December 2025 – Planning meeting
Saturday 6th Dec, Write Linkers gathered to brainstorm about… well, Write Links. What do we, the members, want to learn about next year? Who would we like to have present professional development sessions? And are there any changes we would
Verse novels with Yvonne Mes
A blog post in verse by Annaleise Byrd A bashing crashing thrashing S T O R M means we are meeting on Zoom today. Yvonne talks us through what a verse novel is and how it works and why it’s more than just chopped up prose. Euphony, cacophony, consonance,
Collective Wisdom: Insider Tips for Emerging Children’s Authors and Illustrators
As an aspiring children’s author, I’ve often found myself lost and overwhelmed by a maze of advice and feedback for people looking to get into the industry. Advice can be contradictory, vague, and often downright irrelevant to my preferred genre,
