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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#throwbackthursday 20years ago when our lovely dog Ben was a puppy and enjoying the January #snow. #dogsofinstagram #colliesofinstagram #bordercollie
Took a bath yesterday evening to decide which #book to choose for #sundayreading I’m reading both. Seem to be drawn to #nonfictionbooks this year, maybe there is just too much weirdness in the world already. #readersofinstagram and #writersofinstagram will like both of these. And I managed to avoid getting either of them soggy. #sundayreads #bookstagram
This year my monthly newsletters are going to be a bit different. I will include a writing prompt for you to stretch that creative muscle. The best part? Send it my way and I’ll give you feedback. Develop your writing skills with critique and encouragement from a published writer and creative writing tutor. Link in bio!
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#throwbackthursday to this time last year. Racing up to #grandemotte #tignes first thing in the morning and loving the lack of people. 😒 now all ski resorts are closed and the pistes are empty for sure #becarefulwhatyouwishfor #snow
It’s so cold so what better way to enjoy my #sundayreading than in a nice bath? Especially with such a swanky bath accessory. This book won PG Wodehouse comedy prize; surprising as I don’t think of McEwan as a funny writer. So far it’s entertaining, and #humour is needed. #sundayreads #bookstagram #books #amreading #booklover
#coldweather here in #edinburgh and Gateau is not happy. Ignoring comfy couch just to her left and draping herself instead on the narrow radiator #catsofinstagram #cats #catlife #catlover
This week’s #sundayreading is quite captivating but I’d expect this from the author of ‘how NOT to write a novel’ which Is the funniest (and most on the nose) #howtowrite book. #amreading #sundayreads #bookstagram #booklover
#christmas #presents for me....an eclectic collection of #books yum yum. Where to start? #bookstagram #amreading #bookhaul #bookholic
I saw Elif Shafak at the book festival last year. She was impressive and the book sounded interesting but it’s taken me a while to get to it. Felt nervous about investing in a character who was dying! (The title refers to the time her brain continues to think after her heart stops beating, and the whole narrows basically her life passing in her mind)
But it’s not depressing and it’s a nice book to read in small chunks as in doing In this strange world....
#sundayreading #sundayreads #bookstagram #booklover #book #booksworthreading #amreadingfiction
Knitted this Icelandic sweater for myself a year or so ago, and had a wee bit of wool left over, so Pickles @twiggyandpickles now has a wee #dogjumper to match to unwrap on Christmas Day. #knittersofinstagram #knitting #amknitting #amknittingchristmaspresents #dogsofinstagram
I have a record player in my study finally. What music do you like to listen to when you work?
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Finally all the books in my new house have been put away. Pickles the pup seems to like my new study!
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#book #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #bookstagram #books #bookstagrammer #booklover #bookish #bookishfeatures #booknerd #bookaddict #bookaholic #booklove #bookphotography #booksofinstagram #bookblogger #booklovers #bookporn #bookclub #bookstagramfeature #bookgram #bookcommunity #bookobsessed #bookcase #bookcases
Was looking forward to this #sundayreading having loved Burial Rites, her first novel set in Iceland and based on a true historical event. This one is based in historical rural Ireland. The Good People referred to in the title are fairies. This is a dark read and I don’t know where it’s going, but I dread finding out. It’s a bit overly descriptive at times but is certainly atmospheric #sundayreads #bookstagram #booklover #book
All ready for #Christmas in our new home - waited till storms past before putting our this #wreath
#tbt to visiting the Brontës’ parsonage in Yorkshire. Felt like they’d just put down their pens and nipped out for a walk on the moors.
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My new #desksetup is done and Bertie is all ready to choose the #moodmusic #catsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #writersofig #writingwithcats
Latest From My Blog
Top Ten Non Fiction Books to Entertain and Surprise
Despite my background as a non-fiction writer, I haven't yet written a blog covering my top ten non fiction books. Time to put that right, methinks. I'm focusing here on books that anyone might enjoy, so I've excluded specialised works or things which have dated, and...
A Room of One’s Own – Extracts from December Newsletter.
We did it. We moved house. Moved out of the Airbnb madness of central Edinburgh into a quieter, leafier location. Which meant I got to rethink my writing space...again. Over the years I've had a few different set-ups. The first study was in a low ceilinged...
Top Twenty Books of 2020
Has this been a good year for reading? You would think that being forced to stay at home might help reduce the 'to read' pile, but I found it hard to choose the right book during that long enforced lockdown of the first wave of coronavirus in spring. Dystopian fiction...