information ✍</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9WzJAnELL0dv87hB05iT2nc5msbxM7gmFTNauSCk3hkuL5hb-Kd3uov3ikPc6H0nRtHKQb3uFF027AsAzvyxUohodqRKQUnTMcSjwTQaIu6JJxk2nx10A4IPFMkrq8Ok_YVGzUw08qZ4P0VoXSDkmqCAruZ05xZz4QM-r1_SfB5jvZPkDVDdWkPqnw/s1600/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20FB%20Twitter%20-%20Laura%20Ellen%20Anderson%20quote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9WzJAnELL0dv87hB05iT2nc5msbxM7gmFTNauSCk3hkuL5hb-Kd3uov3ikPc6H0nRtHKQb3uFF027AsAzvyxUohodqRKQUnTMcSjwTQaIu6JJxk2nx10A4IPFMkrq8Ok_YVGzUw08qZ4P0VoXSDkmqCAruZ05xZz4QM-r1_SfB5jvZPkDVDdWkPqnw/w472-h266/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20FB%20Twitter%20-%20Laura%20Ellen%20Anderson%20quote.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-82965031035419497892023-03-27T02:13:00.001-07:002023-03-27T02:20:49.164-07:00WriteMentor Summer Programme 2023<p>The WriteMentor free Summer mentoring programme is back this April with a few changes. </p><p>I'll be back to mentor again this year and I'm also open to YA as well as CB and MG. More details of the sort of stories I will be on the look out for can be found below...</p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: dimgrey; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.6em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.davidhigham.co.uk/authors-dh/emma-finlayson-palmer/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #ed6d1c; margin-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin-top: 0px;">Emma Finlayson-Palmer</span></a> lives in the West Midlands with her husband and a multitude of children, cats and chickens. A writer of children’s fiction with a special focus on CBs and YAs and short stories, represented by <a href="https://www.davidhigham.co.uk/agents-dh/veronique-baxter/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #ed6d1c; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin-top: 0px;">Veronique Baxter</span></a> of the<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"> <a href="https://www.davidhigham.co.uk/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #ed6d1c; margin-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s;">David Higham agency</a></span>. Emma’s chapter book series <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/dance-magic-emma-finlayson-palmer/6850340?aid=11657&ean=9781912979769" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #ed6d1c; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin-top: 0px;">AUTUMN MOONBEAM</span></a> is out now. Emma runs #ukteenchat, a writing themed chat on Twitter, and has been a #WriteMentor mentor from its inaugural year and now edits, mentors and reads competition entries too. She’s also one half of Word Witches, as a children’s fiction editor.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: dimgrey; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.6em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0px;">“I love being part of the kidlit writing community and working with other writers. I’ve been very lucky over the years to have had support from other writers, beta reading, crit groups, writing groups and organisation and mentoring, and I really want to pass on things I have learnt along the way to other writers. I want to share my passion for stories and support other writers at an earlier stage in their journey to me. I’m very much about finding the positives in everything and want to share and support someone help learn their craft and industry information whilst having fun with writing along the way.</em></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: dimgrey; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.6em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0px;">I never know what I’m going to love until it’s in front of me, but I especially love Thrillers and Horror, but I’m also a big fan of fantasy too. I’m also open to any age group (bar PB) this year, and I’m keen to see some YA come my way. As an autistic, bi, working class Midlands based writer, I’m not necessarily looking for a writer with the same background as me, but that’s a big part of my own writing and experience what I’ll bring to the mentoring and I’m passionate about seeing better representation for children of all background in stories.”</em></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: dimgrey; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.6em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin-top: 0px;">Genres: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Contemporary, Thriller, Mystery, Dystopian, Horror, Paranormal, Crime</span></p><p><br /></p><p>Some important dates for your diary...</p><p><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: dimgrey; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">Mentor chats on Twitter:</span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-size: 15px;"> Mon/Tues 10/11th April 7-9pm DROP-IN (mentors will attend for an hour during this window), so simply post your questions using #WriteMentor and they’ll get to them during this period.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: dimgrey; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: dimgrey; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">Mentee application window:</span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-size: 15px;"> Weds 12th-Fri 14th April.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: dimgrey; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: dimgrey; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">Mentee announcements:</span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-size: 15px;"> Monday 1st May.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: dimgrey; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: dimgrey; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">Mentoring period:</span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey; font-size: 15px;"> 1st May – undefined (this is where the flexibility comes in – we suggest a period of less than 12 months in total – though you may want to make it 6 or 9, or extend it further – the only stipulation is about 6 hours of time via email/calls over the year and a reminder that mentors are volunteering, so no unrealistic demands upon them or their time).</span></p><p><br /></p><p>You can check out all the details for all the mentors taking part and important dates on the website...</p><p><a href="https://write-mentor.com/mentoring-programme-summer/">WriteMentor 2023 Mentoring Programme - WriteMentor - for all writers of children's fiction (write-mentor.com)</a></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-76842128849041471422023-01-13T14:50:00.001-08:002023-01-13T14:50:28.775-08:00First Illustration Workshop of the Year<p>If you're ever looking for an online illustration workshop, or if you ever get to go to any in person, I can highly recommend any run by Salford based artist Paul Pickford.</p><p>This week Paul ran a workshop via Zoom where we created an Alice in Wonderland white rabbit pen, ink and text collage, with a bit more of a sinister vibe. You can see mine below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEFCRidkMQTrzntkxtQgWzzNmCWK5FTLI_1oZ9eg0kwiNynSImAg1yN7xcPm1y3Rzji9TOcoCZtunzvBAsoyN8r19nJaPDygMTL4gxfvxuQ7S7d-FTPQj5L80pldKwOBogCqoNnEBzKApHob4GwWJwgpeSVLeYn84FJ0Cyc9eppkYuIIJmQ5Tonq63g/s2048/Sinister%20rabbit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1673" height="515" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEFCRidkMQTrzntkxtQgWzzNmCWK5FTLI_1oZ9eg0kwiNynSImAg1yN7xcPm1y3Rzji9TOcoCZtunzvBAsoyN8r19nJaPDygMTL4gxfvxuQ7S7d-FTPQj5L80pldKwOBogCqoNnEBzKApHob4GwWJwgpeSVLeYn84FJ0Cyc9eppkYuIIJmQ5Tonq63g/w420-h515/Sinister%20rabbit.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can find more details of Paul's workshops over on <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulPickford7">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pickford7076/">Instagram</a>.<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-69197764568464233212022-12-31T05:30:00.006-08:002022-12-31T08:24:35.048-08:002022 - Reflections of my Debut Year<p><b>Reflections on my debut year…</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The year got off to a great start with two YA short stories
accepted for publication. One in Northern Gravy, and one in PaperBound magazine.
