| Author Page: Gloria Morgan |
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I'm someone who loves dogs, loves history and loves to write. Dogs often find their way into my writing. I get very fascinated by different periods of history, and I write about those, too. My titles are all published under my imprint Callie-Co Books.
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What inspired you to write?
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Reading what other people had written. As a kid, I always had my nose in a book. And then I thought "If they can do it, so can I."
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What genre do you write in?
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My books mainly appeal to children aged between about 8-12. Adults seem to enjoy my books, too, which is nice. I’ve written fantasy, historical adventure, crime and autobiography – oh, that’s an autobiography of a dog, by the way. At the moment, I’m working on a ghost story.
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What books have you written?
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Kinmers Lea is an adventure story set in the year 1086.
The Ducking Stool is a murder mystery set in the year 1944.
Dream Me Home is a fantasy adventure featuring two dogs.
3 Adventures with Shan are exciting stories involving really bad criminals and a brown Labrador puppy.
Cassie tells the story of the first six months in a rescue dog’s new life. Cassie is my dog, and she told me the story herself.
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What is the address of your official web site?
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You have lots of choices about how you access my web site:
www.kinmerslea.co.uk
www.theduckingstool.co.uk
www.dreammehome.co.uk
www.gloriamorgan.co.uk
www.callie-cobooks.co.uk
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Who are your favourite authors?
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My favourite authors for young readers today are J.K. Rowling and Terry Pratchett. When I was a kid my favourite novellist was Arthur Ransome, who wrote Swallows and Amazons
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What are your top five writing and/or publishing tips for budding authors?
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- When you have finished your manuscript, set it aside for three months, then get it out and re-read it and edit it
- Then do the same thing again
- And again
- And again
- Editing is the most important step in the writing/ publishing process
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Any final words of wisdom?
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Everyone can write. Everyone has a million thoughts buzzing through their head, every hour of every day. Grab hold of a few of those thoughts and write them down. Then squeeze them and stretch them and mould them, like modelling clay, until you have them in a shape that you like. And that's your story. That's your book. That's you, being a writer. |
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