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Scribble City Central
http://www.scribblecitycentral.blogspot.com/
UK multigenre children's writer Lucy Coats blogs on literature, children's and adult books, existing with teens, food, reviewing and living in rural England among other things. Join her for writing tips and life at the sharp end of being an author when the Muse has gone off for a quick coffee.
Recent Posts
A Writing 101 Production - Part 2 Author Platforms (Facebook)
Yes, well all right. I know it's been longer than I said it would but I have WORK to do. You know. Writing. The thing that's supposed to be my job. And this author platform thing is tricky. Takes time and energy (did I already say that?). So about th...
A Writing 101 Production - Part 1 An Overview of Author Platforms
This blog is about many things--whatever takes my fancy. So there's a good deal of variety in my posts--as in my life. But lately there's been nagging. 'You're a writer,' say the naggers (you know who you are), 'so tell us about writing. What does it...
Remembrance Day
I don't have anyone out there. Not now. The last time I did was during the Falklands War. I can still see those thin blue airmail letters coming through the door--closely written and hard to read, saying difficult stuff that might otherwise have been...
In Memoriam
The autumn is here, and as the first winds of October blew in, so my beloved old dandie dinmont began to fail and fade. We all knew the time was soon coming when we would have to make the decision to help him be free again to run with the rest of his...
Being in a Gangster Hip-Hop Movie
It couldn't have been a more English scene. Hampshire. Summer. Pouring rain. A cancelled family-and-friends cricket match, and everyone milling around a smallish house in that very British slightly damp, politely-aggrieved-with-the-weather way which ...
Why Countdown for Another Author\'s Book?
Yes. I have a countdown for Eoin Colfer's new book, And Another Thing on my blog (look to right of page). It has absolutely nothing to do with my own writing, Not a thing. So why would I do this? Well, the truth (the whole truth and nothing but the i...

