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Making your spooky kidlit scenes even scarier with sound effects

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

17/12/2020

Sensory description is so important in any genre of fiction, but in scary stories it can add a chilling, leave-the-lights-on-tonight-please-mum atmosphere to an otherwise flat scene. In fact, you should…

Writing Irresistible Kidlit by Mary Kole

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

20/11/2020

A while ago I started a series in which I give you a very, very quick introduction to some of my favourite writing guides. These books will typically be aimed…

The Magic Words by Cheryl B Klein

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

16/10/2020

I adore reading books about writing and I have several favourites that I always recommend to everybody. When I read them for the first time, I cover the pages in…