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I've been obsessively editing my second novel for most of the summer. Yesterday I finished my third close reading of the full manuscript, and this morning when I woke up, it was like a switch had flicked in my brain. My first thoughts were of the third novel, not of fixing one final verb on page 320.
Read MoreYesterday I had the chance to write stories with loads of children and talk about my novel Cold Crash at the N21 Festival. What a fantastic day! The children, ranging from 3 to 8, wrote super stories. I think Good Invisible Flash was my favourite.
Read MoreToday I've been looking at weather in 1952. I've quite cheerfully added a heavy rainstorm that didn't occur at the end of June, but I learned from the Met Office that the first of July was very warm (as they politely say) with temperatures reaching 90 degrees Fahrenheit
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