I have forty-two cans of beans, ten cans of tuna, twenty-five mars bars, seven rolls of duct tape, five rolls of Bacofoil, twenty batteries for the torch and the wireless radio. In the special box I have three four litre water containers, two first aid kits, a penknife and a plastic bucket and forty-two toilet […]
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The Challenges of Writing a Teenage Hero (ish)
One of the questions I get asked often about my novel How To Survive Everything is: ‘How did you manage to write such a convincing teenage protagonist?’ It’s a lovely compliment. Sometimes it turns into: ‘why did you write a teenage protagonist?’ or the more pointed ‘what gives you the right to write a teenage […]
Top Ten List of Things I Didn’t Know Were Going to Be Useful to Your Career
Occasionally, when talking with young (or not-young-but-new) writers, they will ask, “what’s the most important thing you need to know to be successful as a writer?” They never like my answer: You won’t know until you’ve used it. But as a service to anyone who has ever wondered, I present to you my “Top Ten […]