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Posted on July 29, 2010 - by MG

I talk about mobile phones vs book for kids, and swoon at Avon from Blake’s 7

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I talk about mobile phones vs book for kids, and swoon at Avon from Blake’s 7

Some book publicity events are planned months in advance…and some spring up on you all surprising, like. Last Thursday I’d planned to be in London to renew my Mexican passport at the embassy, after a bit of a saga as you might know if you follow me on Twitter. Suddenly a little new story broke, [...]

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Posted on May 30, 2010 - by MG

Invisible City – new artwork and trailer for US & Canada readers

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Invisible City – new artwork and trailer for US & Canada readers

The Joshua Files finally reaches North America in July, with the publication of Invisible City by Walker Books for Young Readers. We’re planning a few things to celebrate – a competition exclusively for new readers in the USA&Canada. But also, here finally is the book trailer featuring the Walker edition artwork. I love all the [...]

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Posted on May 27, 2010 - by MG

Anyone else get lost in LOST?

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On Monday morning we set the alarm and woke early to watch the LOST finale live from the USA. I made berry smoothies and marmalade toast and coffee, it was well worth the effort! When it was over, we weren’t happy. We didn’t understand. It was all very fulfilling on an emotional level; all those [...]

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Posted on April 24, 2010 - by MG

Motivating your characters – the key to success? (ZERO MOMENT blog tour #7)

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Motivating your characters – the key to success? (ZERO MOMENT blog tour #7)

The Zero Moment blog tour continues…and M is for Motivating your Characters. This time it’s a rare post about the process of writing, from me. The reason I don’t blog more about writing is, well, others do it so well. It seems a little superfluous to add any more! However, since I’m actually struggling with [...]

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Posted on April 19, 2010 - by MG

Kennington Free Literary Festival

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Kennington Free Literary Festival

UPDATE 07 May 2010 Two bloggers have since written about this event: Kennington Book Fair and MG Harris mostly books blog: Kennington Literary Festival 2010 It’s festival season and this year I’m doing a few events in the Oxfordshire/Midlands area, including the Eagle House Celebration of Children’s Literature Week and a Youth Libraries Group event [...]

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Posted on March 30, 2010 - by MG

Zany Orange Puffles and social networking sites for children (ZERO MOMENT blog tour #1)

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Zany Orange Puffles and social networking sites for children (ZERO MOMENT blog tour #1)

Rumours of the Zany Orange Puffle have been around for about a year. Small children would argue with you about whether the sightings (posted on YouTube) of this rare Puffle are genuine or fake. A certain small child has been begging me to let her get an Orange Puffle since their official release in the [...]

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I talk about mobile phones vs book for kids, and swoon at Avon from Blake’s 7

Some book publicity events are planned months in advance…and some spring up on you all surprising, like. Last Thursday I’d planned to be in London to renew my Mexican passport at the embassy, after a bit of a saga as you might know if you follow me on Twitter. Suddenly a little new story broke, [...]

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A Writer’s Potpourri* (inc Leeds Book Award 2009 update)

As you know, Bob, the blog is commonly used as a vent for the author’s random experiences and emotions. I’ve been feeling the need for a bit of spillage so here goes. But concise, like. Bullet point-style: Went up to Leeds where Invisible City had been shortlisted for the Leeds Book Award. There were some [...]

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A Night in the British Museum

Those lucky Young Friends of the British Museum get the bonus treat of being allowed to attend up to 4 sleeppvers a year. Last weekend was a special Moctezuma-themed event, featuring storytelling about the Mexican Day of the Dead, warrior head-dress making, Mexican folklore from Mexicolore…and then some Mayan hieroglyph deciphering with me. Meanwhile publicist [...]

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Halloween at Disney’s Magic Kingdom

Halloween at Disney’s Magic Kingdom Originally uploaded by mgharris Well it isn’t for the faint-hearted, tired or the Disney-phobe. We arrived yesterday at 9am and parked in the Pluto car park. When we left after midnight there were only 6 cars left of around 1000 spaces. Everyone else had wimped out! Ha, amateurs, to those [...]

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