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Adult books for fans of YA

Maggie Stiefvater recently posted about YA as a genre: I did a poll last year on my readers’ ages. I got 10k responses. Overwhelmingly they were 18 and up, with the vast majority in the 18-35 range. From a professional writer’s side of the table, I write stories that will please my existing reader base,Continue reading “Adult books for fans of YA”

Carnegie nomination for The Loneliest Girl in the Universe!

I’m absolutely chuffed to bits that The Loneliest Girl in the Universe is nominated for the 2019 Carnegie medal! I’ve been reading the medal-winning books my whole life, so this feels very surreal and lovely. It’s made even more special because it was nominated by librarians – I love you all and the work youContinue reading “Carnegie nomination for The Loneliest Girl in the Universe!”

In honour of NaNoWriMo: how to start a novel

I happen to be planning my eighth book this week (one I don’t imagine I’ll start writing for six months, but I like to give myself a good run up) so I thought seeing as I’m starting this new project completely from scratch and it’s NaNoWriMo I’d talk a bit about what I do inContinue reading “In honour of NaNoWriMo: how to start a novel”

10 graphic novels recommendations

The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer by Sydney Padua Meet Victorian London’s most dynamic duo: Charles Babbage, the unrealized inventor of the computer, and his accomplice, Ada, Countess of Lovelace, the peculiar proto-programmer and daughter of Lord Byron. Lovelace and Babbage have completely captured my heart. IContinue reading “10 graphic novels recommendations”

A statistical analysis of the science of writing

I finished drafting my seventh novel this week! It’s crazy to me that I’ve written so many books. In a lot of ways, I still feel like I’m only just finding my feet as a writer. The process of writing a book is really mysterious to me, so I wanted to talk about the process ofContinue reading “A statistical analysis of the science of writing”

How to solve writers block

Today I am going to talk about some things you can try if you feel like you can’t write. 1) Put your draft on your kindle/print it out, and read it all the way though as a book. Ignore grammar and spelling and just LIVE in your world. Make notes of ideas as you goContinue reading “How to solve ~~writers block~~”

Weird internet conspiracy theories: a primer

I’ve recently become sucked into a wormhole of internet conspiracy theories that’s taken over my life. I’ve written a post before about my massive obsession with books set online: For me personally, books about internet culture are something I want so much and am never satisfied by. I am 23, and I can’t remember a timeContinue reading “Weird internet conspiracy theories: a primer”

Cover reveal – The Quiet at the End of the World

Drumroll please! I am very pleased to share the cover of The Quiet at the End of the World! Out March 2019, this is about the last boy and girl born after humanity stop being able to conceive. With GOLD FOIL 💃 This was designed by Lisa Horton: http://lisa-horton.squarespace.com How far would you go to saveContinue reading “Cover reveal – The Quiet at the End of the World”

Behind the book: Middle Grade and Young Adult writer Catherine Doyle

Trailer for The Loneliest Girl in the Universe

The Loneliest Girl in the Universe is out on July 3rd with Harperteen, and they made me a little trailer…. [swoons] A surprising and gripping sci-fi thriller with a killer twist The daughter of two astronauts, Romy Silvers is no stranger to life in space. But she never knew how isolating the universe could beContinue reading “Trailer for The Loneliest Girl in the Universe”