Another YA short story made the Searchlight Short Story Award longlist.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve been able to work on a YA that received Arts Council funding,
and have had the chance to work with the amazing Patrice Lawrence and Emma
Roberts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I got a contract for a reading scheme book and wrote it this
year.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Another huge event this year was making the shortlist for
the Wells Lit Fest Children’s Novel award with a YA novel, and the WriteBlend shortlist for Autumn Moonbeam.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve done BookJiveLive the online open mic event for
children’s writers twice this year.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I was a tutor for my first ever workshop on writing chapter
books. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Autumn Moonbean being featured in the Irish Examiner top children's books from 2022.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2022 has been a huge year for me, my debut year for my
Autumn Moonbeam chapter book series. Having a book published has been something
I’ve dreamt of since I was at school, so 2022 has been a dream come true.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OZ_PZyOQo92E_rvcGtj1V7ZWasiJEYQjjncQ6mlAo5xt5TXKcRElM494dS02tNuzVX9trw6TWBpU2SEsNt8bnSnSBYc-cpCeTlfJy9hJ4RZ_t1RviPrghnh37VTn9XE08hESsQK4YYhw6DE4lilVR0PSbiff6_uDloTxi3KptT2nD-UJN-zP1ihquQ/s1600/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20FB%20Twitter%20-%20Laura%20Ellen%20Anderson%20quote.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OZ_PZyOQo92E_rvcGtj1V7ZWasiJEYQjjncQ6mlAo5xt5TXKcRElM494dS02tNuzVX9trw6TWBpU2SEsNt8bnSnSBYc-cpCeTlfJy9hJ4RZ_t1RviPrghnh37VTn9XE08hESsQK4YYhw6DE4lilVR0PSbiff6_uDloTxi3KptT2nD-UJN-zP1ihquQ/w362-h204/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20FB%20Twitter%20-%20Laura%20Ellen%20Anderson%20quote.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If I was starting 2022 I would give myself (and other
writers) this advice…<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Celebrate all the wins</b> – no matter how small. It’s a
hard slog and a long journey this writing malarkey, so print out good reviews
or a positive comment so you can read it on the harder days. It’s always easier
to remember the bad and not the good.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Seeing my book available for pre-order, then in bookshops has
been amazing. Sadly, my first book came out as Waterstones had their system change and it's meant even now there's not many branches with copies instore, but it's been amazing to see it in those that have. Big shout out to Wolverhampton Waterstones, my local branch, as they have been so lovely and supportive. </p><p class="MsoNormal">The most exciting thing about being a debut is probably signing a book for a child
for the first time. She came to me clutching a copy she’d already read; I cried
happy tears afterwards, and probably will every time I'm asked to sign a book!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBortATP6CQ5YELp2wWQx-QlDzzNUP-PPh02Zk9rXAq2yTsJzDyZtcqPhmnbPqXQsRrKM_B4OrzGKlNXWLbE0eh1y1FNT2rww2_IWNLH9IpQf6rjOA3UGq-jD3-LIpmIiqtTfFC_z30-uUkN-o6JTA-guYKl_YrStiVCSXiK4ljnKxnu8DqV6HjvImHA/s960/Autumn%20in%20Wton%20Waterstones.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="957" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBortATP6CQ5YELp2wWQx-QlDzzNUP-PPh02Zk9rXAq2yTsJzDyZtcqPhmnbPqXQsRrKM_B4OrzGKlNXWLbE0eh1y1FNT2rww2_IWNLH9IpQf6rjOA3UGq-jD3-LIpmIiqtTfFC_z30-uUkN-o6JTA-guYKl_YrStiVCSXiK4ljnKxnu8DqV6HjvImHA/w355-h356/Autumn%20in%20Wton%20Waterstones.jpg" width="355" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>It’s okay to be scared</b> – Nothing could really have
prepared me for how scared and anxious I’d be this year. I think it’s good to realise
that it’s normal to go through a mass of emotions, including the bad ones, even
when it’s your dreams coming true. It’s stressful and a big change and there’s
so much out of your control, so focus on the things you can do and what you
enjoy doing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Despite being absolutely terrified of standing up and
talking in front of people, one of the biggest things to celebrate this year has
been doing school visits. I especially loved talking to the kids during the Q and
A sessions and hearing all their questions, especially the slightly unexpected
ones. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnqT3IYnaQAldKCq3gVb2aOE3MQ9QR1mKMm9ubRiuZtDY4_AexrfHopVPI3WWdswNLGENUtVxvBDSSSxUsQh--gS4uXjhofRj6kurTS66eFf7pTcrHTTLhCVxMNtm7jPVH3flQHnYJvw7aYYD_Bb1_NIe19i1deEDrUzOpQV4q36pAijTNMDvrHmtdw/s3264/reading%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnqT3IYnaQAldKCq3gVb2aOE3MQ9QR1mKMm9ubRiuZtDY4_AexrfHopVPI3WWdswNLGENUtVxvBDSSSxUsQh--gS4uXjhofRj6kurTS66eFf7pTcrHTTLhCVxMNtm7jPVH3flQHnYJvw7aYYD_Bb1_NIe19i1deEDrUzOpQV4q36pAijTNMDvrHmtdw/w344-h258/reading%20.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Write </b>– Don’t forget you wrote a book because you
love writing. Sometimes when you’re caught up with the marketing and trying to
promote your book you lose sight of why you are there in the first place. So
find that happy place again and write something new, and write something you
feel excited about.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It has been a really busy year promoting the Autumn Moonbeam
books, and I sometimes forget I also wrote a first draft of a new YA, and a
reading scheme book, and lots of bits of freewriting and research along the
way, and those shiny new ideas that forever try to derail me from what I’m supposed
to be writing!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8H1dJmHzeDzE6n5_lCF3aoxyEWNX4UnlhLL_Uurz0IH7rAWt8CO2fdKHI5DWmYriYaV2Dz0X_Mh0bmVIw8p6okgB1W8LvS9NKFb57Rq-rLE1fipZCIdiir4PejrN-VHL_0j83fK7HvQlgjs6tcFROWh6cDO3TeLR-AJBuoWwldoPILw8-8aRw3CTyg/s1600/blue%20sheep%20books.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8H1dJmHzeDzE6n5_lCF3aoxyEWNX4UnlhLL_Uurz0IH7rAWt8CO2fdKHI5DWmYriYaV2Dz0X_Mh0bmVIw8p6okgB1W8LvS9NKFb57Rq-rLE1fipZCIdiir4PejrN-VHL_0j83fK7HvQlgjs6tcFROWh6cDO3TeLR-AJBuoWwldoPILw8-8aRw3CTyg/w270-h360/blue%20sheep%20books.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Find your tribe</b> – I’ve been so lucky to be part of
some amazing writing groups, and I can’t stress how important this has been for
me. Being part of the writing community and being connected via social media
and in person is such a privilege. I have met so many lovely friends along the
way. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you’re a debut writer, I can guarantee there’s a debut
