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 to this time 2016 visiting Dorset and the village of #tyneham which was requisitioned by Ministry of Defence in 1943 but never given back to the villagers. Now it's an interesting but very sad time capsule. #tynehamvillage #tynehamabandonedvillage #travelphotography #travel #travelogram
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
Surprise yourself. Extracts from June newsletter
Hello there. Sorry about the lack of newsletter in May. I simply ran out of time to write it - lots of boring and stressful things happening in my life. However I've taken a bit of time to re-think what I'm doing and to re-prioritise, and I do suggest you do the same...
The Top Ten Books from my Childhood (and what they say about reading – and writing)
Until I turned twelve we lived in the middle of the countryside, where there was no library, no bookshop, and there were no other children within a few miles. Between games of imagination, I read whatever books were to hand, over and over and over. Some of these were...
Small but difficult steps – extract from April’s newsletter
April 2023. Small but difficult steps My Big Thing this year was The Leg. I'm finally out of the contraption which was holding bones and ligaments together and am now trying to build up strength. It's depressing how weak my bad leg is after eight weeks of being...