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Wren James

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Wren James is the award-winning British author of many Young Adult novels. Their books include Last Seen Online, Green Rising and The Quiet at the End of the World (previously published as Lauren James). The Loneliest Girl in the Universe is in development as a feature film with RK Films.

A story consultant on Netflix’s Heartstopper (Seasons 2 & 3) and a RLF Royal Fellow, Wren is also the founder of the Climate Fiction Writers League, creator of The Climate-Conscious Writers Handbook, and editor of Future Hopes: Hopeful stories in a time of climate change.

They have won the Sustainable Story Award and been shortlisted for the YA Book Prize, Carnegie Medal and STEAM Book Award. Their books have sold over 200,000 copies in eight languages.

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	The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Wren James (Goodreads Author), Lauren James (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 25,005 ratings — published 2018 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Green Rising by Wren James (Goodreads Author), Lauren James (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 1,072 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Starlight Watchmaker (The Watchmaker and the Duke, #1) by Wren James (Goodreads Author), Lauren James (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 704 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2) by Wren James (Goodreads Author), Lauren James (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Victors by Wren James (Goodreads Author), Beth Fuller (Illustrator), Lauren James (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Future Hopes: Hopeful stories in a time of climate change by Wren James (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nicola Davies (Foreword), Bijal Vachharajani (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.61 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Climate-Conscious Writers Handbook by Wren James (Goodreads Author), Lauren James (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Green Rising: Teen rebels take on the billionaires causing an environmental crisis in this uplifting climate heist - a Yale Climate Connections Selection by Wren James (Goodreads Author), Lauren James (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quiet at the End of the World: As seen on TikTok! A cosy queer dystopia with over 45,000 copies sold, from the author of The Loneliest Girl in the Universe liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reckless Afterlife of Harriet Stoker: A slow burn queer paranormal thriller filled with yearning, twists and morally grey characters by Wren James (Goodreads Author), Lauren James 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Part 2: From script to graphic novel

In case you missed it, yesterday I started talking about the process of developing The Victors. We talked about idea generation and visual development. Now it’s on to actually writing the thing!

Step 4: THE SCRIPT

A graphic novel script is broken down into pages, and then panels. Each is considered as a double-page spread, looking at the left and right hand side as a set, and then determining th

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Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2)

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A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

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