Hello, and welcome to my new blog.
I had been meaning to set this up since my book was published last month. I have been writing since I was ten years' old. My year six teacher was a big inspiration to me. I remember her reading one of my stories aloud to the class and severely criticising the ending. I had rushed the end as I ran out of time and it finished with 'and it was all a dream!' I am still a little ashamed by that!
I had been writing adult novels, horror mainly but also sci-fi. Stephen King is my favourite author and I love to dream about emulating his work.
I have put masses of time and effort into some of my novels and none of them are near completion. That is why I chose to write and publish a children's book first. I used my best friend's painting of a baby penguin as the basis for my story. The painting is called 'Fluffy Hugs' and so I wrote a book with that same title. Fluffy is a magic penguin who can sense sadness and need in others. He can fix almost any problem with a simple hug. It is a story of family, compassion and Christmas.
I dedicated it to my teacher and my story was published in the local newspaper and on their website in an attempt to find her.
Just yesterday, I did find her through Facebook and I will be sending her a signed copy shortly.
She had no idea how much she had inspired me and that is why I am writing this this blog today. If I can inspire just one person to finish their book, I will be very proud!
In future posts, I will be discussing balancing time - life can get in the way of writing. Routine can help, as can snatching time to write. I will also talk about ideas, inspiration, characters and plot in upcoming posts.
In the meantime, check out some of the links below:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fluffy-Hugs-Magic-Penguin/dp/1519517726/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451919769&sr=8-1&keywords=fluffy+hugs+richard+dodd
https://www.facebook.com/fluffythemagicpenguin/?ref=hl
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/authors-hunt-for-teacher-who-48821/
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