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Wednesday, February 6, 2013 7:50:14 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled Please visit my new Tumblr Blog - for now....:
Lucy said, "Don't Miss Bear's Best Friend - Coming from Bloomsbury in March 2013!You may have noticed that I've been absent for a while, lovely readers. I'm sorry about that, but there have been a lot of writing deadlines and so I've decided to take..." more
Friday, December 21, 2012 4:45:10 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled Fantabulous Fridays A-Z: Z is for Zephyr with Caroline Lawrence:
Lucy said, "Scribble City Central's forty-second and final Fantabulous Friday comes from Caroline Lawrence. Caroline is the author of 21 Roman Mysteries books, and has now embarked on a new odyssey - an American one this time - with her whip-cracking,..." more
Friday, December 14, 2012 5:06:36 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled Fantabulous Fridays A-Z: Y for Yokai with Zoe Marriott:
Lucy said, "Scribble City Central's penultimate and forty-first Fantabulous Friday comes from Zoë Marriott. You may not have come across Zoë's novels yet, in which case you are in for a real reading treat. Shadows on the Moon is a truly..." more
Friday, December 7, 2012 3:35:04 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled Fantabulous Fridays A-Z - X for Xanthos: an apology:
Lucy said, "Unfortunately, this week's Fantabulous Fridays A-Z post - X for Xanthos - will be delayed till later in the month, as Lauren St John is stuck in Africa with virtually no internet access. She sends apologies - but I know all you..." more
Monday, December 3, 2012 3:44:58 PM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled #TwitterFiction Festival: 100 Greek Myths in 100 Tweets (The Full Story 81-100):
Lucy said, "The Final 20 - Part 5 of my heroic tweetfest - Philoctetes to Odysseus's Return to IthacaSnake strikes Philoctetes! 'Yeuch!' heave heroes as ace archer's wound worsens! Bowman left on Lemnos by callous companions Philoctetes, who had inherited..." more
Monday, December 3, 2012 12:48:58 PM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled #TwitterFiction Festival: 100 Greek Myths in 100 Tweets (The Full Story 61-80):
Lucy said, "Part 4 of my myth tweet epic...The Death of Heracles to Odysseus's call-up to the Trojan WarWife duped by covetous centaur! Doubting Deianeira destroys hubby Heracles! Dead hero rises to Olympus! Hera in fuming fury Heracles' second wife,..." more
Monday, December 3, 2012 9:50:57 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled #TwitterFiction Festival: 100 Myths in 100 Tweets (The Full Story 41-60):
Lucy said, "Part 3 of my manic myth tweet marathon...Artemis to Autolycus'Nobody sees me naked!' Angry Artemis chases speechless stagboy in fatal hunt! Hounds tear Actaeon apart for pervy peekingActaeon the hunter sees virgin goddess Artemis bathing in a..." more
Sunday, December 2, 2012 10:08:56 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled #TwitterFiction Festival: 100 Myths in 100 Tweets (The Full Story 1-20):
Lucy said, "This is for those who have asked to see my entire #twitterfiction offering in one place, with a very simple expanded explanation. Anyone who wants even more detail can always search out a copy of my book,Atticus the Storyteller's 100 Greek..." more
Sunday, December 2, 2012 10:08:56 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled #TwitterFiction Festival: 100 Greek Myths in 100 Tweets (The Full Story 21-40):
Lucy said, "More expanded explanations from my ongoing mythic tweet marathon....Bored shepherd woos Moon! Selene brokers eternal sleep deal for mortal lover! Says sex life now 'well dreamy'! 50 kids ensueEndymion the demigod shepherd and Selene the Moon goddess..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 9:13:15 PM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled FANTABULOUS FRIDAYS A-Z: U FOR UNICORN WITH KATHERINE ROBERTS:
Lucy said, "Scribble City Central's thirty-eighth Fantabulous Friday comes from Katherine Roberts, winner of the Bransford Boase Award, and author of many wonderful books, including Sword of Light, which has just been long-listed for the Carnegie Medal. The..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 9:13:14 PM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled FANTABULOUS FRIDAYS A-Z: V FOR VAMPIRE WITH ANNE ROONEY:
Lucy said, "Scribble City Central's thirty-ninth Fantabulous Friday comes from Anne Rooney. Anne has written literally hundreds of books for children and young adults on a myriad subjects, ranging from physics through grim, gross and grisly facts about..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 9:13:14 PM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled FANTABULOUS FRIDAYS A-Z: W FOR WERES WITH CURTIS JOBLING:
Lucy said, "Scribble City Central's fortieth Fantabulous Friday comes from Curtis Jobling, author of the Wereworld series, (and also creator of Bob the Builder, beloved by kids everywhere). I first came across Curtis's Wereworld hero, Drew Ferran -..." more
Friday, November 9, 2012 3:58:37 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled FANTABULOUS FRIDAYS A-Z: T FOR TROLL WITH KATHERINE LANGRISH:
