Ask the Author: Caroline Blake
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Caroline Blake
You can’t force writing, if you can’t think of what to write. So you can always come back to it. But it helps to use writing prompts, such as adding a different word each minute for ten minutes. It is amazing how that works. Set a timer and then start with a random word and then add another word after a minute. If you Google writing prompts, there are loads of examples to get you started.
Caroline Blake
I love the peace and quiet while I am writing. I can’t concentrate with background noise, so I switch the TV and the radio off and just listen to the birds.
Caroline Blake
Someone had a very famous advertising campaign with the words “Just Do It!”
That’s my advice,
Then ask your best friend to read it and give you feedback.
That’s my advice,
Then ask your best friend to read it and give you feedback.
Caroline Blake
I am writing a story for 9 - 12 year olds about a boy who goes out wit his dad, but his dad goes missing and when he is taken back home by the police, new people are living in his house.
I am very excited about this book.
I am very excited about this book.
Caroline Blake
I have wanted to write for many many years, but like millions of people, I never took the time to do it, until lockdown. Every day life inspires me. People are so fascinating. When I hear a priceless comment or see someone interesting, I make a note of it in my phone, to use at a later date.
Caroline Blake
I recently moved house and I found a letter that I had written to my sister, many years ago, about the week that she died. I was sixteen and my sister was eighteen when she died.
I remember going through my teenage years holding my true emotions inside and pretending to be happy, although I was dealing with terrible grief. So that inspired me to write about three friends, who are each dealing with family issues but trying to ignore them when they are together.
I added some drama by the backstory of Alice, the girl who gets kidnapped in chapter one. That’s my favourite bit 🙂
I recently moved house and I found a letter that I had written to my sister, many years ago, about the week that she died. I was sixteen and my sister was eighteen when she died.
I remember going through my teenage years holding my true emotions inside and pretending to be happy, although I was dealing with terrible grief. So that inspired me to write about three friends, who are each dealing with family issues but trying to ignore them when they are together.
I added some drama by the backstory of Alice, the girl who gets kidnapped in chapter one. That’s my favourite bit 🙂
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