Writing Craft Archives – Writer and the Wolf Editorial

How music can improve your writing and deepen your children’s story

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

14/09/2021

Do you listen to music while you write? I absolutely cannot write, read, work, think, basically live my life in silence; I’m one of those people that turns the TV…

Book in the Spotlight: All the Tides of Fate

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

06/08/2021

This is an edited version of my review published by the fabulous British Fantasy Society earlier this year, for whom I regularly review middle grade and YA fantasy novels. Audience: YA Genre: Fantasy adventure…

Writing prompt lucky dip #2

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

16/07/2021

In the last post I introduced my middle grade and YA writing lucky dip, where I offer up four ingredients for you to mix up in your cauldron and turn…

Book in the Spotlight: The Game Weavers

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

09/07/2021

The following was originally published by the fabulous British Fantasy Society earlier this year, for whom I regularly review middle grade and YA fantasy novels. Audience: YA Genre: Dystopian fantasy Authors…

Book in the Spotlight: The Winter Duke

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

02/07/2021

Book in the Spotlight: The Midnight Lie

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

25/06/2021

Book in the Spotlight: All the Stars and Teeth

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

18/06/2021

This is an edited version of my review published by the fabulous British Fantasy Society earlier this year, for whom I regularly review middle grade and YA fantasy novels. Audience: YA…

Study people like you’re about to play them on TV

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

11/06/2021

I’m not really one of those ‘people watchers’ you find sitting in café windows or on park benches, glancing around as the world goes by, trying to figure out everyone’s…

A Monday in the life of a kidlit editor, writer & reader #1

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

07/06/2021

This series is my contribution to It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?, a weekly blog hop co-hosted by Unleashing Readers and Teach Mentor Texts which focuses on sharing books marketed…

Book in the Spotlight: Diana and the Island of No Return

By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

04/06/2021

This is an edited version of my review published by the fabulous British Fantasy Society earlier this year, for whom I regularly review middle grade and YA fantasy novels. Audience: Middle Grade…