Joy Wodhams

Joy Wodhams is the author of eleven novels for adults, young adults and middle range children, two short story collections and a manual on creative writing.

Influences:

Her beloved birthplace (Liverpool, England) is the setting for two of her books, ME, DINGO AND SIBELIUS. about an ugly duckling and an inheritance, and THE BOY WHO COULD FLY, which relates to travelling circuses during World War Two and which was also prompted by her own circus ancestry.

Another book, CABBAGE BOY, a tragi-comic novel for young adults, is about a mutant and its protector, and was prompted by an extraordinary change in local farming methods.

Her current best seller is THE MYSTERY OF CRAVEN MANOR for children from 9 to 14 years.

Her newest releases are THE GIRL IN THE ATTIC, an emotional supernatural thriller about damaged relationships, and THE BOY WITH MY FACE, in which a lonely 13-year-old discovers he has a Doppelganger..

Also now available is HOW TO WRITE FICTION, a comprehensive guide for would-be writers, which puts together her teachings over nearly three decades as a Creative Writing Tutor.

You can read more hints and tips for writers on her blog (THE WRITER'S DESK, joywodhams.blogspot.com). You can also visit her Facebook pages, JoyWodhamsCreativeWriting (@JoyWodhamsAuthor) and JoyWodhamsArtist&Tutor(@GLEDITZIA).