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Young Adult, Fantasy, Thriller

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Louise Cole read English at Oxford and hasn't stopped reading since. She’s an award-winning journalist, a former business magazine editor and director of a media agency. But she is most alive either reading or writing stories. Her family mocks her for telling stories to her dogs. Her fiction includes short stories, young adult thrillers, and other stuff which is still cooking. ...more

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Louise Cole I'm sure I've answered this somewhere else, but Middle Earth. No question. It has everything you could ever want - magic, beauty, elves, lots and lots…moreI'm sure I've answered this somewhere else, but Middle Earth. No question. It has everything you could ever want - magic, beauty, elves, lots and lots of horses and of course, possibly the sexiest man to ever stride out of the pages of a book. If you gave me a ticket to Rohan, I don't think I'd even stop to pack.(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Louise Cole I think I've answered this in the inspiration question but it depends what's causing it. If it's a lack of ideas, sit down and write. Ignore that it's…moreI think I've answered this in the inspiration question but it depends what's causing it. If it's a lack of ideas, sit down and write. Ignore that it's horrible, ignore that every word seems to be made of mud and just write down what happens one sentence after the next. You will find yourself sucked in and that gruelling, wading through treacle feeling will ease into your normal imaginative zone. If it's more physical - that actually you are too tired or too stressed, then rest. There's a difference between having a solid work ethic and not recognising when you need to rest.
And, finally, if you are actually stuck on a plot point, one of those niggly things where you just can't seem to work out what would happen next, go do something physical but not interesting. Wash up. Paint the fence. Walk the dog, alone. Let your mind wander. Don't try to solve your problem. Just relax. Your subconscious will solve it for you, nine times out of ten.(less)

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Average rating: 4.14 · 161 ratings · 62 reviews · 9 distinct works

	The Devil's Poetry 3.99 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summer Solstice: Short Stories from the Worlds of KP Novels by Lincoln Cole (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jada Ryker (Goodreads Author), Kristy Tate (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Holy Ground (The Devil's Poetry series #2) 4.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mindless 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Writers' Foundation Guide to Proofreading by Janet Allison, Louise Cole (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writers' Foundation Guide to Narrative Voice by Janet Allison, Louise Cole (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Sides Now: A collection of literary love stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Falling Down 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writers' Foundation Guide to Submissions by Janet Allison, Louise Cole (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Bronze medal for The Devil's Poetry

Thanks so much to all the young adult readers and school librarians who took part in the Wishing Shelf Awards. I was thrilled that it won a bronze medal in the YA category. I look forward to seeing your feedback - and to reading some of the other great books which won.

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