Ask the Author: Gabrielle Barnby
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Gabrielle Barnby
The Oystercatcher Girl was inspired by the wild landscape of Orkney and memories of childhood friendships.
Gabrielle Barnby
Watching other people.
Memories, half-memories.
Exploring ideas because I am driven to discover more about myself.
Newspaper articles, oddities, gossip.
Memories, half-memories.
Exploring ideas because I am driven to discover more about myself.
Newspaper articles, oddities, gossip.
Gabrielle Barnby
A book for 9-12yr olds about a society which has found a 'solution' to the gap between rich and poor.
Gabrielle Barnby
Carry a notebook.
Keep and ideas book.
Write a diary.
Write when you feel altered by emotion or illness or joy.
Write when you don't want to.
Edit at least six times.
Keep and ideas book.
Write a diary.
Write when you feel altered by emotion or illness or joy.
Write when you don't want to.
Edit at least six times.
Gabrielle Barnby
Intellectual challenge and creative freedom.
Gabrielle Barnby
Never stop writing when you are uncertain of what comes next.
Stare very hard at the blank piece of paper and wait.
Free write for five minutes.
Travel.
Tea.
Stare very hard at the blank piece of paper and wait.
Free write for five minutes.
Travel.
Tea.
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