Whether you have a reluctant reader or if you would like to write children's stories, spooky stories or simply use some of your own experiences for inspiration, Paul has written articles and answered questions about all sorts of aspects relating to writing and his children's books. Download them now.
3 Tips For Writing Spooky Stories
how To Create Characters For Reluctant Readers
A Q&A With Armadillo Magazine
How To Write Spooky Stories For Children
Five Ways to Encourage Your Reluctant Reader to Binge On Books
A Q&A With Askews & Holt Library Services
How Travelling Adventures Inspire My Books
How to Encourage Children to read At Home
A Q&A With Reading Zone
Go trick-or-treating this Halloween, and help bring Britain back from the undead
Halloween always seemed like a consumerist American import, but that all changed when we dressed up as zombies and knocked on our neighbours’ doors.
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Scrooge famously hated Christmas, so I shudder to think what he would’ve made of Halloween. Armies of children roaming the streets demanding sweets, all dressed as devils and vampires, mummies and witches, werewolves, skeletons and, dare I say it … ghosts. Not to mention the shocking amount of money people spend on costumes and decorations that fall apart in seconds and refuse to biodegrade.
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