CAROLINE DEACON
Writer, reader, creative writing tutor
Welcome to my website. Here you’ll find out about the books I write for young adult and middle grade readers, plus information about creative writing workshops and visits. Thanks for dropping by.

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This #sundayreading …appropriately? called Saturday. It’s one day stream of consciousness - free indirect style third person close up. I usually like Ian McEwan and this novel does have his usual engaging style but there were pages where I ended skim reading - too much detail on brain operations and squash games and cooking fish stock(!!) though the latter I might conceivably use. #sundayreads #amreading
Latest From My Blog
Let’s get things done! Reading and writing smarter and faster. – extracts from January newsletter
A Happy New Year to you all. This year, I'm all about chucking off the sluggishness of the Covid years to Make Things Happen. And I hope to drag you all along with me. I'm a firm believer that stating your intentions for the year does help, so that's what I'm...
Top Twenty Books of 2022.
Welcome to my review of books read in 2022. I read over eighty books and it's always fun to look back over the year and spot trends. I discovered many brilliant UK YA books compared to 2021 when the market seemed dominated by the US. MG writing is also still amazing...
Ideas for Christmas presents – extracts from November newsletter
My blog this month is another in the series about crime fiction. This time it's about unusual narratives, which is more interesting than it sounds! Yes it's a bit niche, but whether you're a writer or a reader, I think you'll enjoy seeing the many different ways...