Writing tips during #NanoWrimo
November is National Novel Writing Month and I’ve recorded a few podcast episodes recently sharing some writing tips and advice for writing a novel, which should be helpful if you’re tackling #Nanowrimo!
How to stay sane in lockdown... Podcasts!
If you’re looking for some company or distraction right now, I had a lovely chat with Sunil for the Most Important Podcast (@mostimportantpod) before the coronavirus crisis, about why I like having a job in film as well as being an author—namely, staying busy/inspired and having a routine! (Which has kinda gone out the window during quarantine...)
Hold Back the Stars film announced by Lionsgate
Lionsgate today announced that Justin Baldoni, the director of Five Feet Apart, is set to direct Hold Back the Stars, an adaptation of the novel by Katie Khan.
Reviews of The Light Between Us
My second novel, The Light Between Us, is available in paperback from today. It might be up your street, if you like the sound of whipsmart young women experimenting with time travel... and HEARTBREAK 💔
Hold back the Stars film casting(!)
I was sworn to secrecy, but I can see the news is out about the actors playing Max and Carys in the film adaptation of Hold Back the Stars. And it’s hella exciting!!
Hold Back the Stars: Zolie’s song
In October 2018, Zolie, a 17-year-old self-taught, singer-songwriter from Hong Kong, emailed me to say she’d written a song for Max and Carys from my novel Hold Back the Stars.
The Light Between Us blog tour
To celebrate the publication of my new novel, The Light Between Us, we're having a blog tour! These are all the places where you can read reviews and bits about the book every day across the next 2 weeks. Exciting!
The Light Between Us cover reveal!
Introducing the cover for my second novel, THE LIGHT BETWEEN US, coming August 9th.
Announcing the title of my second novel
I am very excited to announce the title for my second novel:
Hold Back the Stars shortlisted for Romantic Novel Awards 2018
First shortlisted for Starburst Magazine's Brave New Words, an award recognising original genre writing, today Hold Back the Stars was announced as a finalist for the Romantic Novel of the Year Award. Eeeee!
Hold Back the Stars shortlisted for Brave New Words
Now, this is a cool thing: an award for genre writing that considers novels, blog posts, short stories, screenplays, poetry, and anthologies. Run by Starburst Magazine, 'Brave New Words' boasts not only an impressive spread of different mediums, but the perfect sci-fi play-on-words title, too.
I'm so thrilled to be shortlisted - alongside some properly great writers! Here is the shortlist:
Hold Back the Stars music playlist
Every writer has a music playlist for their book. Don't they? At the very least, the music you imagine the scenes set to – a trailer reel in your brain.
Hold Back the Stars to be adapted for film by producers of Stranger Things
Something very exciting happened. Production companies 21 Laps (Stranger Things, Arrival) and Good Universe (The Disaster Artist) acquired screen rights to my science fiction novel Hold Back The Stars, and attached Lee Toland Krieger (The Age of Adaline, You) to direct it.