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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.

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3 Tips For Writing Spooky Stories

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how To Create Characters For Reluctant Readers

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A Q&A With Armadillo Magazine

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How To Write Spooky Stories For Children

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Five Ways to Encourage Your Reluctant Reader to Binge On Books

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A Q&A With Askews & Holt Library Services

Inspiration Behind My Books – Paul Westmoreland

How Travelling Adventures Inspire My Books

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How to Encourage Children to read At Home

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A Q&A With Reading Zone

3 Tips for Writing Spooky Stories from Author Paul Westmoreland

Paul has written several great articles over the years to help promote his books, including this one with three of his great tips to get young readers writing spooky stories for Halloween.

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Paul Westmoreland – Guardian Column.

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.

 

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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Read the rest of Paul's column here.

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