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THE HUNT FOR THE NIGHTINGALE
A beautifully written novel, pervaded with bittersweet and complex internal conflict. Jasper, a 9-year-old with severe anxiety, used to watch birds with his older sister, Rosie. They kept their own journal of bird facts and looked out for the nightingale’s annual visit. Their hobby offered a calming escape from their tension-filled home lives, with financially struggling parents who were constantly working.
THE NIGHT ANIMALS
Readers can still rely on this series to bring laughs. When Great Aunt Reba dies, she leaves some money to the family. Greg’s mom calls a family meeting to determine what to do with their share, proposing home improvements and then overruling the family’s cartoonish wish lists and instead pushing for an addition to the kitchen.
The Hunt for the Nightingale
. Oct. 2024. 272p. pap. $8.99. ISBN 9781684649471. COPY ISBN Gr 3-7–Nine-year-old Jasper loves his older sister Rosie, who takes him bird-watching and helps him deal with his severe anxiety when their parents are too busy to pay attention. Together they are writing The Big Book of Birds, filled with information about all the birds they find. Rosie promises to return from university to hunt for the nightingale that visits every spring, but she doesn’t return.
Op zoek naar de nachtegaal
De tienjarige Jasper heeft de hele lente gewacht tot zijn geliefde nachtegaal terugkeert naar zijn tuin en zijn lied laat horen. Maar hij is er niet, en zijn zus Rosie ook niet. Zijn ouders lijken verdrietig en afgeleid, dus hij verzamelt al zijn moed, zijn rugzak en zijn dierbare Boek der Vogels en gaat alleen op pad om ze allebei te vinden. De expeditie voert Jasper door stad en land en hij ontmoet vele anderen die ook op zoek zijn naar iets wat ze verloren zijn.
Second Novel Syndrome (the Disease, the Symptoms, the Cure) | Jericho Writers
I know what you’re thinking. Why do I need to read a blog post about Second Novel Syndrome, when I haven’t even finished the first? Well, publishing is a funny thing. In January 2017, I wondered if I’d ever get a novel published. By March that same year, I had an agent and my book was in the London Book Fair catalogue. When it happens, it can happen fast. [Ed’s Note: It kinda helps if you come to one of Jericho Writers’ events.
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Chipping Norton Literary Festival
The 2023 ChipLitFest festival weekend runs from 27 — 30 April 2023 in venues throughout Chipping Norton. All events are listed below. Tickets on sale now for all events The Theatre Box Office oversees all our ticket sales in person, by phone and online.
8 Free Things For Writers - MediaShift
Everyone loves free stuff. Food samples, household products through the post –- even winning the odd competition –- things taste better when they are free. In this blog post, CompletelyNovel lists its top eight resources, services and events for writers that are totally, 100 percent free and available right now. If you’re a writer living in England with a low income, you can apply to The Literary Consultancy’s Free Reads scheme funded by Arts Council England.
6 Great Apps to Help You Write - MediaShift
How do you write? Are you a pen and paper person? Or are you a jot-down-ideas-on-your-phone writer? For those of you on the lookout for nifty bits of tech to help you with everything from planning to writing the novel, here are some useful apps the team at CompletelyNovel have tried and tested with authors in mind. Evernote is perfect for making notes. You can sync your devices, so you can make notes on your phone on the bus and pick them up on your tablet when you get in.
The Most Common Manuscript Malfunctions (and How to Avoid Them)
Editors see hundreds of manuscripts every year, from new and veteran writers alike. Almost all of them fall down on the same points. To help you avoid the common pitfalls of fiction writing, here are the manuscript malfunctions editors see most often, with tips on how you can avoid them! Manuscript Malfunction #1: Clichés Clichés are at top of the list because they’re the easiest manuscript malfunction to commit.
9 Online Tools to Help Writers Find a Literary Agent - MediaShift
The following piece is a guest post from Sarah Juckes, now at Agent Hunter. Guest posts do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication. Read more about MediaShift guest posts here. Most writers find they need to query a number of agents before they find the right one for them. At Agent Hunter, the comprehensive online database of UK literary agents, we’ve found a number of nifty tools to help keep you organized and prepared for your search.
10 Things You’ll Find in Every Bestselling Book
What makes a bestselling book? And how can you, as a writer, ensure that your book is the very best it can be? The answer will differ from genre to genre, but at The Writer’s Workshop, we’ve found there are some things that every good fiction book will include. 1) A killer concept What? Look at the most notorious books in the last ten years, and you’ll find an irresistible idea at the centre of each of them.
10 Great Business Tools For Authorpreneurs
The following piece is a guest post and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication. Read more about MediaShift guest posts here. A lot of authors write books to earn a living, and there are a few nifty services out there to help you do just that. I work with CompletelyNovel, a publishing platform that was built with professional authors in mind, and we’ve put together a list of our top business tools that will help you “authorpreneurs” get your book on the road to success.
10 Great Business Tools For Authorpreneurs - MediaShift
The following piece is a guest post and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication. Read more about MediaShift guest posts here. A lot of authors write books to earn a living, and there are a few nifty services out there to help you do just that. I work with CompletelyNovel, a publishing platform that was built with professional authors in mind, and we’ve put together a list of our top business tools that will help you “authorpreneurs” get your book on the road to success.
8 Free Things For Writers
Everyone loves free stuff. Food samples, household products through the post –- even winning the odd competition –- things taste better when they are free. In this blog post, CompletelyNovel lists its top eight resources, services and events for writers that are totally, 100 percent free and available right now. If you’re a writer living in England with a low income, you can apply to The Literary Consultancy’s Free Reads scheme funded by Arts Council England.
6 Great Apps to Help You Write
How do you write? Are you a pen and paper person? Or are you a jot-down-ideas-on-your-phone writer? For those of you on the lookout for nifty bits of tech to help you with everything from planning to writing the novel, here are some useful apps the team at CompletelyNovel have tried and tested with authors in mind. Evernote is perfect for making notes. You can sync your devices, so you can make notes on your phone on the bus and pick them up on your tablet when you get in.
The Hows and Whys of Metadata for Authors
The word metadata sounds potentially confusing but is really very simple. Its direct translation is “data about data.” When we’re talking about books, it simply means all the information about your book that isn’t the story itself. This can be anything from the title, to the traditional blurb, to the tags that make it easier for search engines to find your book. For authors hoping to sell your book online, the smart use of metadata is crucial. Without it, a book is much harder to come across.
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