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 May 2019 #sunset over the #summerisles from #ullapool - basically cos I’m dead excited....going there tomorrow! My #happyplace #writingretreat
Pickles from @twiggyandpickles having the #pentlandhills all to himself. Gloomy skies over #edinburgh in background. He looks like a proper #patterdaleterrier somewhere in the hills
This #sundayreading has been around for a while but I’ve not read it before. Already loving the voice. What a genius #sundayreads #amreading
#throwbackthursday to this day in 2018 and Loch Katrine. It was a beautiful day, we walked around and had a cream tea in the cafe. Simple pleasures #lochkatrine #trossachsnationalpark #trossachs
This #sundayreading is a captivating exhilarating read with Shakespearean acting dynasties, twins, fourth wall.... all sorts of delights. #sundayreads #amreading
#throwbackthursday to two years ago when our lives got slightly busier thanks to the arrival of two maniacs. #blackcatsofinstagram #catsofinstagram
Cycled my trusty new bike up to Princes Street Gardens and watched the tumbleweed.... #lockdownlife #lockdown2021 #lockdownemptystreets #edinburgh #amcycling
This #sundayreading needs careful attention, but I’m finding it to be a completely different take on the usual #howtowriteabook #sundayreads #amwriting #amwritingfiction
#throwbackthursday to April 2018 and visiting #keukenhof in #holland to see the #tulips
This #sundayreading is a new release from one of my favourite #crimefiction writers. Set in #tasmania loving it so far #sundayreads #amreadingthrillers #amreading
#throwbackthursday to April 2011 and we nearly moved permanently to #hongkong. It had its attractions to be sure #whatmighthavebeen
Just as I was thinking off knocking off early #writingwithcats #blackcatsofinstagram #catsofinstagram #amwriting
Having attended a fabulous weekend workshop on #picturebook #writing with #amysparkes @sparkes_amy - here is my homework. Very enjoyable too #bookhaul #amwritingchildrensbooks
This #sundayreading is thoroughly weird and scary. Cannot imagine it being published as children’s book today. I’m gripped though. Thanks @kramblings for your creepy suggestion. #sundayreads #amreading
#throwbackthursday to this time three years ago, in #puglia - this amazing thousand year old #olivetree near #fasano
Nothing like settling down for a lovely bath with a choice of #sundayreading . All three books have different appeal. #nonfiction history of British Isles through cheese, classic #mg #childrensbooks and #shortstories
Don’t think I’ve been so excited by an official envelope since my Highers results. #covidvacccine
Latest From My Blog
Top Ten Unputdownable reads. Books you will have to devour in one sitting.
I've just finished a book which I literally could not stop reading. This was a bit inconvenient as I started reading it fairly late at night, but sometimes that is just how it goes. Write off the next day through lack of sleep, wander around in a daze, in awe of a...
Editing tips and writing help – extracts from April newsletter
April: Editing tips. I'm nearing the end of yet another draft of a middle grade novel which I've been writing for.... oh at least three centuries it feels like. (Actually I've just checked and I started my first ever draft of this in 2017.) I realise now that I prefer...
Top Ten Road Trip Books
There is a bit of a theme developing here with these blogs. A yearning to get back out into the world. Not surprising really. Anyway this month's blog is about Road Trips. Stories often involve a 'quest', and therefore there are many brilliant books which feature road...