Children's Author
Merry Christmas everyone! I’ll be taking a few days off but I’ll be back in the New Year with news of my new middle grade sci-fi, coming September 2023, Tapper Watson and the Nemo Machine. Yes, it has a title at last! I’ve finished most of the editing and I’m very excited. If you haven’t…
Hi all! It’s summer time! The garden is blooming, the cats are inventing creative ways of escaping through windows and I’m enjoying my DIY garden office. I had a great week away in Yorkshire and got to be a superhero at the Bradford Festival. I’m looking forward to appearing at the Between the Trees festival…
Whew! And Phew! And Wheeeee! (That was the sound of March flying by at supersonic speed.) This has been my busiest month since I went full-time as an author. It’s been so much fun, visiting schools. I did I quick count and I estimate I met over 2,000 children in 11 different schools, so a…
Hi all, Happy St David’s Day for March 1st, and happy World Book Day. I’ve been dashing about South Wales, sharing Welsh tales and creating exciting new stories. Thanks to all the lovely schools taking part, Monmouthshire Libraries, and the booksellers at Storyville Books in Pontypridd. If you can’t get to an event in person,…
I’ll be signing off for Christmas after today. I’ll be back in the New Year and in the meantime here’s a festive short story. My friend, Hazel, asked me to write a Storm Hound story featuring the Egyptian cat goddess, Bastet, and I was happy to oblige. If you haven’t read Storm Hound yet, it…
It’s my birthday! My present to you is an original short story mash-up of my favourite subjects. Read on… A Dinosaur in Time by Claire Fayers For the immediate attention of the Director of the Earth Space Exploration Centre. May 12th, 2283. Ma’am, I know you are busy and have many urgent matters…
You might have noticed a little shouting about a new book this week. Here’s the link if you missed it. Firefly Signs Fayers Out-Of-This-World Adventure Penny Thomas, Publisher at award-winning children’s and YA publisher Firefly Press, has acquired world rights in middle-grade sci-fi adventure Lethe by author Claire Fayers, from Gemma Cooper at The Bent Agency. Fern…
It’s just over five years ago since a Waterstones bookseller from Oxford emailed me and excitedly told me that she’d read my book, liked it so much she recommended it for Waterstones Book of the Month, and it had been selected. Much screaming and Prosecco ensued. It was a fantastic month, seeing posters on the London…
Today is the third part of my series on using fairy tales to write your own quest stories. For the first two parts see How To Start a Quest The Sticky Middle of a Story I’ve been working my way through The Leaves That Hung But Never Grew, which you’ll find in my collection of…
If you followed last week’s post on fairy tales you’ll have some ideas for sending your hero off on a quest. Now we come to the middle, where the story can often become bogged down and we have trouble working out what can happen next. Fortunately, fairy tales can help us. Remember The Leaves that…
