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Sunday, February 22, 2015 11:18:03 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled When is it OK to give up? – Jess Vallance:
savita said, "When I first thought about having a go at writing a novel, I spent quite a lot of time reading lists of writing tips on blogs (like this one) and in writing books. If you’ve read even a handful of those kinds of lists you’ll probably have..." more
Saturday, February 21, 2015 11:22:01 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled Creating the best events - for authors AND organisers! - Nicola Morgan:
savita said, "This isn't a new topic for me but there is something special about this post: I am cross-posting with fabulous school librarian (former School Librarian of the Year, no less!) Duncan Wright, both of us writing from our own point of view but aimed at..." more
Saturday, February 21, 2015 2:17:50 AM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled When a book is an ice pick... Sue Purkiss:
savita said, "'A book ought to be an ice pick, to break up the frozen sea within us.' (Franz Kafka)I first came across this quote from Kafka some years ago, when I was putting together a collection of books which I hoped would appeal to some of the young..." more
Thursday, February 19, 2015 5:33:50 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled Problems of Presentation - Joan Lennon:
savita said, "A while back I tackled the ticklish problem of how we present ourselves at readings, festivals, author visits - any time we are obliged to get out of our pjs and face the public. That post focused on women writers and their clothes dilemmas...." more
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 11:05:37 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled Retreating to Write - Lucy Coats:
savita said, "Shh! I shouldn't be writing this on the Wednesday afternoon before it's due. I'm locked away in Devon, and I should be head down, working on my novel. But as usual, life got in the way, and I didn't manage to post something wise and insightful a..." more
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 12:03:34 AM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled The Room In My Head - revisited - Linda Strachan:
savita said, "In January 2009 I wrote a blog on ABBA about the Room in my Head. It went something like this -The Room In My HeadAs the new year begins I look inside my head to find that room where inspiration might be hiding…. In..." more
Monday, February 16, 2015 11:41:31 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled The Best Place to Hide: Some Favourite Children's Books about Dens and Hiding Out - Emma Barnes:
savita said, "Last week I wrote about how camping out - in both reality and fiction - inspired my new book Wild Thing Goes Camping. Equally important, I realised, was the idea of dens and secret hiding places.There’s something really powerful for a child about..." more
Sunday, February 15, 2015 5:23:16 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled The Monkey Queen: Researching a Family Secret for a Family Novel, by Tess Berry-Hart:
savita said, "This Thursday the great wheel of the Chinese zodiac will spin to welcome in the Year of the (Wooden) Ram; a year of calm, creativity and goodness (according to my online resources!) The five elements of the Chinese calendar – Fire, Water,..." more
Saturday, February 14, 2015 10:33:17 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled The boy with his hands in the air ..... by Miriam Halahmy:
savita said, "This is one of the most iconic images from the Holocaust - a seven year old boy with his hands up for the German camera man, surrendering to armed German soldiers. The terrified look on his face speaks volumes. It is 1943 and this image is from the..." more
Saturday, February 14, 2015 1:39:11 AM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled Is Nostalgia the Next Big Thing?:
savita said, "If, like me, you enjoyed reading mystery stories such as Enid Blyton's Famous Five and Secret Seven and the Nancy Drew series you'll be pleased to hear that, according to a newspaper article I've just read, the trend apparently is going back towards..." more
Thursday, February 12, 2015 9:19:07 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled WWYK? No thanks.:
savita said, "I used to be guilty of it. God help me, I was terrible, and I’m sorry. As a teacher, for years I begged my secondary school pupils, when they were ‘doing’ creative writing, Write what you know. You’ll do a better job, especially in exam..." more
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 11:29:05 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled Why do we write about talking animals?:
savita said, "I'm feeling a littleemotional, to be frank. I've spent the past eight years writing three books about a group of talking animals (The Last Wild trilogy), whom I've grown very fond of. Last week I sent the final book off to the printers. I..." more
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 12:03:13 AM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled Introducing the Amazing, Patented Title Generator - Cathy Butler:
