by Michele Clark McConnochie | Aug 2, 2015 | The Dralfynia Sagas, Writing for Children and Young Adults
I’ve recently been asked about Witchy Wu, the out and out baddy of the Dralfynia sagas, and why I made her a Chinese shaman instead of a Grimm Brothers witch. The name popped into my head first, and I looked up the meaning afterwards. According to Wikipedia, a...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Jun 3, 2015 | Cats, Indie Publishing, The Dralfynia Sagas, Writing for Children and Young Adults
I am well underway with writing Sabrina Summers’ Second Saga, and having great fun plotting things to do to the Beast and to Witchy Wu. I am being kept company by Cleo, who has taken over the best chair in my study, and Twinkle, who has made a nest from the...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Apr 21, 2015 | The Dralfynia Sagas, Writing for Children and Young Adults
A reader who is almost 13 recently asked me about the third word in “The Uncooperative Flying Carpet” which is “slanted”. I explained it meant that the rain came down in a slant because of the strong wind, but it started me thinking about...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Feb 17, 2015 | Indie Publishing, The Dralfynia Sagas
Having taught for some years, I am aware of the difficulties that dyslexic readers face and while I try to make my handouts accessible for my current creative writing students, including those who are dyslexic, I needed some up to date advice when it came to indie...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Jan 28, 2015 | The Dralfynia Sagas, Writing Crime Fiction
I’ve just been lucky enough to spend a week in the northern part of New Zealand’s beautiful South Island with my husband. We spent a night at Lochmara Lodge in Queen Charlotte Sound, which is stunningly beautiful, quirky and fascinating. You can only...
by Michele Clark McConnochie | Jan 27, 2015 | The Dralfynia Sagas
While I am waiting for the first Saga to come back from the wonderful editor Sarah Nisbet (http://www.inkshededitorial.com/) I have started plotting the middle saga of the Dralfynia trilogy. At the moment, I am at the “what would happen if …” or...
