Notes from the London Book Fair

I went on the Tuesday and Thursday this year using the SCBWI members three day ticket. Fellow SCBWI’s have been asking if the Fair is worth it and I would say, yes, if you are gearing up for submission, if you want to meet/hear/talk to well known authors and publishers and if you want to find… Read More Notes from the London Book Fair

April 16, 2016April 20, 2016 Kate PeridotLeave a comment

How to write fantastic descriptive passages

Part 1. Places We’ve had lots of conversations in my critique group lately about how to describe places and people. So I thought I would check out how children’s greatest and best authors tackle it, starting with place… Here’s an extract from… His Dark Materials, by Phillip Pullman. Directly ahead of the ship a mountain… Read More How to write fantastic descriptive passages

March 8, 2016 Kate PeridotLeave a comment

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Notes from the London Book Fair

How to write fantastic descriptive passages