Emma Finlayson-Palmer

We won't be running #WriteCBC in December, but stay tuned for our #CBCWinterStory25 challenge on Instagram – more details coming soon! 🎄☃️🎅

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I'm being brave and showing a first draft excerpt from Faerie 4 (the first official one!), although this will likely be part of book 3. It just fits them so well

Today’s the day you can WIN with CBC! I learnt so much from their writing hist fic course, and I’m so excited to read YOUR entries. Good luck everyone 🤞🤞🤞

‘Oh, you shouldn’t have,’ I said, unwrapping socks.
‘I didn’t,’ said my sister. ‘Mum did.’
‘Thoughtful as ever.’
‘She thought they’d suit your temperament.’
I looked at the grey wool, practical, suffocating.
‘Perfect,’ I said, forcing a smile until the thread snapped like Christmas cheer.
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#WriteCBC task from @jessicabull.bsky.social: Write an exchange in which a character says one thing but communicates something else entirely. Allow your narrator to draw their own conclusions as to what is really being said. Extra points if you make it festive!

When Demi met Kainen 😳
If you're looking for a fun YA fantasy read with magic, mayhem and a lizard called Leo, The Trouble With Fairies is only 99p today - the book that started the entire Faerie universe!

www.amazon.co.uk/Trouble-Fair...

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I could go on forever with Hot Fuzz Gifs, such a great film 😂

Next #ukteenchat will be on Tues 11th November 8-9pm GMT with the fabulous @cliffmcnish.bsky.social here on BlueSky, who will be chatting all about his spooky YA - Lily's Monster. All welcome to come along and join in the chat 🙂
#YA #writerslife #LilysMonster #CliffMcNish

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Absolute pleasure, Emma. Do hope you enjoy GHOST, and if you do, please drop by Amazon/Good Reads to let me know ;->

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Definitely, you must come back! #ukteenchat

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It's for the greater good 😅 #ukteenchat

It took me a long time to realize I was working on books all the time even when I wasn't writing 😅 #ukteenchat

Most of writing, I think, it pure grit and determination. You have to get to the desk, and write, even when things seem hard and slow. Only a few words? Doesn't matter, you made it there. Remember, 'walking is writing.' So as things come to you, record or write them in your phone.

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That hour has flown by! Thank you so much for being such a wonderful guest again @finbarhawkins.bsky.social you are more than welcome anytime on #ukteenchat 😊

Keep leaving the books around them 😅 #ukteenchat

Ah now, that would be a thing. I have good director pals at Aardman, so we shall see ;->>

Fantastic advice, thank you! You really do need to be very stubborn and just keep on slogging on. #ukteenchat

...Yes, you have to do it all again. But each draft will be better and faster, and the real story will emerge. Did I mention to NOT GIVE UP? ;->> #ukteenchat

...But, the main biggie, is do not stop writing that book. Get to the end of the first draft, then put it in a drawer for a month, and write other things. Then go back to that draft and read it through and start making notes for the next draft... #ukteenchat

Gosh, I’m a bit rubbish about this, but I think the best one I can give is DON’T EFFIN’ GIVE UP!! And don’t beat yourself up if you’re feeling blocked. Just go walk, talk to the blackbirds ;-> and things will loosen up by the time you’re home... #ukteenchat

I'm giving it a go, like anything it's a time issue, and the other books are under contract, so they come first. But I've been using my workshop to explore younger age group, and they seem to like it, so...

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10, Do you have any writing advice or tips you’d like to share? @finbarhawkins.bsky.social #ukteenchat #ghosthawkins

Very exciting, I hope to see a TV adaption in the future 🤞 how amazing would it look in stop motion too, thinking of your Aardman connection,. I'd love to see that. #ukteenchat

Yeah, it definitely would. I've script written for Aardman for years on many different things, so it's great to go back into script form - completely different from novel writing and collaborative which I love. So keep 'em crossed, we shall see...

You've got lots of amazing things on the go! #ukteenchat

Ooh, I'll look forward to hearing more about this at some stage. I did wonder if you ever wrote for other age groups. #ukteenchat