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Middle grade and YA on display! Libraries in July

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

26/07/2021

A great way of discovering what books are big at the moment is to look at your local library’s displays. They might put out the newest releases, books on a…

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…

Lessons from R. L. Stine’s Masterclass #1: No moralising

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

09/10/2020

Last year I took R. L. Stine’s masterclass on writing horror for young readers and it was utterly fascinating. I was a huge Point Horror fan as a teenager and still read…

How old should your main character be?

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

30/07/2020

Thanks for joining me, YA genre authors! Next up in my YA Fundamentals series is character age, something that trips up a lot of my clients. Does it really matter…

How to write a creepy graveyard in middle grade or YA

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By: Siobhan O'Brien Holmes

15/01/2020

Hi there, horror fans! Not much beats the eerie atmosphere of an empty cemetery in the middle of the night, am I right? They’re dark and shadowy, spookily silent and…