Recent content by Kirsty Riddiford

Thanks, Rich. I'll get onto that now!

Thanks, Agent Pete. Will I need to set up the Writing Group again? I can't see the group I set up before the changes were made. And I'm assuming I can't reply to the offers in The Mash as it's now obsolete?

I gather Agent Pete has tweaked the Writing Groups permissions so that "new" members can't get access until they've made 20 posts - so apologies to those reviewers who've offered their services for The Orb and the Architect - I can't even reply to your kind offers but they are: Quillwitch...

Thanks, Carol. I did see this, but didn't realise it was for the Pop-Up Submissions too (although probably would had my brain actually been switched on...)

Apologies in advance if this is explained somewhere in the Colony, but I was following Agent Pete's Pop Up Submissions on Facebook on Sunday and saw reference to comments in the chat room - where is this and how do I access this?

Thanks so much, Kitty - and thanks for the feedback on the pop-up submissions. I'm much less thin skinned than I used to be about my work and will value the feedback - sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees. I gave it to an 11 year old fan of my trilogy who said his only complaint was...

No, I've not yet worked with an agent but I would really like to - hence the 22 agent submissions! (now up to 27 and counting). I've no problem in sharing royalties, as long as everyone is getting a slice of a BIGGER pie!

Thank you! Encouraging that someone likes the title - I'm hoping it will attract an agent's attention soon... I've put my first 20 pages forward for consideration in the Litopia Facebook review this Sunday, will be nerve wracking if it's selected.

Initially called HandE, then HMPP, then KA Media Ltd... changing names reflected a changing business from publishing & production to publishing. Financial constraints finally left them focussing on children's picture books but we parted amicably, they handed back the rights and let me use the...

Mine is to try to get bookings for World Book Day school visits in March to promote my fantasy trilogy, find an agent for 4th book and start work on another (currently have 3 different ideas from a younger children's book to a tongue in cheek murder mystery). Oh, and feed my family and walk the...

My kids (6 and 7) loved the Wind in the Willows, but it helped that I took them to see a dramatisation in Kew Gardens first. The writing is so old fashioned, though - even I didn't know some of the words. My favourite picture book from when my 2 were younger is Tadpole's Promise -...

Children tend to like to "read up", i.e. stories with older children rather than those of their own age or younger. I like this definition of MG which fits my own book nicely, which isn't punchy enough for YA (which makes me think of dystopian fiction or stories of anguished teenagers and sex &...

Hi All, I'm new to Litopia but looking forward to getting involved. I'm currently working my way through the agents in Writers' & Artists' Yearbook, so thought I could use the support of fellow writers! 22 submissions and 5 rejections and counting so far for my 4th children's novel, The Orb...