Lucy said, "Scribble City Central's thirty-seventh Fantabulous Friday comes from Katherine Langrish, a writer whose work has often been compared to that of Alan Garner. That's a pretty fine accolade, and, in my opinion, well-deserved. Katherine has an..." more
Friday, November 2, 2012 4:48:37 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled FANTABULOUS FRIDAYS A-Z: S FOR SLAUGH WITH LUCY COATS:
Lucy said, "Since my lovely scheduled guest author is unfortunately unable to type at the moment (get better soon, Michelle), Scribble City Central's thirty-sixth Fantabulous Fridays A-Z comes from me instead. I hope you won't be too..." more
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:32:21 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled FANTABULOUS FRIDAYS A-Z: S FOR SATYRS WITH PHILIP WOMACK:
Lucy said, "Scribble City Central's thirty-fifth Fantabulous Friday A-Z comes from Philip Womack, ace journalist, reviewer, blogger, Classicist and writer of two excellent novels for children. The second of these - The Liberators - brings the Dionysian cult of..." more
Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:12:21 PM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled FANTABULOUS FRIDAYS A-Z: R FOR RAVANA WITH SARWAT CHADDA:
Lucy said, "Scribble City Central's thirty-fourth Fantabulous Friday comes from Sarwat Chadda, author of two bestselling YA novels about kickass Knight Templar girl Billi SanGreal, and also of the recently published Ash Mistry and the Savage Fortress, which..." more
Friday, October 12, 2012 3:06:40 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled FANTABULOUS FRIDAYS A-Z: Q FOR QUESTING BEAST WITH MARY HOFFMAN:
Lucy said, "Scribble City Central's thirty-third Fantabulous Friday comes from the marvellous Mary Hoffman, author of the bestselling Amazing Grace picture-books, and also of one of my favourite YA historical fantasy series - Stravaganza. I've..." more
Friday, October 5, 2012 3:30:19 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled FANTABULOUS FRIDAYS A-Z: P FOR PUCK WITH CELIA REES:
Lucy said, "Scribble City Central's thirty-second Fantabulous Friday comes from Celia Rees, one of Britain's best writers for teenagers. This is not Celia's first visit to SCC. In February I interviewed her about her latest wonderful (and gritty) novel,..." more
Friday, September 28, 2012 3:52:06 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled FANTABULOUS FRIDAYS A-Z: O FOR OWLMEN WITH SALLY PRUE:
Lucy said, "Scribble City Central's thirty-first Fantabulous Fridays A-Z comes from Sally Prue. I read Sally's first book Cold Tom (which won the Branford Boase) some years ago, and remember being very impressed by the seemingly effortless way..." more
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1:09:47 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled The Scribble City Interview: Keren David on "Another Life":
Lucy said, "As I read a proof copy of Keren David's debut YA novel, When I Was Joe for the first time in January 2010, I knew that a new star had entered the writing firmament. I found the whole plot so exciting that each time I had to put it down..." more
Friday, September 21, 2012 4:50:33 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled FANTABULOUS FRIDAYS A-Z: N FOR NIAN WITH SAVIOUR PIROTTA:
Lucy said, "Scribble City Central's thirtieth Fantabulous Friday comes from ace storyteller Saviour Pirotta. I've admired Saviour's boundless enthusiasm for all things mythological for years, and it's a delight to have him on the blog for the first time...." more
Friday, September 14, 2012 4:18:37 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled FANTABULOUS FRIDAYS A-Z: M FOR MERROW WITH MALACHY DOYLE:
Lucy said, "Scribble City Central's twenty-ninth Fantabulous Friday comes from Malachy Doyle, fairytale expert, and award-winning author of many wonderful books, including the just-published Too Noisy! (Walker Books). It was a treat to read this one aloud..." more
Saturday, September 8, 2012 11:19:52 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled FANTABULOUS FRIDAYS A-Z: M FOR MERMAID WITH LIZ KESSLER:
Lucy said, "Scribble City Central's twenty-eighth Fantabulous Friday comes from Liz Kessler, author of the mega-popular Emily Windsnap series. I have to confess to being a bit of an Emily Windsnap addict at this point, not least because as a little..." more
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 4:47:30 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled THRIVE! Wellness after Cancer: Guest Post from Stephanie Butland:
Lucy said, "SCC: Thrive! It's a cheerful word. It makes me think of healthy green plants bursting out of the warming spring earth and reaching towards the sun. That's pretty much how Stephanie Butland's new book, Thrive: the Bah! Guide to wellness..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:23:37 AM
Lucy Coats wrote a blog post titled Welcome to Scribble City Central!:
Lucy said, "WELCOME!If you've just stumbled over this blog, there's lots to read for myth lovers, writers and people who are generally interested in the world of books. Please feel free to explore, but I've put some links below to get you started. I'm..." more