Hi! I hope you’re staying safe and well. I have a few updates for you this mini-blog Monday:
I now have an FAQ page:
Yes, sorry, I know it’s taken me ages. But my spangly new FAQ page hopefully answers some of your most burning questions - be you a reader, teacher or a writer. Aspiring authors, do check out the bottom of the page too, because I’ve added details about mentoring sessions if you’re interested.
What I’ve read and what I’m reading:
Are you someone who likes to read wintery books in winter and summery books in summer? I do sometimes, but this month I’m doing the opposite. I’m listening to the audiobook of Sharna Jackson’s High Rise Mystery, a thrilling murder mystery set in a heat wave! I’ve been loving it and can’t wait to see what intrepid sleuths Nik and Norva discover. My latest adult book read has been the sci-fi novella All Systems Red by Martha Wells. I’ve enjoyed the voice of ‘Murderbot’, who is very self-conscious and more interested in watching the futuristic equivalent of Netflix than doing much else. Hmm, sounds familiar… !
A writing challenge:
Okay, here’s something to take your mind off the home learning for a while. In Glassheart, many of the characters have a ‘second skin’, which means they can transform into an animal. For example one character - a spirit - transforms into a hare, and another turns into a wren. If you could choose a second skin, what animal would you transform into, and why? What will you do in your animal form? Where will you go and what will you see? If you like, why not write a story all about your transformation.
Stay well everybody.
Katharine