Armies of Me

Armies of Me

April 9, 2012 · by em · in ,

I handle life in Melbourne weather-wise like this: One-third: It’s too hot! Why don’t we have air-con? How can anyone stand this? I’m going back to London. One-third: It’s freezing in this house. Why aren’t all Melbourne houses fitted with…

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Voices

Voices

April 4, 2012 · by em · in ,

I’ve been having trouble with voice and perspective recently. My YA novel, Girl, Aloud (Girl Out Loud in the USA) is written in first-person present tense, which gets a lot of schtick from certain quarters. I didn’t think about the…

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Imagination at Full Speed

Imagination at Full Speed

February 13, 2012 · by em · in , ,

  I wouldn’t be the first writer to have been asked: “When are you going to write some proper books? Like, for adults?” Any children’s / YA writer reading this is now nodding vigorously and the room is shaking with…

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