by Michele Clark McConnochie | Feb 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
The courage of the young students at a high school in Parkland, Florida in standing up to be heard against the US’s powerful pro-gun lobby has filled me with hope. Hot on the heels of their stories, I read about a British young man who sits on his local council...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Feb 12, 2018 | The Dralfynia Sagas, Writing for Children and Young Adults
All of a sudden, 2018 is here and being a published author is actually real! So, dates for the diary so far: May 1st – the e-book of The Uncooperative Flying Carpet is launched. TBC – the world launch of the book will take place in Timaru, New Zealand...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Feb 6, 2018 | Big Boots, Classic children's books, Travel Writing, Writing for Children and Young Adults
To quote the late George Michael, you “gotta have Faith,” and as I delve deeper into the lives of the wonderful children’s authors who I am writing about for Big Boots, that certainly seems to be a running theme. Firstly, I explored the life and...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Jan 29, 2018 | Big Boots, Writing, Writing for Children and Young Adults
Every writer’s dream is to be published. Mine was to be published by the kind of organisation that shares my values and will meet the needs of dyslexic readers too. 2018 is the year when my own writer’s dream comes true, thanks to the team at MJ Kids. The...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Nov 15, 2017 | The Dralfynia Sagas, Writing for Children and Young Adults
A couple of days ago, I was talking to my neighbour and asked him what he believed his daughter would think of the new cover for “The Uncontrollable Flying Carpet.” His reply was a surprise. “She wouldn’t like it because the girl is wearing a pink dress,” he said,...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Jul 8, 2017 | Indie Publishing, The Dralfynia Sagas, Writing
If you’ve been looking to get copies of the Strange Sagas of Sabrina Summers from Amazon or Kindle recently, I’m afraid you’ll have been disappointed, but for a great reason. I have just signed a contract with Morgan James, a well-established hybrid publisher based in...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Mar 28, 2016 | Big Boots, Classic children's books, Travel Writing, Writing, Writing for Children and Young Adults
According to Winnie the Pooh, “when you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.” (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/97211-when-you-see-someone-putting-on-his-big-boots-you) Well, I’m getting ready to pack my...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Feb 1, 2016 | Classic children's books, Indie Publishing, Travel Writing, Writing
They say that whatever book you are working on, writers still believe that there’s a better one waiting round the corner, and I know just how that feels. Although I am currently finishing off the formatting and launch of the final Sabrina Summers’ Saga and...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Dec 23, 2015 | The Dralfynia Sagas, Writing, Writing for Children and Young Adults
Empty nest syndrome is when your children grow up and leave home, leaving their parents alone in the family nest. I believe writers have the same emotions when they come to the end of a character. At the moment, the last in the Strange Sagas of Sabrina Summers is at...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Nov 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
I recently shared a Facebook post about the activities other writers do when they are stuck. Dan Brown, for instance, apparently has a device where he can hang upside down. I write sitting at my desk, and I do it all day, every day. When I am thinking something...
