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Thomas Taylor

Thomas discusses his debut novel 'Malamander' and how he created his Eerie-on-Sea setting and characters

About The Author:

Thomas Taylor is an award-winning author-illustrator for children. He illustrated the cover for the very first 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone' and has since gone on to write and illustrate several picture books and young novels; most recently he illustrated Scarlett Hart: Monster Hunter, written by Marcus Sedgwick. He lives on the south coast of England, and can be found on Facebook and Twitter: @ThomasHTaylor

 

About The Book:

Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls around Maw Rocks and the wreck of the battleship Leviathan, where even now some swear they have seen the unctuous Malamander creep… Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, knows that returning lost things to their rightful owners is not easy – especially when the lost thing is not a thing at all, but a girl. No one knows what happened to Violet Parma’s parents twelve years ago, and when she engages Herbie to help her find them, the pair discover that their disappearance might have something to do with the legendary sea-monster, the Malamander. Eerie-on-Sea has always been a mysteriously chilling place, where strange stories seem to wash up. And it just got stranger...

 

 

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An Introduction to 'Malamander'

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The Inspiration Behind 'Malamander'

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A Reading from 'Malamander'

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Thomas' Writing Challenge

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Setting the story in a hotel

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What does the Malamander look like?

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Creating a Sense of Intrigue

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Thomas' Writing Style

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Thomas' Planning Process

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Descriptive Writing

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Being an Author and Illustrator

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Illustrating the first Harry Potter

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How to make the Impossible seem Possible

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Advice for aspiring authors

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Creating unusual names

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The themes in 'Malamander'

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Resource Download: 'Malamander' Extract