savita said, "Many children’s writers find giving their book a title one of the trickiest parts of the job. It’s an important consideration, though: along with the jacket design and the name of the author, the title of a book is..." more
Monday, February 9, 2015 11:07:08 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled It's the most wonderful MONTH of the year - Eve Ainsworth:
savita said, "Usually I hate February. It’s a dark, bleak little month. Rain dances through the days and frost greets every morning. You have no money and little motivation. Additional weight gained at Christmas still hangs from your waist like a guilty secret..." more
Monday, February 9, 2015 3:29:10 AM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled Why use a book when you can use the web?:
savita said, "Last month, I talked to the school librarians of Hampshire at their annual conference in Winchester. One of the things they had especially asked me to talk about was why children should use books for research rather than the web. As more..." more
Saturday, February 7, 2015 5:09:02 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled A question of timing - by Keren David:
savita said, "How long is too long? This was on my mind this week as I prepared for a trip to Bedfordshire for a whole day visit to a secondary school. The lovely librarian had booked me in for a three sessions. A two hour slot with the whole of Y9 to talk about..." more
Saturday, February 7, 2015 2:21:01 AM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled Happy National Libraries Day 2015!:
savita said, "National Libraries Day is today (Saturday 7th February 2015) and it is the culmination of a week of festivities and celebrations for the extraordinary work that our libraries and librarians do.This is a chance to say thank you to our nation’s..." more
Thursday, February 5, 2015 10:39:03 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled The Perils of Character Upgrades - Cecilia Busby:
savita said, "I was sorting through some old box files recently, and I came across the following correspondence from a few years ago. I thought it made a salutary tale - just in case any of you were approached by this outfit. Forewarned is forearmed, as they..." more
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 6:00:49 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled Choice and Libraries: If You Can't Buy it, Borrow It! by Savita Kalhan:
savita said, "In my blog for An Awfully Big Blog Adventure back in December, I shared a list of some of my favourite teen and young adults books that I'd read in 2014. You can read that blog here - Favourite Teen/YA reads of 2014. Commenting..." more
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 12:16:45 AM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled Can Imagination Change the World for the Better? – David Thorpe:
savita said, "Ever since 1962 when both Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring and JG Ballard's The Drowned World (number one in his 'disaster quartet') were published, tens of thousands of non-fiction but perhaps only scores of fiction titles have addressed..." more
Monday, February 2, 2015 10:48:38 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled The Right Book at the Right Age - Heather Dyer:
savita said, "One reason that new writers have their books rejected is because their writing style doesn't match the content: either the language is too sophisticated for such a simple storyline - or the story is too long or complicated for the target..." more
Sunday, February 1, 2015 9:00:29 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled THE SUMMER of FRUITION – Dianne Hofmeyr:
savita said, " This morning I killed someone. I got up early while the house was quiet and did it and then howled. It was tough. I hadn’t planned it. It came over me suddenly with huge conviction that it was the right thing to do. But it wasn’t..." more
Saturday, January 31, 2015 7:50:21 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled What would happen if...? The Power of Imagination, by Pauline Fisk:
savita said, "It was with great sadness that we at ABBA heard of the death of Pauline Fisk, writer of Midnight Blue and many other much-loved children's books, a few days ago on 25th January. Pauline blogged for ABBA for a time, and Penny Dolan has volunteered..." more
Friday, January 30, 2015 8:04:15 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled Being a Writer-in-Residence: Pauline Francis:
savita said, "Today, a guest blog from Pauline Francis - many thanks, Pauline!I’ve just finished a year as a Writer-in-Residence and want to share some of the pain and pleasure (mostly pleasure). It was my first residency - and a learning curve for me as well..." more
Monday, February 23, 2015 11:16:46 PM
savita kalhan wrote a blog post titled In Which I Totally Indulge Myself, My Publisher, My Favourite Mermaid and a Ghost Ship - Liz Kessler:
savita said, "Anyone who knows me (and a fair few who don't as well) will know that my first YA novel Read Me Like A Book comes out this year. I've been shouting about this for a little while now, and have been super-excited about it for lots of reasons, one of..." more