Christmas Poem & Pastel by Joan Aiken Best wishes, and thanks to all who visit See you next year! >>>>>#####<<<<< Filed under: In her own words, Joan's Life, Joan's Quotes, Picture by Joan, Poem by Joan Tagged: Joan Aiken Christmas poem, Joan Aiken pastel drawing
“It was dusk, winter dusk – snow lay white and shining over the pleated hills…” Sound familiar? The opening lines of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase could almost describe a scene from Joan Aiken’s first adult novel, The Silence of Herondale published just two years after her most famous children’s classic. The novel draws on […]
Ghost stories are an unusual taste for a six year old, but by this age Joan Aiken was relishing them: I had already read Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James, and nearly died of delicious terror at “Oh Whistle and I’ll Come to You”. Searching for more fodder of a similar kind – […]
“Being a writer is not unlike being a medium; sometimes the message comes through loud and clear, sometimes it doesn’t,” Joan Aiken said in a talk on writing ghost stories. Perhaps this is particularly apt for those with a gift for sensing odd atmospheres or noticing the unusual in the everyday, as she certainly did, […]
It’s easy to write a children’s book isn’t it? From the huge numbers of new books now appearing, including all the Ebooks and self published works, character driven series, tv and movie spin offs, and school reader series, it looks as though it could be an ideal career for anyone, and certainly the publicity given […]
It’s easy to write a children’s book isn’t it? From the huge numbers of new books now appearing, including all the Ebooks and self published works, character driven series, tv and movie spin offs, and school reader series, it looks as though it could be an ideal career for anyone, and certainly the publicity given […]
Thank you all at Aiken Towers (or maybe just you, Lizza?) for a wonderful year of posts. Hope you have a lovely break and see you in the New Year. Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!