Sarah Webb's Blog, page 8

Back in Business – Hello Again

Hi All, I'm back after my hols – apologies for the lack of posts recently. Over the next few weeks I will discuss the children's books market – with some news, interviews and general bits and pieces, focusing on the Irish market. If anyone has any questions on the current market do ask me – [...:]

60 Seconds with Sarah Webb – from the New Bord Gais Book Website – want to find out what I like to read, well this interview is for you!

This is a quick q and a I did for Bord Gais last night – as you can see, I didn't answer all the questions as I couldn't think of a super power I'd like at midnight! Wonder Woman's energy springs to mind this morning as I yawn. I'll wake up soon .
I'm off [...:]

A Note on Word Count – how many words should a popular fiction novel or a children's book really be? Well here are some word counts to help you out . . .

Word counts – I'll get straight into it, starting with books for grown ups. Popular fiction in particular.
My first book, Three Times a Lady was roughly 100,000 words. Here's how I worked out the word count – I literally counted the words in a Cathy Kelly book, a Sheila O'Flanagan book and a Marian Keyes [...:]

My Top 10 Villains – Sugar Magazine – Child Catcher to Nan Mahon (Circle of Friends)

Just did this list Sugar Magazine – Queen of Teen publicity – thought I'd share it with you. I do love doing lists. Back to editing Amy 4 now!
SarahX
Top 10 Villains
1/ The Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The mere thought of that crooked nose and tall black hat makes me shiver. Scary, scary, [...:]

My Top 10 Villains – Child Catcher to Nan Mahon (Circle of Friends)

Just did this list for the Sky website – Queen of Teen publicity – thought I'd share it with you. I do love doing lists. Back to editing Amy 4 now!
SarahX
Top 10 Villains
1/ The Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The mere thought of that crooked nose and tall black hat makes me shiver. [...:]

Summer Writing Workshops for Children of 9+ – Cork and Kildare

Hi all, lots of you have been asking about summer writing workshops for your wee writers. Well, I'm hosting 2 this summer – in Skibbereen as part of their arts festival, and in Riverbank Arts Centre, KIldare as part of their excellent summer programme. Details are below!
Not sure if booking has opened yet for Skib, [...:]

The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson – 5 Star Review Coming Up

Now and then I like giving you a heads up about fab books, and this is one of them. Published for teens, but I'm 41 and I LOVED it. So for everyone with a beating heart really! The official Inis magazine review is below but can I just say this is the most beautifully produced [...:]

Thanks to You, I've Been Shortlisted for the Queen of Teen Award!

If you tried logging in over the weekend, humble apologies. There was a technical glitch, but it's all sorted out now. And thanks to all the loyal readers who gave me a heads up via email or Facebook. Sure, you're all fab!
And speaking of fab – thanks to all your votes, I've also been shortlisted [...:]

Style Sheets for Authors – a darned good idea if you're writing a series or any kind of fiction

Style Sheets for Authors – a darned good idea!
I've just finished doing a 'light Americanisation/Americanization' of my second Amy Green book and I was fascinated by the differences between the meaning of some Irish-English words and American-English words.
For example American readers have no idea what a 'gooseberry' is, ie 'being a gooseberry'. They don't have [...:]

So You Want to Write for Children? Here's some advice – Inis magazine article – June 2010

Hi Folks,
I'm back from Washington – where I spotted loads of people reading books on Kindles and other devices.
This is an article that is currently running in Inis, the specialist children's book magazine in Ireland. Hope it's useful.
I have more on children's books, writing a series in particular for you next week.
Until then, yours [...:]