group out there for you to join. I was part of two Debut22 groups, one with
just children’s authors, and the other with a mix of authors writing for all
age groups. It’s made my debut year so much better to have friends going
through the same ups and downs and it’s so much nicer to be able to cheer
others on and spot friend’s books in shops.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubbuDH_dOeKJ9cHWUP7DzenexW3VZKCga8SurifXYE0bAmXppSXSlS_G4P0-szndgQyrwH07n3b3CfJAOjj_CeFa9QxBdA7mfoo7TTrLU2zEHLaoRtTOxIxI6dY39txF5rB8DNRleQ7tW_LHbZnVfsVhZmpA5kRYf13rpicOJsrXPwyY7XLpFeC9-eA/s2016/Castlecroft%20Writers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="2016" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubbuDH_dOeKJ9cHWUP7DzenexW3VZKCga8SurifXYE0bAmXppSXSlS_G4P0-szndgQyrwH07n3b3CfJAOjj_CeFa9QxBdA7mfoo7TTrLU2zEHLaoRtTOxIxI6dY39txF5rB8DNRleQ7tW_LHbZnVfsVhZmpA5kRYf13rpicOJsrXPwyY7XLpFeC9-eA/w357-h174/Castlecroft%20Writers.jpg" width="357" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Mental Health</b> – It’s a whirlwind in your debut year,
sometimes it’s tumbleweeds and other times it’s hyper speed (isn’t it at every
stage as a writer?!). It’s so important to remember that no matter how much you
want to, you just can’t do everything, think about what you actually enjoy
doing and do that. Take time for you, and rest, it’s physically and mentally
exhausting at times and it’s so important to take the time to rest and recharge.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve loved doing school visits, both virtual and in person,
and connecting with readers by sending letters and signed postcards to schools
and indie bookshops or doing workshops in my local Waterstones. It’s been wonderful
and exciting, there’s nothing better than getting a great review or seeing a
child reading your book but burn out is real and this year I’ve been
anxiety-ridden and burnt out in equal measure. Don’t feel guilty to take time
for you and rest. Just read, or do something just for you, being published isn’t
going to suddenly vanish if you take some time out. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZ1mzOSn-9XqBy-6QqXqmCNNyh-HyCujtTPXIzLRP6QVM4q3fQJkXoFwSQ1WUUePhncIN1spaoL8Gj9L1JaQJBupAmP5XI-0UwhvN9NQ_H2lmxAubT7Z5S6j_UtsxhoiPzN1CFxA7kjqA-KqY7iIYrOcgzEd1KEVz6FDd-MbElaOAJW74RZnvIrC4Pg/s2016/waterstones%20signing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZ1mzOSn-9XqBy-6QqXqmCNNyh-HyCujtTPXIzLRP6QVM4q3fQJkXoFwSQ1WUUePhncIN1spaoL8Gj9L1JaQJBupAmP5XI-0UwhvN9NQ_H2lmxAubT7Z5S6j_UtsxhoiPzN1CFxA7kjqA-KqY7iIYrOcgzEd1KEVz6FDd-MbElaOAJW74RZnvIrC4Pg/s320/waterstones%20signing.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Most importantly</b> – your words are out there in the
world, and that might be scary at times but it’s also the most amazing feeling.
You’ve achieved something many never do, you’ve finished a book and it’s out
there or going out into the world, be proud, and in the words of Autumn Moonbeam…
you’re spell-tastic!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Here's to a writerly 2023, and thank you to everyone who has made my 2022 so special! </p><p class="MsoNormal">If you'd like to buy a copy of Autumn Moonbeam: Dance Magic, or Spooky Sleepover they are available to order from indie bookshops, Waterstones, Amazon, online and on the <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Search/Keyword?keyword=Autumn%20Moonbeam&productType=0">Hive</a> bookstore website.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSmpLsZw7vi_pLP2MqBp-r2Exy4i6VGIEOBSdKUsBLEUsi_K3wcTkuyOiEcBNvAGmtSMWSOcQxP1hNbEVb0sBglRURcQPwLx0pdlnuooAj2aLa8-sL3fi1ZU7Hm6NndWZ2DD0DFZpZRtEgBzhFBrWnNZOlRYEzDZTtKudK7KZfheDhScnlax21KS6PA/s1600/Both%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSmpLsZw7vi_pLP2MqBp-r2Exy4i6VGIEOBSdKUsBLEUsi_K3wcTkuyOiEcBNvAGmtSMWSOcQxP1hNbEVb0sBglRURcQPwLx0pdlnuooAj2aLa8-sL3fi1ZU7Hm6NndWZ2DD0DFZpZRtEgBzhFBrWnNZOlRYEzDZTtKudK7KZfheDhScnlax21KS6PA/w431-h242/Both%202.jpg" width="431" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-20911579132616261522022-10-02T04:18:00.003-07:002022-10-02T04:29:04.794-07:00Pre-Order Spooky Sleepover<p>You can pre-order AUTUMN MOONBEAM: SPOOKY SLEEPOVER at most bookshops now, here are a few...</p><p><br /></p><p>My local indie bookshop, Blue Sheep Books, email: mamaewe@bluesheepbooks.com or through Bookshop.org at: <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/books/spooky-sleepover/9781912979929">Spooky Sleepover a book by Emma Finlayson-Palmer and Heidi Cannon. (bookshop.org)</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The Rocketship Bookshop: <a href="https://rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/autumn-moonbeam-spooky-sleepover/">Autumn Moonbeam: Spooky Sleepover - The Rocketship Bookshop</a></p><p>The Bookery: <a href="https://thebookery.org.uk/product/spooky-sleepover/">Spooky Sleepover - Emma Finlayson-Palmer (thebookery.org.uk)</a></p><p>Toppings & Company: <a href="https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/books/emma-finlayson-palmer/spooky-sleepover/9781912979929/">Spooky Sleepover by Emma Finlayson-Palmer (toppingbooks.co.uk)</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Supporting indie bookshops through Hive: <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Emma-Finlayson-Palmer/Spooky-Sleepover/27383532">Spooky Sleepover: Emma Finlayson-Palmer: 9781912979929: hive.co.uk</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGpDScD9pHTfZ6bf3P7uzz6cFrJWHyxnwUNFAW6TvqJIlgqoy3K3AZ2rZzD-ENsv-Se-5iUBwsCJs_IEOu6j-oqxPz4GiZ7EkvRVqH61U8P6S0BZ9rRSKFr4_TFeQOUw26gl_h9S7f0MFRzzgnJzCfvs_j_2w3elHfRO8jrRKTpiysNecHTB5BpCG8w/s2447/with%20book%20promo%20both%20books%20purple_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2443" data-original-width="2447" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGpDScD9pHTfZ6bf3P7uzz6cFrJWHyxnwUNFAW6TvqJIlgqoy3K3AZ2rZzD-ENsv-Se-5iUBwsCJs_IEOu6j-oqxPz4GiZ7EkvRVqH61U8P6S0BZ9rRSKFr4_TFeQOUw26gl_h9S7f0MFRzzgnJzCfvs_j_2w3elHfRO8jrRKTpiysNecHTB5BpCG8w/s320/with%20book%20promo%20both%20books%20purple_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-85920610778969702462022-09-30T15:01:00.000-07:002022-09-30T15:01:28.792-07:00One week to go!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJR2f9INledYHOjvSIUrScqrpZFARI8ZhjeDKa3012o5unzhVxBK-sXgbUDv_gQO3ZguqPgQIbs031kJXQ84V5Tai7HxDRYr_Q4rsBW1jO1iXUYPaOVWRFXlq9Io_GVqK-BObgx6o07naM2Oifzyq1EPyaXo2jevCoO6oUlQUi6L0VQLbtm7YUbXZCA/s1200/IG%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJR2f9INledYHOjvSIUrScqrpZFARI8ZhjeDKa3012o5unzhVxBK-sXgbUDv_gQO3ZguqPgQIbs031kJXQ84V5Tai7HxDRYr_Q4rsBW1jO1iXUYPaOVWRFXlq9Io_GVqK-BObgx6o07naM2Oifzyq1EPyaXo2jevCoO6oUlQUi6L0VQLbtm7YUbXZCA/w390-h390/IG%203.