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Writing Prompt Mondays: Prompt 3

Welcome to Week 4 of my writing prompts, Detectives! Again, thank you so much for your amazing, enthusiastic responses to Week 3. I love seeing how creative you’re being with these prompts! Lydia’s lyrical entry from the perspective of an actress arriving in LA, Lilla’s hilarious diary of a mint plant and Xydel’s very smart diary of Alexa caught my eye this week, but it was so hard to choose – everyone who submitted entries should feel so proud of themselves.… Read more

Puffin Storytime with Robin Stevens

My publisher Puffin has shared a video of me reading the first three chapters of Murder Most Unladylike, and I thought you might enjoy it this weekend. If you want to hear the whole book, the audio version is narrated by the marvellous Gemma Chan, and you can download it from Audible.… Read more

Writing Prompt Mondays: Prompt 3

Hello Detectives! This is week 3 of my writing prompts – and again, I was bowled over by the quality and variety of your responses to week 2’s prompt. Bel’s vampire representation story made me laugh out loud, and Esme’s updated Arachne myth was so clever. I’m also thrilled by how positive and friendly you’re being.… Read more

Video: writing a diary!

Hello Detectives,

I hope you’re all OK! I’ve made a video all about writing a diary – why you might want to do it right now, why I think it’s better to imagine your diary as research than as a story you’re telling and why it’s important to record what’s happening to you.… Read more

Books.Ink interview with Robin Stevens

March 1st seems a long time ago now … but on that day I was lucky enough to be interviewed by brilliant bloggers Helene, Emma, Philippe and Louise. Their interview is up now on their site Books.Ink, and I think you should all go and read it!… Read more

Writing Prompt Mondays: Prompt 2

Hello Detectives! I’m thinking of you all this week. I was so impressed and proud to see the response to my first writing prompt. Your stories and ideas were brilliant and varied, and your talent is incredible – but I also love seeing how supportive you’re being of each other.… Read more

The Bookwanderers Club – interview with Robin Stevens

This week I was lucky enough to be interviewed by excellent author Anna James for her brand new online book club, The Bookwanderers Club!

Watch the recorded live-stream below for a Q&A and readings from me, an exciting bit where my internet cut out and an appearance from my lizard friend Watson!… Read more

March 2020 Update part 2 – Comforting Things

I’ve uploaded a new video to YouTube – and it’s all about comforting things! I’m talking about rereading, baking, gardening and writing … take a look below!

I hope you’re looking after yourselves this week – this is a hard situation and it’s OK to be kind to your brain and let things take longer than they usually would.… Read more

Robin Stevens on the Author In Your Classroom podcast

A few months ago I recorded an episode of TeachWire’s Author in your Classroom podcast. It’s all about how I plan my books, my writing process and where I get my inspiration from – and I think you might find it interesting and useful right now!

You can listen to it now – and there are lots of fantastic and FREE Murder Most Unladylike resources over at plazoom.com… Read more

Writing prompt Mondays: Prompt 1!

Hello Detectives! I hope you’re all doing OK. I know that everything is feeling very strange and disrupted at the moment, and I also know that a lot of you have a bit more time on your hands than usual.

That’s why I’ve decided to start weekly writing prompts – to help you take your mind off things, and also to help you improve your writing!… Read more