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 - Stephanie Baudet - Children's Author 
- About me ...  - I was born in Cheshire, England, and grew up in Australia and New Zealand. For most of my life I have lived in Buckinghamshire, England. - I have two cats: Daisy and Alfie. - WRITING - My first book to be published was called Avalanche (Hamish Hamilton). - Since then I have had more than 80 children's books published as well as two for adults. - I have had a number of verses published in greetings cards, calendars, diaries and educational resources. 
 LIKES: Animals (most), roller coasters, steam trains, skiing, plain chocolate.- DISLIKES: Doing housework, weeding, parsnips. - AFRAID OF... Large insects, cassowaries, climbing ladders.- HOBBIES: Reading, playing the violin, singing, watching films, walking my daughter's dog.
 - My Books - My most recent books are boxed series published by Sweet Cherry Publishing. - Mr Pattacake (10 books) - The Dinosaur Detectives (6 books) - Sherlock Holmes for Children (3 ten-book sets) - The Bronte Books retold for Children. (8 books including biography) - All my books that are still in print are available from Amazon. - The Sweet Cherry books can be bought, at bargain prices, from www.books2door.com. - Many titles are available for Amazon Kindle. 
- Here are some story starters for you to use ... - Feel free to use any of these ideas. Even if a hundred people used them there wouldn't be any the same. Have fun! - For Children's Books - 1. What if you stripped off your wallpaper and found something underneath? An article from an old newspaper, for example. - 2. What if you were in the middle of a lake and your boat began to leak? - 3. What if your dog ran off and disappeared down a hole in the ground? - 4. Some children find a time capsule in the garden of their new house. It holds some scary information. - 5. An under-sea quake disturbs something which has being lying dormant and now it's on its way to the surface. - 6. Opening the door a crack, she saw ... - 7. I knew I was trapped. - 8. He stared disbelievingly at the words on the screen. - 9. Jack ran fast. His legs pumped and he pushed himself past the point of pain. He had to get away. - 10. The creature had escaped from its cage. Now it travelled under cover of darkness, looking for prey. Human prey ... - For Adult Books - 1. What if you invited a stranger to come and stay - and they did. - 2. What if you discovered that you were not human? - 3. What if you decided to give up every aspect of your life up to now and start again? - 4. What if you discovered a book that was identical to your own life, and went further? - 5. What if an online dating agency made a mistake? - 6. After two dreams come true, a man dreams is that he is murdered. - 7. A woman discovers some horrifying detail about her prospective brother-in-law's past. - 8. A woman falls in love with a man in a painting - so she tries to track him down. - 9. She realised too late what a stupid thing she'd done. - 10. Meg felt a kind of elation as the plane touched down. She had made it, she had escaped her nightmare. Now she was ready to start her new life. 
 - For Children's Books - 1. What if you stripped off your wallpaper and found something underneath? An article from an old newspaper, for example. - 2. What if you were in the middle of a lake and your boat began to leak? - 3. What if your dog ran off and disappeared down a hole in the ground? - 4. Some children find a time capsule in the garden of their new house. It holds some scary information. - 5. An under-sea quake disturbs something which has being lying dormant and now it's on its way to the surface. - 6. Opening the door a crack, she saw ... - 7. I knew I was trapped. - 8. He stared disbelievingly at the words on the screen. - 9. Jack ran fast. His legs pumped and he pushed himself past the point of pain. He had to get away. - 10. The creature had escaped from its cage. Now it travelled under cover of darkness, looking for prey. Human prey ... - For Adult Books - 1. What if you invited a stranger to come and stay - and they did. - 2. What if you discovered that you were not human? - 3. What if you decided to give up every aspect of your life up to now and start again? - 4. What if you discovered a book that was identical to your own life, and went further? - 5. What if an online dating agency made a mistake? - 6. After two dreams come true, a man dreams is that he is murdered. - 7. A woman discovers some horrifying detail about her prospective brother-in-law's past. - 8. A woman falls in love with a man in a painting - so she tries to track him down. - 9. She realised too late what a stupid thing she'd done. - 10. Meg felt a kind of elation as the plane touched down. She had made it, she had escaped her nightmare. Now she was ready to start her new life. 
 
- For Writers ... - For over twenty years I have been a tutor for both Writing Magazine and The Writers Bureau's Writing for Children courses, as well as a proof-reading and copy-editing course. I have run writing workshops and visited many schools to talk to children about my work.- Writing for children is a very competitive field, but if you hope to be successful in this field I can help to give your book a better chance of publication.- I run an appraisal service for children's authors.- For more information, please click the Appraisal Service button on the left.- Proof-reading service (books for both adults and children)- I read a lot of self-published books and find that many authors have not had their work professionally proof-read. It's difficult to see your own errors and typos, and these can irritate a reader to the point that they give up on your book and may never read another.
 - I offer competitive rates. It's worth the investment. Please message me for a quote or click through to my appraisal service site. .
 
- Do your dream of writing a book for children?- Have a look at my mini course Write a Book for Children in Seven Steps- available through The Writers Bureau (click the link button on the left)
- Contact Me 
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