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Have you pre-ordered your copy yet?</p><p style="text-align: center;">You can get copies from all bookshops.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Emma-Finlayson-Palmer/Spooky-Sleepover/27383532">Spooky Sleepover: Emma Finlayson-Palmer: 9781912979929: hive.co.uk</a></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-85486657668117383872022-08-13T14:35:00.002-07:002022-08-13T14:35:34.679-07:00Write Blend AwardsAUTUMN MOONBEAM: DANCE MAGIC! has made it through to the final of the #WriteBlendAwards over on Twitter, organised by the fabulous bookshop <a href="https://www.writeblend.co.uk/">WriteBlend Bookshop</a><div><br /></div><div>You can vote for Autumn over on Twitter at the following link... <a href="https://twitter.com/WriteBlendbooks/status/1556578753576419328">#WriteBlendAwards poll</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to WriteBlend for the finalist badge, and the mega-talented illustrator <a href="https://heidioliviaillustration.com/">Heidi Cannon</a> for adding Autumn and her best friend, Batty to it!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0gnLh1c20UXJUXI9ZsPnTxndsg5MlNBv_PMeu0NKI1bFOvpCHrJ8ryJLr8iayxzcbg9WqNzLVAkAmddYPc4CKojCQdEK3AiIR0DBrBHwl3MOMyxsXwTSLtRDjxyzWv9kzD6qbgT8Iz3uvkFJWUQ-8FGGuxYj87vA8KnxKKjHNGzYhRB3xzoDZwibAw/s741/image0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="741" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0gnLh1c20UXJUXI9ZsPnTxndsg5MlNBv_PMeu0NKI1bFOvpCHrJ8ryJLr8iayxzcbg9WqNzLVAkAmddYPc4CKojCQdEK3AiIR0DBrBHwl3MOMyxsXwTSLtRDjxyzWv9kzD6qbgT8Iz3uvkFJWUQ-8FGGuxYj87vA8KnxKKjHNGzYhRB3xzoDZwibAw/s320/image0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-12903909217143622082022-08-13T14:03:00.001-07:002022-08-13T14:07:43.236-07:00Autumn Moonbeam: Dance Magic! at Indie Bookshops<p><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">AUTUMN MOONBEAM: DANCE MAGIC! is officially out in the world, published by</span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> </span><a href="https://uclanpublishing.com/book/dance-magic-autumn-moonbeam/" style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #993300; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">UCLan</span></a><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">and illustrated by the mega talented</span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> </span><a href="https://heidioliviaillustration.com/" style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #993300; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Heidi Cannon</span></a><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #222222;">It is available to order online and instore with signed and personalised bookplates at many indie bookshops, including </span><a href="https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/product/autumn-moonbeam-dance-magic-by-emma-finlayson-palmer-and-heidi-cannon/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Kenilworth Books</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> in Kenilworth, </span><a href="https://storytellersinc.co.uk/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Storytellers Inc</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> in St Annes-on-Sea, </span><a href="https://booknookuk.com/product/signed-bookplate-autumn-moonbeam/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">The Book Nook</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> in Hove, and </span><a href="https://rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/autumn-moonbeam-dance-magic/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">The Rocketship Bookshop</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> in Salisbury, </span><a href="https://nextpagebooks.co.uk/product/9781912979769/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Next Page Books</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> in Hitchin, </span><a href="https://theportobellobookshop.com/product/signed-bookplate-edition-dance-magic/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">The Portobello Bookshop</span> </a><span style="color: #222222;">in Edinburgh, </span><a href="https://www.writeblend.co.uk/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Write Blend</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> in Liverpool, and </span><a href="https://www.throughthewardrobebooks.co.uk/store/p210/%27Autumn_Moonbeam%3A_Dance_Magic%27_by_Emma_Finlayson-Palmer_%26_Heidi_Cannon._Signed_bookplate_copy._Paperback.html#/"><span style="color: #800180;">Through The Wardrobe Books</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> in Mirfield.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Bookplates also available at <a href="https://twitter.com/books_banter" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Books and Banter</span></a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/BooksTales" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Tell Tales Books</span></a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/FourbearsBooks" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Four Bears Books</span></a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/littlebookkids" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">The Little Bookshop</span></a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/bookwagonuk" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Book Wagon UK</span></a><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">My local indie bookshop is <a href="https://www.bluesheepbooks.com/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Blue Sheep Books</span></a> where you can email: orders@bluesheepbooks.com or call to order your signed/personalised copy.</p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Check out UCLan's website for an Autumn Moonbeam character quiz and find out which character from Sparkledale you are!</p><div><br /></div>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-70763537281328678752022-07-24T04:45:00.003-07:002022-08-10T14:25:51.917-07:00<p><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #222222;">AUTUMN MOONBEAM: DANCE MAGIC! is officially out in the world, published by </span><a href="https://uclanpublishing.com/book/dance-magic-autumn-moonbeam/"><span style="color: #800180;">UCLan</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> and illustrated by the mega talented </span><a href="https://heidioliviaillustration.com/"><span style="color: #800180;">Heidi Cannon</span></a><span style="color: #222222;">.