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Welsh Myths, Legends, Fairytales

Posted on February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 by Claire

I love Welsh legends. They’re full of larger than life characters, unexpected flashes of humour and half the time they don’t even try to make sense. So when, last March, I was offered the chance to write a whole book of them for the Scholastic Classics series, I leaped at them with the enthusiasm of… Read on…

Posted in News and ExtrasTagged author news, Books, fairytales, Writing

Story Challenge Week 3 – Characters

Posted on April 6, 2020April 14, 2020 by Claire

Week three of my story challenge is all about characters, and here are some of my top tips for creating your own fictional characters. Names I get names from all over the place. Real names Names of stars, planets, trees, fruit etc Street names, city names Nonsense words, words spelled backward Make a list of… Read on…

Posted in News and Extras, Patron of ReadingTagged story challenge, video, Writing

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