Jesus is a Rochdale Girl – Elbow I have a single heartbreak I celebrate and mourn A single shining sister And all the tricks of dawn Someone’s poured bubble bath in the fountains near Urbis again. Just another Saturday. Something ripples through the city. In the shadow of the Printworks, someone’s giving out free … Continue reading
Cut off I’ll go my way if I’m going at all This time Believe that the strong red lines That I will draw will come and cover you up You are a toxic friend, you told me that yourself. So that makes it ok. You creep into people’s life and burrow in like a … Continue reading
Baby be the class clown I’ll be the beauty queen in tears It’s a new art form showing people how little we care (yeah) We’re so happy, even when we’re smilin’ out of fear Let’s go down to the tennis court, and talk it up like yeah (yeah) *** 1) the boy who reads too … Continue reading
While I was in the middle of editing my current WIP, I was on Twitter because that’s how I edit. I spend ten minutes on a paragraph then I scroll for about an hour. It’s just how I roll, ok? It works. Heh… eventually. I noticed that I follow a lot of writers, aspiring and … Continue reading
One of the setbacks of not really talking about my own writing (I’m trying, I’m trying…. See?) is that I’m not really in the writing community. I’ve pushed my way into the reading community and I’m not budging but the writing? Not yet. Sure, I know a few people who are writing all sorts of … Continue reading
There have been many times when I’ve been walking through places, whether they’re spots I’ve never been before or places I go every day, when I think: “There has to be a YA book set here!”. I swear my phone is full of pictures that I’ve taken in the spur of the moment because I’ve … Continue reading
The other day I decided to take advantage of the crisp wintery weather (nearly spring!) and went for a walk in the woods near my house. It’s quite a deep wood and there’s places where you can’t see the sky because the tangle of branches above you are so thick. Anyway, I was just pulling … Continue reading
Please Note: This post will not feature a Kylie Minogue duet between the absolutely phenomenal Courtney Summers and I. I know, I know. Look, I’m really sorry but it’s difficult to organise something like that because you can’t do a duet of Ms Minogue half-arsed. You have to plan it, you have to learn the … Continue reading
OK, I could pretty much say anything right now. I’m pretty sure the majority of you have already skipped ahead and… well, I don’t blame you because yes, I have Melina Marchetta here today, talking about how she writes her heroines. It’s probably futile to say that I love Melina Marchetta’s books. If you’ve ever … Continue reading
One of my favourite things about contemporary YA is that it can feel exotic and different without even leaving this world. I’ve never been a teenager in America or Australia (and so on)… so When I’m reading a book set in one of these countries, I feel there is so much to take in and … Continue reading