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #222222;">It is available to order online and instore with signed and personalised bookplates at many indie bookshops, including </span><a href="https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/product/autumn-moonbeam-dance-magic-by-emma-finlayson-palmer-and-heidi-cannon/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Kenilworth Books</span></a><span style="color: #222222;">, </span><a href="https://storytellersinc.co.uk/"><span style="color: #800180;">Storytellers Inc</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> in St Annes-on-Sea, </span><a href="https://booknookuk.com/product/signed-bookplate-autumn-moonbeam/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">The Book Nook</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> in Hove, and </span><a href="https://rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/autumn-moonbeam-dance-magic/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">The Rocketship Bookshop</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> in Salisbury, </span><a href="https://nextpagebooks.co.uk/product/9781912979769/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Next Page Books</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> in Hitchin, </span><a href="https://theportobellobookshop.com/product/signed-bookplate-edition-dance-magic/"><span style="color: #800180;">The Portobello Bookshop</span> </a><span style="color: #222222;">in Edinburgh, and </span><a href="https://www.writeblend.co.uk/"><span style="color: #800180;">Write Blend</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> in Liverpool.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #222222;">Bookplates also available at </span><a href="https://twitter.com/books_banter" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Books and Banter</span></a><span style="color: #222222;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/BooksTales" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Tell Tales Books</span></a><span style="color: #222222;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/FourbearsBooks" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Four Bears Books</span></a><span style="color: #222222;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/littlebookkids" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">The Little Bookshop</span></a><span style="color: #222222;">, and </span><a href="https://twitter.com/bookwagonuk" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Book Wagon UK</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;">.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #222222;">My local indie bookshop is </span><a href="https://www.bluesheepbooks.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #800180;">Blue Sheep Books</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> where you can email: orders@bluesheepbooks.com or call to order your signed/personalised copy.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #222222;">Check out UCLan's website for an Autumn Moonbeam character quiz and find out which character from Sparkledale you are!</span></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshDMB6jcfdsCyhmPnC2JlZRN_bL-cVCxeY2-8gkF1ObuvIG7sgjAFwZDB5rOre1lhp9YczLrooqQGWBQhYXJxU_S57I0BDJOti9hj2ep-LXkdqzym9PImd3JmB0azO0a8ajNFiZktx9nNFmjKYnEE-c5hObIgHET9mYHSjIxqkRuF2fGkwKe0kM3WZQ/s1600/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20FB%20Twitter%20-%20Alex%20Evelyn%20quote.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshDMB6jcfdsCyhmPnC2JlZRN_bL-cVCxeY2-8gkF1ObuvIG7sgjAFwZDB5rOre1lhp9YczLrooqQGWBQhYXJxU_S57I0BDJOti9hj2ep-LXkdqzym9PImd3JmB0azO0a8ajNFiZktx9nNFmjKYnEE-c5hObIgHET9mYHSjIxqkRuF2fGkwKe0kM3WZQ/w437-h246/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20FB%20Twitter%20-%20Alex%20Evelyn%20quote.jpg" width="437" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span><p></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-69560395825582754522022-07-16T12:54:00.006-07:002022-07-16T12:59:07.205-07:00Audiobook of Autumn Moonbeam<p>Thrilled to announce that AUTUMN MOONBEAM: DANCE MAGIC! is now available in audiobook format from Audible.</p><p>"Spell-tastic" narration by <a href="http://eng.lshelbig.com/">Laura Sophie Helbig</a>.</p><p>You can find it at the following link...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Autumn-Moonbeam-Audiobook/B0B6QCFT52?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp&shareTest=TestShare">AUTUMN MOONBEAM: DANCE MAGIC! </a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz11GNq5e9tGJz0f9q-i_NDEdf9OIhcMsg-QW0B72bCS9E8aUk1D4Qspb90DFfGnbi5ZZUOd17gP2oWOq0xaAErQN5YAFLLApqQlvrTcXUnjOoc_xbDhv1VBRqX-5FhY-s_zi-yYGdtRLoOAhQm5_CEnLc2HiZRj-B9Fy77AbtwWa5yMXNKQhsG0Aygw/s1200/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20Insta%20-%20Kate%20Foster%20quote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz11GNq5e9tGJz0f9q-i_NDEdf9OIhcMsg-QW0B72bCS9E8aUk1D4Qspb90DFfGnbi5ZZUOd17gP2oWOq0xaAErQN5YAFLLApqQlvrTcXUnjOoc_xbDhv1VBRqX-5FhY-s_zi-yYGdtRLoOAhQm5_CEnLc2HiZRj-B9Fy77AbtwWa5yMXNKQhsG0Aygw/s320/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20Insta%20-%20Kate%20Foster%20quote.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-24831012935007276022022-07-14T11:49:00.005-07:002022-07-16T10:21:06.698-07:00Autumn is here!<p><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">AUTUMN MOONBEAM: DANCE MAGIC! is now officially out in the world, published by UCLan.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">It is available to order online and instore with signed and personalised bookplates at many indie bookshops, including <a href="https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/product/autumn-moonbeam-dance-magic-by-emma-finlayson-palmer-and-heidi-cannon/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">Kenilworth Books</a>, <a href="https://booknookuk.com/product/signed-bookplate-autumn-moonbeam/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">The Book Nook</a> in Hove, and <a href="https://rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/autumn-moonbeam-dance-magic/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">The Rocketship Bookshop</a> in Salisbury, and <a href="https://nextpagebooks.co.uk/product/9781912979769/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">Next Page Books</a> in Hitchin. </p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #222222;">Bookplates also available at </span><a href="https://twitter.com/books_banter" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">Books and Banter</a><span style="color: #222222;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/BooksTales" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">Tell Tales Books</a><span style="color: #222222;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/FourbearsBooks" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">Four Bears Books</a><span style="color: #222222;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/storytellersinc" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">Storytellers Inc</a><span style="color: #222222;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/littlebookkids" style="color: #ff1900;"><span style="color: #783f04;">The Little Bookshop</span></a><span style="color: #222222;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/PortyBooks"><span style="color: #660000;">The Portobello Bookshop</span></a><span style="color: #222222;">, and </span><a href="https://twitter.com/bookwagonuk" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Book Wagon UK</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;">.