Hello!
How is everyone today? I’m really excited to be hosting a date on the I Hold Your Heart blog tour, not only that, I have a guest post to share with you all! Karen has written about her favourite things about being a UKYA author, I had a snoop when it dropped into my inbox and it’s a good one!
Happy reading, I hope you enjoy!
Favourite Things about being a UKYA author.
- I love meeting readers either online or in person and being part of the UKYA community means I get loads of opportunity for this. It means an incredible amount to me when someone gets in touch to say one of my books has helped them feel less alone.
- School visits. I really love going into schools and speaking to students. Even when they’re a bit unsure to start with, they end up producing wonderful work when we do writing workshops, which I find so inspiring. I never got the chance to meet any authors until I became one myself so I like going into schools and chatting to students.
- Twitter chats! Whenever I manage to make one, I’m always struck by people’s passion and enthusiasm and it really gives me a boost, plus tonnes of new book recommendations.
- The books. I feel UKYA has some of the most exciting and inspiring writing around. It’s a huge privilege to be part of the community.
Author Information:
Karen Gregory has been a confirmed bookworm since early childhood. She wrote her first story about Bantra the mouse aged twelve, then put away the word processor until her first child was born, when she was overtaken by the urge to write. Her first novel, Countless, published in 2017, was shortlisted for the Leeds Book Award and longlisted for the Branford Boase. Her second novel, Skylarks, was published in 2018. Karen lives in Wiltshire with her family.
Twitter: http://twitter.com/K_Gregory33
Instagram: http://instagram.com/karengregoryauthor
Fantastic Book Dragon 
I seriously loved this book. Great Post.
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