Ex political journalist now moved into the more rational world of children's fiction. Better half of artist Nichol Wheatley. Mother of Chickens. She/her
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Great thread, via @CLMillerAuthor. Fantastic, important advice for creatives. And always remember, writing is a team sport. #amwriting #writingcommunity @SCBWI_BI @writementor
10 years ago I was still stuck in the query trenches (lost & confused). Here’s a few things I’ve learned about writing/publishing in the past decade 🧵
1. Resilience. Rejection is part of the job. It gets easier. It’s not that your work isn’t good it’s that it isn’t a good fit.
ALT An old battered copy of Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2010 (red cover). Wood table backdrop.
Look everyone! Massive #AuthorHigh to have an article in the writers bible. So chuffed #writerscommunity #writerslife @FireflyPress @DHAchildrens
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Richard Madeley gets torn apart when he tries to blame Doctors and not the Government for strikes.
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In 2010, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki was asked to name his favorite children's books.
The resulting list includes some of the best fiction ever published. 🧵
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If you're travelling to #London (or if you live there) and want to walk in the footsteps of Charles #Dickens, then download my VoiceMap #walking tour: 'Charles Dickens from Furnival's Inn to Doughty Street' voicemap.me/tour/london/char…
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Cat content of the finest, most luxurious kind.
#Frockingfabulous feline fan, by Adophe Thomasse. This was made in c. 1900 by Parisian fan artisans Duvelleroy. #fashionhistory via the Museum at FIT.
Agree. Phenomenal novels. #SusannaClarke #bookstoread #BooksWorthReading #amreading #amwriting #WritingCommunity @SCBWI_BI @scbwi
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Here to celebrate Bastille Day (a day early) with a special A Tale of Two Cities event. #Dickens @DickensMuseum
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Stumbled upon this amazing Wally close in Mount Florida today. Look at this close! It’s majestic! @TnmntTiles @SGHETorg #glasgow #glasgowsouthside #glasgowtenements #wallytiles #wallyclose
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New gargoyles in Westminster Hall are horrendous.
#Farridge #DeformUK
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Leadership , a document written by @JamesTCobbler and brilliantly he is now a Minister of HM government dept of justice. Grown ups doing grown up jobs , remember that ?
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This has the potential to be an absolutely incredible appointment.
I need to sit down.
James Timpson OBE @JamesTCobbler has been appointed Minister of State (Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation) in the Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK.
ALT James Timpson OBE appointed Minister of State (Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation) in the Ministry of Justice.
This is a phenomenal appointment. #jamestimpson
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The cruellest, most incompetent, self-serving government of my lifetime, which has made us poorer both in terms of national wealth and national well-being. Vote them out and may those responsible never darken the doors of No.10 again #ToriesOut #ToriesIntoThird #VoteThemOut
Almost 12,000 Londoners were seen sleeping rough by outreach workers in 2023-24.
It is the highest figure ever recorded for a 12-month period - a 19% increase on the previous year.
Use your vote to say enough is enough. Homelessness isn’t okay and it can be ended. #Election24
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I firsr met Jacob Rees-Mogg when he was about 23. He sat at a lunch table and shared opinions that were so fucking dim witted that I thought he was joking. He wasn't joking.
And thirty years later - the joke is on us.
Stop voting for stupid people with posh accents.