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">My local indie bookshop is <a href="https://www.bluesheepbooks.com/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">Blue Sheep Books</a> where you can email: orders@bluesheepbooks.com or call to order your signed/personalised copy.</p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2k2yECIv7--7_v2zLHsoAZtbaBR8XVEFWnXMNPymw56xp5iluh-mq1avFN822w6gGSFcxeHHRCnWRpHRjuyMYuaGsuOLF5tYJ9NGrEFy85l6guFqb8eDsWWP7yUIlebYofVlSxOzRmJEQ-x4wdIwc3JypGunUhrDAPKS8Kr84kYbuoOmlT0q1OhxdjQ/s1600/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20FB%20Twitter%20-%20Lucy%20Brandt%20quote.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2k2yECIv7--7_v2zLHsoAZtbaBR8XVEFWnXMNPymw56xp5iluh-mq1avFN822w6gGSFcxeHHRCnWRpHRjuyMYuaGsuOLF5tYJ9NGrEFy85l6guFqb8eDsWWP7yUIlebYofVlSxOzRmJEQ-x4wdIwc3JypGunUhrDAPKS8Kr84kYbuoOmlT0q1OhxdjQ/w409-h230/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20FB%20Twitter%20-%20Lucy%20Brandt%20quote.jpg" width="409" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-90787435065457873232022-07-06T06:38:00.009-07:002022-07-06T06:40:51.087-07:00AUTUMN MOONBEAM: DANCE MAGIC! Out tomorrow!<p><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Only one day to go until AUTUMN MOONBEAM: DANCE MAGIC! is officially published by UCLan and will be cartwheeling into bookshops across the country on the 7th July.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">It is available to order online and instore with signed and personalised bookplates at many indie bookshops, including <a href="https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/product/autumn-moonbeam-dance-magic-by-emma-finlayson-palmer-and-heidi-cannon/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">Kenilworth Books</a>, <a href="https://booknookuk.com/product/pre-order-dance-magic/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">The Book Nook</a> in Hove, and <a href="https://rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/autumn-moonbeam-dance-magic/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">The Rocketship Bookshop</a> in Salisbury, and <a href="https://nextpagebooks.co.uk/product/9781912979769/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">Next Page Books</a> in Hitchin. </p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #222222;">Bookplates also available at </span><a href="https://twitter.com/books_banter" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">Books and Banter</a><span style="color: #222222;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/BooksTales" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">Tell Tales Books</a><span style="color: #222222;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/FourbearsBooks" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">Four Bears Books</a><span style="color: #222222;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/storytellersinc" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">Storytellers Inc</a><span style="color: #222222;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/littlebookkids"><span style="color: #783f04;">The Little Bookshop</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> and </span><a href="https://twitter.com/bookwagonuk"><span style="color: #783f04;">Book Wagon UK</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;">.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">My local indie bookshop is <a href="https://www.bluesheepbooks.com/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">Blue Sheep Books</a> where you can email: orders@bluesheepbooks.com or call to order your signed/personalised copy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIoLg_g9MJ_GHgmQDHJK6WiBZG09Y74zRxAOo5oxvVpxldMgUsvX-bT-RS70fO9UFkzH_-Xct1NjO06zjDokoL-i34EiSUpNFjEU3Gv5GdKzqyDZ95JumPg7ncmegvsHolwYD2t5XYl8T0cbbCn7d_FWd3MXjkIKRIIcUKAe14XAfHz5fkCOAaQSFDQ/s1600/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20FB%20Twitter%20-%20Jo%20Clarke%20quote.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIoLg_g9MJ_GHgmQDHJK6WiBZG09Y74zRxAOo5oxvVpxldMgUsvX-bT-RS70fO9UFkzH_-Xct1NjO06zjDokoL-i34EiSUpNFjEU3Gv5GdKzqyDZ95JumPg7ncmegvsHolwYD2t5XYl8T0cbbCn7d_FWd3MXjkIKRIIcUKAe14XAfHz5fkCOAaQSFDQ/w419-h236/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20FB%20Twitter%20-%20Jo%20Clarke%20quote.jpg" width="419" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-32430224830418096612022-07-05T00:02:00.004-07:002022-07-05T00:02:36.827-07:00Virtual Book Launch - Tues 5th July 6.30pm<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQ20wextiiFvo9mHRQh4nb-QXfVTcmYWjUf2TqZs8BmqNosgskLJuBMYthUe-Jngm4P9WLdqqSV_OWfwyphxJHdSTBOkV04aZc23J5tucPP6eGWa_1UWD76lCSqDgW1U3yp76aqeaT1waKQQfov5MCiKRqKnynGy6UCIkUoARz9mX2RT6rbPuJt6z6w/s800/event-cover-945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQ20wextiiFvo9mHRQh4nb-QXfVTcmYWjUf2TqZs8BmqNosgskLJuBMYthUe-Jngm4P9WLdqqSV_OWfwyphxJHdSTBOkV04aZc23J5tucPP6eGWa_1UWD76lCSqDgW1U3yp76aqeaT1waKQQfov5MCiKRqKnynGy6UCIkUoARz9mX2RT6rbPuJt6z6w/w401-h226/event-cover-945.jpg" width="401" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Join us for my virtual launch</p><p style="text-align: center;">6.30pm Tuesday 5th July</p><p style="text-align: center;">Hosted by the fabulous Tamsin Rosewell</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Register for the event at: <a href="https://www.crowdcast.io/e/autumnmoonbeam" style="text-align: left;">Autumn Moonbeam Online Launch – Crowdcast</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">You can pre-order a copy with signed bookplate from <a href="https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/product/autumn-moonbeam-dance-magic-by-emma-finlayson-palmer-and-heidi-cannon/">Kenilworth Books</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBGPHjgz1iTWnrQme1bGyRriC-IVupTndfhVcMzZ2Atn0HnQmjj_FgE-98zsCkITIyg_KTjGcYu4BeEhkWcKWR_iUu4Zd_ln1SuINWOouq0t_PAb5X75-HmWC5HXs66z1RjH4q_tFLqQdFkJDaONmGf8AKhQslmzXEv6fRPdcakCoETVgRqWsiEepFQ/s1200/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20Insta%20-%20Jo%20Clarke%20quote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBGPHjgz1iTWnrQme1bGyRriC-IVupTndfhVcMzZ2Atn0HnQmjj_FgE-98zsCkITIyg_KTjGcYu4BeEhkWcKWR_iUu4Zd_ln1SuINWOouq0t_PAb5X75-HmWC5HXs66z1RjH4q_tFLqQdFkJDaONmGf8AKhQslmzXEv6fRPdcakCoETVgRqWsiEepFQ/s320/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20Insta%20-%20Jo%20Clarke%20quote.