Liz Starr

Liz

  • 48. Woodland Soup

    I have finished my first draft of Wolf Eye and I’m planning on jumping immediately into writing the second book in The Crippling Gate trilogy. I liked how Wolf Eye turned out in the end! It felt like I was… Continue reading

    48. Woodland Soup

  • 47. Wolf Eye

    Hello! I’m writing this from the airconned library. I haven’t written a blog post in a long time because I’ve been away, and I’ve been busy writing something new! After thinking about the new name for my book Alice in… Continue reading

    47. Wolf Eye

  • 46. The Month For Children’s Books

    So yesterday I got the news that my book was not longlisted for the Search For A Storyteller competition. This news came as a bit of a relief, because I don’t like the inertia of waiting, and glad I now… Continue reading

    46. The Month For Children’s Books

  • 45. Sharpening My Story

    It’s another month until I’ll hear back if Alice in Wheelchairland has been longlisted in David Fickling Books’s Search For A Storyteller competition, so in my next blog post I’ll relay what has happened. I don’t know for sure when… Continue reading

    45. Sharpening My Story

  • 44. Work and Play

    I completed the internal deadline I made myself, to finish editing a draft of Martin and The Flood before I went back to my parents for the Easter holidays. As I read through my story again, I realised it needed… Continue reading

    44. Work and Play

  • 43. Getting Set

    I’ve just submitted Alice in Wheelchairland to David Fickling Books’ Search For A Storyteller Competition! This is a competition where for the month of February, DFB are accepting unsolicited manuscripts (will look at manuscripts from unpublished authors who don’t have… Continue reading

    43. Getting Set

  • 42. I Am Basically A Professional Chef Now

    Well, I guess this is happy new year! To be honest, this year doesn’t feel different to me. I don’t really know where I’m going but I don’t mind. At least, that is what I tell myself! It’s okay, there’s… Continue reading

    42. I Am Basically A Professional Chef Now

  • 41. Writing Into The Flood

    I’ve been tending to write blog posts once a month, but I didn’t last month because I was busy writing Martin and The Flood. It has felt a bit like I’ve been underwater; the title bobbed up from the depths… Continue reading

    41. Writing Into The Flood

  • 40. The Ups and Downs

    While I’m still thinking about what to do with Alice in Wheelchairland, whether I’ve made the right call with waiting for this agent or not, I’ve been prepping to write Martin and The Flood next month. I’ve given myself a… Continue reading

    40. The Ups and Downs

  • 39. Woodland Creatures

    I feel like a fizzy drink that has been shaken up but the cap is still on. It’s hissing and liquid has just started to burst out and dribble down the side of the bottle, but the cap is not… Continue reading

    39. Woodland Creatures