An Awfully Big Blog Adventure

Nice post! How about: kindness, renewal, reset, fr...

2021-01-27T10:41:33.073+00:00

Nice post! How about: kindness, renewal, reset, friendship?

Thank you so much for this - I absolutely love the...

2021-01-27T09:55:52.093+00:00

Thank you so much for this - I absolutely love the idea and task of thinking of positive words for 2021 - it is cheering me up already.

That snow man is brilliant! I want to read both th...

2021-01-26T23:04:41.479+00:00

That snow man is brilliant! I want to read both those books, and the young skaters are amazing. You are right that we have to celebrate joyful things in these days!

Thanks Andrew and Sue. Eleanor Oliphant is one of ...

2021-01-26T09:42:57.521+00:00

Thanks Andrew and Sue. Eleanor Oliphant is one of the books on my TBR pile. It's been on two holidays with me but I haven't read it yet. I'll push it nearer the top...

Thanks - fantastic to have a spotlight on UKYA boo...

2021-01-26T09:40:32.373+00:00

Thanks - fantastic to have a spotlight on UKYA books (well done Holly) and read about Rachel's thinking and writing process.

Thanks, Lynne.

2021-01-26T08:53:09.757+00:00

Thanks, Lynne.

Thanks, Sue.

2021-01-26T08:52:38.871+00:00

Thanks, Sue.

I think you'll like it!

2021-01-25T17:34:32.695+00:00

I think you'll like it!

How interesting!

2021-01-25T17:33:50.740+00:00

How interesting!

Great idea, Saviour. Many thanks for sharing it!

2021-01-25T10:23:32.217+00:00

Great idea, Saviour. Many thanks for sharing it!

Thanks for this recommendation, Sue - it sounds gr...

2021-01-25T10:20:59.374+00:00

Thanks for this recommendation, Sue - it sounds great, so I've just ordered it!

You're welcome, Anne. I find multiplaning help...

2021-01-24T22:23:50.301+00:00

You're welcome, Anne. I find multiplaning helps me concentrate on the main narrative but also flesh out the sub-plots.

That's a really interesting idea, Saviour. I w...

2021-01-24T18:49:34.622+00:00

That's a really interesting idea, Saviour. I will think about that when I am doing my next piece of writing. Thank you.

Thanks, Lynne - it was kind of you to read it at a...

2021-01-24T16:45:45.443+00:00

Thanks, Lynne - it was kind of you to read it at all! X

Thank you for that link, Anne. I must click throug...

2021-01-23T18:24:47.321+00:00

Thank you for that link, Anne. I must click through ....

Yes, Penny, and wonderful young poet Amanda Gorman...

2021-01-23T18:24:09.977+00:00

Yes, Penny, and wonderful young poet Amanda Gorman apparently had a speech impediment too. Amazing people, both of them.

Aye, it must be magical realism, the ghostly hand ...

2021-01-23T15:49:17.794+00:00

Aye, it must be magical realism, the ghostly hand that presses the delete button.

Thanks, so interesting to hear how experiences end...

2021-01-23T11:54:57.639+00:00

Thanks, so interesting to hear how experiences end up in stories. I would be flying the same flag as you on this.

https://youtu.be/k16g9h_Umlk In case the original...

2021-01-22T19:13:05.293+00:00

https://youtu.be/k16g9h_Umlk In case the original link didn't work.

Thank you for this review. Yesterday I watched the...

2021-01-22T19:12:32.371+00:00

Thank you for this review. Yesterday I watched the most wonderful interview about this book with both writer and illustrator.https://youtu.be/k16g9h_Umlk It was so beautiful. I can't wait to read this book!

What a beautiful book to hear about! Thank you, Pi...

2021-01-22T13:09:34.797+00:00

What a beautiful book to hear about! Thank you, Pippa.

Also, I believe that newly-elected US President Biden copes with a stammer, so this book is a very well timed suggestion, too.

Great post, Lu - sorry this is late: I've only...

2021-01-22T11:39:10.219+00:00

Great post, Lu - sorry this is late: I've only just got round to reading it!

You're welcome, Mystica!

2021-01-22T11:10:02.763+00:00

You're welcome, Mystica!

Thank you for a review on a very unusual story.

2021-01-22T05:49:53.171+00:00

Thank you for a review on a very unusual story.

How lovely that your words have found the very bes...

2021-01-21T12:36:47.925+00:00

How lovely that your words have found the very best setting and time to be heard!
Congratulations.