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-2160527867622878532022-06-30T12:39:00.003-07:002022-07-04T23:54:45.203-07:00One week until Autumn Moonbeam: Dance Magic!<p>After what seemed like something that was way off in the future is now nearly here. Only one week to go until AUTUMN MOONBEAM: DANCE MAGIC! is officially published by UCLan and will be cartwheeling into bookshops across the country on the 7th July.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is available to pre-order online and instore with signed and personalised bookplates at many indie bookshops, including <a href="https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/product/autumn-moonbeam-dance-magic-by-emma-finlayson-palmer-and-heidi-cannon/">Kenilworth Books</a>, <a href="https://booknookuk.com/product/pre-order-dance-magic/">The Book Nook</a> in Hove, and <a href="https://rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/autumn-moonbeam-dance-magic/">The Rocketship Bookshop</a> in Salisbury, and <a href="https://nextpagebooks.co.uk/product/9781912979769/">Next Page Books</a> in Hitchin. Bookplates also available at <a href="https://twitter.com/books_banter">Books and Banter</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/BooksTales">Tell Tales Books</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/FourbearsBooks">Four Bears Books</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/storytellersinc">Storytellers Inc</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>My local indie bookshop is <a href="https://www.bluesheepbooks.com/">Blue Sheep Books</a> where you can email: orders@bluesheepbooks.com or call to order your signed/personalised copy.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8akvAmoHph2GzWtiVwmTN6JdsYl3FklpXnJAmvXuFuMSw_B-iCq-XAq6GW1VD81lvFqN_UbqbmDvKY8U3sgIsRvdWnZOeUyekps8nusEjBe7Iz3GNT9DQnlrx-szZrqcNUzKPCMalmDUwSu22NRgN9tflHciIb-nQXdjpr_-S2VcC4Xrbp-GZ1Wvn_Q/s1600/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20FB%20Twitter%20-%20Laura%20Ellen%20Anderson%20quote.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8akvAmoHph2GzWtiVwmTN6JdsYl3FklpXnJAmvXuFuMSw_B-iCq-XAq6GW1VD81lvFqN_UbqbmDvKY8U3sgIsRvdWnZOeUyekps8nusEjBe7Iz3GNT9DQnlrx-szZrqcNUzKPCMalmDUwSu22NRgN9tflHciIb-nQXdjpr_-S2VcC4Xrbp-GZ1Wvn_Q/w413-h232/Autumn%20Moonbeam%20FB%20Twitter%20-%20Laura%20Ellen%20Anderson%20quote.jpg" width="413" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-29617979479228022702022-03-31T13:27:00.012-07:002022-03-31T13:35:34.047-07:00#WriteMentor 2022<p><span style="background-color: white;"> <b style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">#WriteMentor 2022</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Really excited to be mentoring again this summer with the<a href="https://write-mentor.com/2021-writementor-summer-programme/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;"> #WriteMentor</a> programme. This will be my fifth year, and every year has brought in an amazing batch of submissions that make it really hard for me to choose just one!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Here’s a little bit about me and what sort of submissions I’d like to see this year…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">I am represented by Veronique Baxter at David Higham Associates. My writing is featured in many different magazines, anthologies and online, such as with Northern Gravy, and PaperBound magazine, and my chapter book for 5-8 year olds, Autumn Moonbeam: Dance Magic, will be released in July this year from <a href="https://uclanpublishing.com/" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">UCLan publishing</a>, followed by book two in October.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">I live in the West Midlands with my family of husband, children, cats and chickens. My background is in Fine Art, and working with children in variety of jobs. I’m also an editor and mentor of children's fiction, and one half of Word Witches with Carolyn Ward. I am creator and host of a writerly chat on Twitter called #ukteenchat.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">I have written for every age group and genre over the years but now I focus on writing flash fiction, and short stories, younger fiction/chapter books, and Teen and YA. I’ve written contemporary novels, Horror, Fantasy, Humour and Thriller, with a strong focus on friendship and family relationships, usually, though not exclusively, with strong female main characters who are neurodivergent, working class and LGBTQ+.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">I’m keen to mentor a writer of either a chapter book or Middle Grade story. The genres I’d like to see are quite a broad range: Contemporary, Humour, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror especially Folk Horror, or Fantasy. It could be laugh out loud or making my hair stand on end and everything in between, I’m happy to see all sorts of stories.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Some of my favourite books are: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (anything he’s written really!); the Amelia Fang series by Laura Ellen Anderson; Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison; Instructions for a Second-Hand Heart by Tamsyn Murray; Splinters of Sunshine by Patrice Lawrence; Ready, Player, One by Ernest Cline; Dear Charlie by N.D. Gomes; Noah Can’t Even by Simon James Green; The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy; The Pug Who Wanted to be a Unicorn by Bella Swift; The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson; All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven; Blood Moon by Lucy Cuthew; the Lottie Luna series by Vivian French; Small Spaces by Katherine Arden; A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson, to name but a few </span><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">😊</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">My main reason for being part of this #WriteMentor programme is that I love being with other writers and the fantastic kidlit writing community. I’ve been very fortunate over the years to have had support via mentoring and from amazing writing groups and individuals and want to share that passion for words and the support and encouragement, with lots of positivity (think Joy from Inside Out) and gifs along the way! I’d love to work with someone who is keen to learn and share their writing with me and have fun along the way. