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\"The<\/a>What a week it’s been. I feel as though I’ve been here, there and everywhere – when, in actual fact, I’ve been pretty much at my computer, working on a new adult novel and eyeing off the typeset pages of book two in The Mapmaker Chronicles<\/a> series.<\/p>\n

They arrived on Wednesday and I’ve managed, so far, to open the envelope and think about starting…<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I thought I’d just put together a little wrap-up of some of the posts I’ve taken part in this week…<\/p>\n

\u2022There’s lots of info for writers in these two<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

The Creative Life<\/a> with Miscellaneous Mum<\/p>\n

Thursday Talk and Tea<\/a> with Zanni Louise<\/p>\n

\u2022If you’re looking for new reading material for your boys, you might enjoy<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

25 top books for boys (7-12)<\/a> at Planning With Kids<\/p>\n

\u2022I loved this review<\/a> <\/strong>by the actual 10-year-old boy who runs the Bookapedia blog (have a look through his reviews for kid-friendly book ideas)<\/p>\n

And I’d like to thank<\/strong> Maxabella<\/a> for the image on today’s post, featuring the feedback on the book from her kids. I think I’m ready to crack the ‘cool Aunty Al’ title now – it’s been YEARS in the making, I tell you.<\/p>\n

I’ve already sent out several bookmarks this week, so thanks to everyone who’s shared their ‘shelfie’ of The Mapmaker Chronicles<\/em> <\/a>so far. Don’t forget to tag me if you put an image on Twitter<\/a> or Facebook<\/a> so I can send you one, too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What a week it’s been. I feel as though I’ve been here, there and everywhere – when, in actual fact, I’ve been pretty much at my computer, working on a new adult novel and eyeing off the typeset pages of book two in The Mapmaker Chronicles series. 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