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J.M.

Nov 1, 2020
3 min

One Year Since Launch

The title makes it sound like I'm on a mission to the outer reaches of the galaxy! Well I'm not - I'm stuck here in 2020 like everyone e...

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J.M.

Oct 4, 2020
5 min

The Wonder Girls First Anniversary!

First anniversaries are paper, right, which is entirely appropriate because a year ago today I published The Wonder Girls book one. And i...

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J.M.

May 8, 2020
6 min

Punch A Nazi

I chuck my book bag on the bed. I wanted a red one but Mummy said blue is better for boys. It still makes a nice dent with a little flump...

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J.M.

Mar 20, 2020
1 min

You Are Invited!

The Wonder Girls has been shortlisted for best self published children's book! The winner was due to be announced at the London Book Fair...

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J.M.

Mar 8, 2020
2 min

Women, Books and Cabbages

I love that in the UK, International Women's Day follows hot on the heels of World Book Day. The Wonder Girls is my offering for them bot...

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J.M.

Feb 23, 2020
2 min

Amazon

Another huge thank you to everyone who's bought and read The Wonder Girls. It's so wonderful when readers tell me the they've enjoyed it....

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J.M.

Feb 9, 2020
7 min

Update and A Story From The Archives

Today is the technical support's second birthday. His second birthday this week - the family are all home for a celebratory roast dinner,...

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J.M.

Feb 2, 2020
5 min

Where Can You Get Your Ideas From?

As I was stalling for time (in bed) this morning, wondering what to share with you about my indie author journey, I read a post from auth...

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J.M.

Jan 26, 2020
3 min

Does Patience Really Pay Off?

Every time I read of a SCBWI friend having snagged an agent or a publisher, I'm thrilled for them. I'm so happy to hear of writery friend...

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J.M.

Jan 23, 2020
3 min

Hope in the New Decade

Christmas and general elections really upset my mojo and blogging routine but I have strategies for dealing with that, and for holding on...

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J.M.

Dec 18, 2019
2 min

Outselling Walliams

The one pin prick of light in this alternate 1985 we woke up into last Friday is that The Wonder Girls is more relevant than ever. So I w...

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J.M.

Dec 1, 2019
2 min

NaNoWriMo 2019, The End . . .

I did it! I have a story! I'm thinking of it as The Wonder Girls 2 or TWG2 until a better title emerges, though '2' worked out fine for t...

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J.M.

Nov 24, 2019
2 min

NaNoWriMo 2019, The Middle . . .

When I was a child golf balls were like treasure. I didn't live near a golf course nor did my dad play golf though I think he'd have like...

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J.M.

Nov 12, 2019
3 min

NaNoWriMo 2019, The Beginning . . .

People who write novels are either pantsers, i.e. they do very little, if any, planning and write by the seat of their... or they're plot...

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J.M.

Nov 6, 2019
3 min

Launching The Wonder Girls!

It's taken me a while to process what happened on Friday. The boulder of imposter syndrome that I resisted on the evening made me seize ...

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J.M.

Oct 27, 2019
3 min

Why I Don't Like Writing

I've confessed that as a child I didn't like writing. But I have evidence that whatever I thought about it, I did do it, voluntarily. My ...

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J.M.

Oct 21, 2019
3 min

What I've Learned This Week . . .

Here are the week's revelations on the probably do's and probably don'ts of independently publishing a book for mostly younger readers . ...

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J.M.

Oct 14, 2019
2 min

Bristol Badge-making

Had a lovely weekend in Bristol, where I found two beta testers for my badge-making later this week... I had the idea on the Climate Stri...

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J.M.

Oct 8, 2019
1 min

I Have a Winner!

I'm delighted to announce that the winner of the 'First Paperback Out of the Box' lives in . . . Shetland, Yay! I had such a lovely week...

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J.M.

Oct 8, 2019
2 min

Publishing News from The Cindy Press

Cindy is thrilled her publishing exploits are making their mark. She loves a good book and some fabulous first readers are telling her sh...

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