Fare Thee Well Young Writers

Hi gang.  Further to my last post, I am a bit sorry to see that nobody has responded, so I think I am going to have to close this blog now.  I do understand.  We all have to move on and your talented scribblers have school careers and other pusuits to keep them occupied.  No; maybe it is just the right time to draw a line under the phenomenon that was Addiscombe Young Writers.  However I thoroughly enjoyed the contact we had and the fact that the children, by all accounts, appeared to gain something from our time together and I am very proud of what we achieved, as a group, between 2012 and 2018.  All that remains to be said is thank you for everything and don't forget I am still contactible by email, twitter and mobile phone.  Good luck to you all and lots of love and luck for the future.
Love
Jilly

Are You There...?

Hi Young Writers and families. Hope you are all well.  Just thought I'd see if anyone had responded to any of the posts I have made since I moved, but alas, alack, it does not appear so.  I hope this means that you are all busy scribbling away in your journey to being great authors!  I have been very busy indeed. I have been sorting through my work and I rediscovered several stories and a lot of poems I had completely forgotten about!  I have written several new stories as well including an adventure story for my four year old grandson which his older brother is going to illustrate for me.  I have started a new book (this one for grown-ups) and have started looking for a publisher for a new non-fiction book I am putting together, so lots going on.  I regualrly write aricles for a number of websites, too, which is all good practice. 

Would anyone like to drop me a comment and tell me what they are doing with their writing as I would love to know.  Some of you belonged to the Young Writers for quite some time and I would hate for you to let your talents slip!

I will come back to this blog in a couple of months and if nobody has felt like responding by then, I will probably wrap this blog up.  Hopefully it won't come to that.  Whatever happens, I hope I helped you to find your voices and I wish you all the very best for the future. 

Love Jilly

All The Best For 2019

Can you believe we are two thirds of the way through January already?  Hello, hope you are all well and still writing.  How was your Christmas and New Year?  Our entire festive season was very hectic, especially after moving in November, but we are very settled now, love our house and I am getting some writing done myself , so everything is good. 

It is so nice living in Westcliff-on-Sea!  We are so close to the sea here and wake up most mornings to the sound of seagulls.  Yesterday, we took a long walk along the seafront, even though it was freezing cold, and it just felt lovely.  It almost feels as if we are on holiday every day! 

So what have the Young Writers been up to?  I hope you are still scribbling away and, of course, doing well at school.  Did any of you try the Chatterbooks group?  How did you find it?  You know you can still email me if you like, or leave a comment here on the blog.  Let me know if you still pop in and read my posts from time to time mums and dads as I would absolutely love to find out how your talented children are progressing.

As for me, well moving has certainly led to a good sort out.  I have rediscovered books, poems and short stories written years ago that I had completely forgotten about!  I have already contacted one publisher about one of the books because I am convinced it is the kind of book youngsters would love.  It is funny and tells a good story.  What more can I ask for!  I have written a number of articles and poems which have largely been published on-line and have a meeting with a very talented illustrator soon with a view to getting the third Yucketypoo book on the market, so keep your fingers crossed for me.

I will still pop back from time to time so I hope someone still reads my posts.  Would love to know how you are!
Love Jilly