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">There will be Q&As ahead of the application window to ask me questions, but do feel free to send me a message on Twitter if you have anything you’d like to ask and can't make the chats below. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">Monday 4th for Chapter Books (age 5-8 approximately) 7-8pm BST/UK Time</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Tuesday 5th for Middle Grade (age 9-12) 7-8pm BST/UK Time</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">So do apply to me if you feel we would be a good fit.</span><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">😊</span><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">For further updates please follow me on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/FinlaysonPalmer" style="color: #993300; text-decoration-line: none;">@FinlaysonPalmer</a> and on the WriteMentor website: <a href="https://write-mentor.com/mentoring-programme/2022-writementor-summer-mentoring-programme/">https://write-mentor.com/mentoring-programme/2022-writementor-summer-mentoring-programme/</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">KEY DATES</p><p class="has-ast-global-color-1-color has-text-color" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-1); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.6em; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Mentor applications: </span>10th January – 14th February 2022</p><p class="has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-8); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.6em; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Agent registration: </span>open until Thursday 1st September</p><p class="has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-8); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.6em; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Mentor chats on Twitter: </span>4-6th April 2022</p><p class="has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-8); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.6em; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Mentee application window open: </span>7th-8th April 2022</p><p class="has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-8); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.6em; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Mentor-Mentee announcement: </span>28th April 2022</p><p class="has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-8); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.6em; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Mentoring programme period: </span>1st May-31st August 2022</p><p class="has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-8); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.6em; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Agent Showcase:</span> Friday 2nd-9th September 2022</p><p class="has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-8); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.6em; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://linktr.ee/EmmaFinlaysonPalmer">https://linktr.ee/EmmaFinlaysonPalmer</a></span></span></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-84383803509139484582022-02-23T06:41:00.001-08:002022-02-23T06:43:32.433-08:00Cover Reveal!<p>Really excited to now be able to share the cover of my debut chapter book, Autumn Moonbeam: Dance Magic!</p><p>Designed by Becky Chilcott</p><p>Illustrated by Heidi Cannon</p><p>It will be published by UCLan Publishing on 7th July 2022 🎉🎉🎉</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhTkO43LTOE1cmlrixDLSFF3iJB4j3mv_uDsIG0T2ob-w7BYZ7oJ9_g5WBCJRQURj-AzFomd2BI5RYtfaihib7jB3kIYWRC8dlJi_7CfwFsLP-uNstWGtDpZhDnd39W2EqwcOWT_3kG8CPtWgyGbMFG1ORYgW6lxJvbzWztZJPCs1RbxAauI2R8-uSHQ=s2185" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2185" data-original-width="1524" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhTkO43LTOE1cmlrixDLSFF3iJB4j3mv_uDsIG0T2ob-w7BYZ7oJ9_g5WBCJRQURj-AzFomd2BI5RYtfaihib7jB3kIYWRC8dlJi_7CfwFsLP-uNstWGtDpZhDnd39W2EqwcOWT_3kG8CPtWgyGbMFG1ORYgW6lxJvbzWztZJPCs1RbxAauI2R8-uSHQ=s320" width="223" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>Autumn Moonbeam loves gymnastics and dance so when Sparkledale Dance Academy have try-outs for their competitive dance team, Black Cats, she thinks it’s the most broom-tastic opportunity ever! Just one problem, Autumn is nervous and worries she won’t make it onto the team. </p><p>And then she discovers that her nasty neighbour Severina Bloodworth is trying out too. But with her best friend Batty by her side can Autumn overcome her shyness, lack of confidence and magical mishaps to be chosen to join Sparkledale Dance Academy?</p><p>Enchanting, fun and full of heart, this is a story about growing into yourself, following your dreams and making new friends along the way. With added stunts and magic, of course!</p><p>Autumn Moonbeam: Dance Magic! is available to pre-order from Waterstones now...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/dance-magic/emma-finlayson-palmer/heidi-cannon/9781912979769">https://www.waterstones.com/book/dance-magic/emma-finlayson-palmer/heidi-cannon/9781912979769</a></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077374718650844340.post-14161677930602575752022-02-06T10:37:00.001-08:002022-02-06T10:37:53.368-08:00Words & Pictures<p>Really excited that the first of my articles on Chapter Books for Words & Pictures is now available to read online:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.wordsandpics.org/2022/02/chapter-book-knowhow-with-emma.html?m=1">Chapter Book KnowHow - Words & Pictures</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiNw_cqu1N1aiuu36-D0uCujwA5ShCeuJEgnCfRpVovrQnUd6xMAXQBqQtMQoUvzeMXklKeyXfb5L3IKRK3M--bp8PCFJKbS1We2iWARP-ySRpRvDxA5QE5KnChyg6L3niu7A18gE--eo3j9DFiQzAg-CWx35iGdHfzkDB1V7BUBflWVlMKgs0suDGCA=s1304" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1304" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiNw_cqu1N1aiuu36-D0uCujwA5ShCeuJEgnCfRpVovrQnUd6xMAXQBqQtMQoUvzeMXklKeyXfb5L3IKRK3M--bp8PCFJKbS1We2iWARP-ySRpRvDxA5QE5KnChyg6L3niu7A18gE--eo3j9DFiQzAg-CWx35iGdHfzkDB1V7BUBflWVlMKgs0suDGCA=s320" width="177" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>FinlaysonPalmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117130709641805328noreply@blogger.com0