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Mel Taylor-Bessent

Make writing fun with Authorfy founder & author of The Christmas Carrolls, Riley Wright & Imagination Island

About The Author:

Founder of Authorfy and Little Star Writing, Mel Taylor-Bessent has made her career connecting readers to their favourite authors and encouraging children to write for pleasure. After gaining a Creative Writing degree, Mel launched her first business at the age of 22 and ran creative writing workshops for thousands of children aged 6-12. As well as running authorfy.com, Mel hosts the 'Write for Fun' YouTube channel where she inspires children to write for pleasure, and she visits hundreds of schools to talk about her bestselling books, The Christmas Carrolls, Race to Imagination Island and Riley Wright is Always Wrong.

 

About The Christmas Carrolls:

Wish it could be Christmas every day? Well, for nine-year-old Holly Carroll and her family, it is! But when the neighbours try to remove the Carrolls from the street and Holly discovers a group of children that may not get a Christmas at all, her snowglobe world begins to crack. Is the world’s most Christmassy girl about to lose her Christmas spirit?


About Race to Imagination Island:

The time has come for four children to be named the new Protectors of Imagination Island. Children all over the world scour the globe in search of lightstreams (portals) to the magical island where anything they imagine comes to life!

 

About Riley Wright is Always Wrong:

A hilarious illustrated diary-style series for readers aged 7+. After starting at a new school where her majorly embarrassing dad is THE NEW HEAD TEACHER, Riley has to figure out how to fit in, find a talent for the talent show, look out for her unpredictable new BFF Emmie and face down super mean girl Harper. As someone who gets a lot of stuff wrong, when will Riley finally get something right?

 

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What is 'Riley Wright is Always Wrong' about?

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What is 'Race to Imagination Island' about?

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What is book 2 'Race to Echoes Edge' about?

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What is book 3 'Race to Rumble Ruin' about?

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How would you describe the book in 10 words?

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What inspired you to write 'Race to Imagination Island'?

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A reading from 'Race to Imagination Island'

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Who is your favourite character in 'Race to Imagination Island'?

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How long did it take to write 'Race to Imagination Island'?

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Who illustrated 'Race to Imagination Island?'

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What can you tell us about the rest of the 'Race to Imagination Island' series?

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Can you tell us something we might not know about 'Race to Imagination Island'?

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What are the rules of the Race?

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What would you imagine if you were on the island?

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An Introduction to 'The Christmas Carrolls'

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The Inspiration behind 'The Christmas Carrolls'

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A Reading from 'The Christmas Carrolls'

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Mel's Creative Writing Challenge

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What can you tell us about Holly?

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Do you have any activity ideas to make writing fun?

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Do you have any advice when it comes to writing funny scenes?

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What are some of the themes in 'The Christmas Carrolls'?

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What was your favourite chapter to write?

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How long did it take to get 'The Christmas Carrolls' published?

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What can you tell us about the illustrations?

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'Riley Wright is Always Wrong' extract

'Race to Imagination Island' extract

'Race to Echoes Edge' extract

'Race to Rumble Ruin' extract

'The Christmas Carrolls' extract

'The Christmas Competition' extract

'The Christmas Club' extract