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		<link>http://www.alandapre.com/blog/2019/girl-in-a-cage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 13:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GIRL IN A CAGE By Jane Yolen And Robert J Harris A review by children&#8217;s author Alan Dapré Marjorie, only daughter of King Robert de Brus of Scotland, is on the run. Her father is a marked man, hunted by Edward 1 of England who is determined to crush any hint of rebellion. Self-styled &#8216;Hammer [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Children’s Book Festivals</title>
		<link>http://www.alandapre.com/blog/2018/childrens-book-festivals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the marvellous things about being invited to a book festival is meeting the organisers behind it. Usually there is a small committee of dedicated individuals who come together as a team to bring books to young readers. Often there is a chairperson who helps keep everything flowing in one direction. Quite a tricky [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>(Don&#8217;t) Do The Voices! &#8211; a blog post by author Alan Dapre</title>
		<link>http://www.alandapre.com/blog/2018/dont-do-the-voices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 19:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in 2013, my young daughter did not want me to put on any &#8216;voices&#8217; when I read to her. &#8220;Stop, Daddy &#8211; you don&#8217;t sound like you any more.&#8221; &#8220;But that&#8217;s the point,&#8221; I&#8217;d say as she picked up a book. I&#8217;m not meant to sound like me. &#8220;What are we reading tonight?&#8221; &#8220;Peppa Pig.&#8221; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Who is the best at giving hugs?</title>
		<link>http://www.alandapre.com/blog/2018/1384/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 22:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My young daughter swerves by me and stubs her toe on a door.  I hold out my arms to give her a big hug and&#8230;she hops straight past. Hops all the way down the hall. Hops into the kitchen&#8230;yelling for Mum. I follow and see her get a big cuddle and lots of sympathy. Then [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The tyranny of Blue &#038; Pink (a blog from 2013)</title>
		<link>http://www.alandapre.com/blog/2017/boys-and-girls-toys-the-tyranny-of-blue-pink/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 09:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just come back from a local discount store, my arms full of gardening equipment and my head full of questions. While shopping, I overheard a woman speaking into her mobile phone &#8211; loud enough for the whole store to overhear. &#8216;Hmm, I&#8217;m still not sure what to get&#8230; What about an assault rifle?&#8217; Long [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ways To Get A Great Publishing Deal ;)</title>
		<link>http://www.alandapre.com/blog/2017/10-ways-to-get-a-great-publishing-deal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hobnob With Celebs: Remember that celebrity author you bumped into once at Waitrose/Aldi? (They probably won&#8217;t remember you.) Simply stand in the same spot and hope that lightning strikes twice. If it does &#8211; hand over your manuscript and wait for their agent to call. Milk Your Contacts: Ask your best mate&#8217;s friend&#8217;s aunt&#8217;s mother&#8217;s cousin&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Beat Writers Block</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writer&#8217;s Block strikes all of us at some time or other so maybe Writers&#8217; Block is a more accurate description? Here are some ways you might beat the block! Open a drawer and pull out a random object and write about that in a style of your choosing. Breathless Mills &#38; Boon prose about a stapler anyone? Write [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing For Girls And Boys  &#8211; blog post by Alan Dapre, children&#8217;s author</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2017 19:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I was browsing in a well-known superstore with my young daughter. She found pink pyjamas decorated with rainbows – ‘For Girls age 7-8’. Then a set of dinosaur pyjamas. Isla turned to me with a frustrated look and said, “I really want those dinosaur ones, but it says ‘For Boys age 7-8’.” Then a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing For Children: practical tips by author Alan Dapre</title>
		<link>http://www.alandapre.com/blog/2017/hints-on-how-to-write-for-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After 60+ books I&#8217;ve gathered a few tips on writing for children: 1) Always read the genre you are aiming at and immerse yourself in the relevant books. I have written plays for teenagers and younger children, general story and picture books, plus joke, puzzle, activity and story books for TV tie-in characters such as [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Ways to make your author visit amazing!</title>
		<link>http://www.alandapre.com/blog/2017/things-school-pupils-most-want-when-authors-visit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2017 22:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;WHAT DO YOU WANT AN AUTHOR TO DO ON A SCHOOL VISIT?&#8221; Well, I taught years ago and asked that question to my classes. The answers always boiled down to the following points&#8230; They wanted to know what the author was like as a child.  Pupils like a backstory and to know more about an author&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Wee Write! 2017 &#8211; Alan Dapre</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2017 19:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in 2015, I met the organiser of Wee Write! at an event where new books from Floris were being showcased. It seemed quite surreal to be chatting about half a dozen books I had not yet written. At that time, I was working on my first title &#8211; &#8216;Porridge the Tartan Cat and the Brawsome Bagpipes&#8217; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Porridge the Tartan Cat books launched purr-fectly</title>
		<link>http://www.alandapre.com/blog/2017/porridge-the-tartan-cat-books-launched-purr-fectly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2017 20:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first two stories in my Porridge the Tartan Cat  (6 book) series were launched last week. A large group of eager readers gathered at West Kilbride Library in Ayrshire, Scotland to discover more about a terrific tartan cat called Porridge, who lives with the McFun family in Tattiebogle Town. Staff from Edinburgh-based Floris Books (recently named Scottish Publisher Of The Year) [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Porridge The Tartan Cat Series &#8211; launching Feb 2017</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 17:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know I really should have been blogging this year but most of my time has been spent writing an exciting new 6 book series for Floris Books, a large publisher based in Scotland. The Series:  Each story stars a member of the McFun family. Gadget Grandad, Groovy Gran, Mini Mum, Dino Dad, Roaring Ross and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Launch of the &#8216;Young Kelpies&#8217; range of new books. Mine included.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2015 20:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was delighted to be invited to attend the launch of the new Young Kelpies range. It features four series from exciting authors. &#8216;Axe throwing&#8217;, &#8216;goal scoring&#8217;, &#8216;mysterious&#8217; and &#8216;adventurous&#8217; are the key words for each series. Mine is the adventurous one&#8230;with lots of gags, wordplay and exciting action. Each brilliant series has six books and is written for [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Back In The Room&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2015 15:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s good to be back! I have taken time off from writing this blog to concentrate on writing children&#8217;s books. It takes a while to create meaningful, exciting and engaging characters who jump off the page, climb up your nose and playfully mess about with your brain. I shall be posting soon about some exciting new [&#8230;]]]></description>
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