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Tom Clempson

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in Banbury, Oxfordshire, The United Kingdom

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http://www.tomclempson.com

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Genre

Humor and Comedy, Young Adult, Children's

Influences

Catch 22, The Princess Bride, A Christmas Story

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March 2011

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Tom is the multiple un-award-winning author of over three-quarters of THREE books, which he wrote with absolutely no help from his mum. His books include 'One Seriously Messed-Up Week' and 'One Seriously Messed-Up Weekend' in the Jack Samsonite series for young adults, plus the brand spanking new 'How to Avoid Certain Death' which is also a real life book, but, you know, for kids (8-12-ish).

More than two and a half people have read his books nearly all the way to the end and he is rapidly becoming what critics are calling 'Completely Unheard Of'!

He lives in Cheshire where he used to work in animation, but now spends most of his time stuck the following routine:
- Have a child.
- Write a book.
- Have a child.
- Write a book.
- Have a child.
- Wr ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Tom Clempson The only times I get stuck - and I'm not saying this is true of all authors, but definitely of me - it's usually because of one or all of the followin…moreThe only times I get stuck - and I'm not saying this is true of all authors, but definitely of me - it's usually because of one or all of the following three reasons:

3. Too many distractions. I have to be away from the house and the internet (a treehouse is my dream).

2. Not enough sleep. My brain has to be really sharp in order to stay focussed.

1. I've probably taken a wrong turn somewhere in my writing. Writing, for me, is like walking a maze - if I hit a dead end I have to retrace my steps and figure out where I went wrong. Thinking about my characters' motivations usually gets me back in the right direction. (less)

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How do you get inspired to write?

Tom Clempson This is the weirdest question for me. There are two things that I'm always craving - time with my family and time to write. I'm ALWAYS inspired to wri…moreThis is the weirdest question for me. There are two things that I'm always craving - time with my family and time to write. I'm ALWAYS inspired to write. I spend all of my days clamouring to find an extra few minutes to write. Even when I'm not physically putting pen to paper I'm still writing in my head. I write while I'm driving, on the walk to pick the kids up from school, when I'm washing the dishes, having a bath, even when I'm reading a book or watching a film. Writing is never something I struggle to switch on because it's never switched off. It's my guilt-free addiction.(less)

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Average rating: 3.92 · 407 ratings · 49 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	One Seriously Messed-Up Week in the Otherwise Mundane and Uneventful Life of Jack Samsonite (Jack Samsonite, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 304 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	One Seriously Messed-Up Weekend in the Otherwise Un-Messed-Up Life of Jack Samsonite (Jack Samsonite, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	How to Avoid Certain Death 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings — 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

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“Hi!'

The chirpy little voice greeted me with such energised enthusiasm it made me jump nearly a foot out of my seat. I turned around, expecting to see the usual cocky little Bezzer-in-training Tyler, who every once in a while enjoys pissing off as many people on the bus as possible, but to my surprise it was the scruffy little quiet Year 7 who sits at the front of the bus with his big orange hair bouncing around.

'Hello,' I replied dubiously. (You can't assume that a kid isn't intending to give you grief just because he has ginger hair, not these days. What is the world coming to?)”
― Tom Clempson, One Seriously Messed-Up Week in the Otherwise Mundane and Uneventful Life of Jack Samsonite

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What's the Name o...: ABANDONED. YA book about boy writing diary in middle/ high school and likes a girl. Read around 2013. Spoilers ahead.	11	903	Jul 27, 2023 06:02PM
What's the Name o...: SOLVED. YA coming of age, funny. High school boy writes a report on how to get the girl and become popular, hates his name. Book in report format. Read around 2014. Spoiler ahead. [s]	16	1053	Apr 29, 2024 02:48PM

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