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Dates in Fiction
Today is 12th October. On this day in history, the Battle of Hatfield Chase in 632 led to the death of Edwin of Deira, the first Christian king of Northumbria. It was also the birthdate of Edward VI, the son that Henry VIII hoped would save the Tudor dynasty. In 1979, it was the publicationContinue reading “Dates in Fiction”
The Hardest Job
Rewriting Novel Number 6 before the Beta Readers have even started it!
Teen Fiction vs Young Adult
The novel I am currently developing is a change of direction for me. There is no rural setting; the action takes place around a suburban housing estate and a secondary school. It is set no further back in the past than the 1990s, which does not count as a historical setting. And my main charactersContinue reading “Teen Fiction vs Young Adult”