J.M.Carr

Good news being in short supply these days, I was thrilled to get an email from BookBrunch telling me that The Wonder Girls Rebel was...

Thanks for checking out my top tips! Here's number two and it's one of my toppest. Newton's Third Law of Motion Did Isaac Newton...

There are forests of books on how to write a good story. They can be a little overwhelming – so much to fix – where do you begin? So this...

Baby, Indian by birth, is the character at the centre of the Wonder Girls trilogy. Originally, I didn't to want write a story that was...

66 years ago today, 16th October, the kids TV programme Blue Peter first aired on the BBC. I know this because on Monday we went along...

I had such a blast chatting to Mark, last evening! If you couldn't tune in (I'm from the 1960s) you can catch the re-run here. Find out...

I don't read newspapers – their headlines, more often than not, make me too angry. Since 2015 I've got my news mostly through sites like...

It's Mothering Sunday in the UK today. I prefer that to 'Mothers' Day'. (Is that apostrophe right? Should there even be one? I have no...

The Muckraker Brooklyn, New York, New York, late February 1938. Veronica knew they were coming. The talk outside Betty Marie's bar blew...

In each of the Wonder Girls books. I've included bite-sized chunks of the history that sparked the story. I'm not a historian. I gave up...

Apologies for the clickbait title but isn't that what every author wants to know? Let me manage expectations, I'm not talking Brandon...

On Friday 10th June 2022 the Wonder Girls Resist made a splash at October Books. The book arrived 85 years after SS Habana docked in...

Not forgotten at all! Just had to wrestle with my angst and get over myself to tell you that this is how, fingers crossed, I'm going to...

Sometimes I get so head down in the things I'm trying to achieve in the 'autumn of my life' as my favourite podcast depressingly put it...

It's Father's Day in the UK today. My Dad died thirty years ago so I'm very used to not having him around. I feel lucky to have known him...

I hadn't heard of a writing tournament until author William. J. Kite asked me to help out with his, which I'm so honoured to do. I think...

The title makes it sound like I'm on a mission to the outer reaches of the galaxy! Well I'm not - I'm stuck here in 2020 like everyone...

First anniversaries are paper, right, which is entirely appropriate because a year ago today I published The Wonder Girls book one. And...

I chuck my book bag on the bed. I wanted a red one but Mummy said blue is better for boys. It still makes a nice dent with a little flump...

The Wonder Girls has been shortlisted for best self published children's book! The winner was due to be announced at the London Book Fair...

I love that in the UK, International Women's Day follows hot on the heels of World Book Day. The Wonder Girls is my offering for them...

Another huge thank you to everyone who's bought and read The Wonder Girls. It's so wonderful when readers tell me the they've enjoyed it....

Today is the technical support's second birthday. His second birthday this week - the family are all home for a celebratory roast dinner,...

As I was stalling for time (in bed) this morning, wondering what to share with you about my indie author journey, I read a post from...

Every time I read of a SCBWI friend having snagged an agent or a publisher, I'm thrilled for them. I'm so happy to hear of writery...

Christmas and general elections really upset my mojo and blogging routine but I have strategies for dealing with that, and for holding on...

The one pin prick of light in this alternate 1985 we woke up into last Friday is that The Wonder Girls is more relevant than ever. So I...

I did it! I have a story! I'm thinking of it as The Wonder Girls 2 or TWG2 until a better title emerges, though '2' worked out fine for...

When I was a child golf balls were like treasure. I didn't live near a golf course nor did my dad play golf though I think he'd have...

People who write novels are either pantsers, i.e. they do very little, if any, planning and write by the seat of their... or they're...

It's taken me a while to process what happened on Friday. The boulder of imposter syndrome that I resisted on the evening made me seize ...

I've confessed that as a child I didn't like writing. But I have evidence that whatever I thought about it, I did do it, voluntarily. My...

Here are the week's revelations on the probably do's and probably don'ts of independently publishing a book for mostly younger readers ....

Had a lovely weekend in Bristol, where I found two beta testers for my badge-making later this week... I had the idea on the Climate...

I'm delighted to announce that the winner of the 'First Paperback Out of the Box' lives in . . . Shetland, Yay! I had such a lovely week...

Cindy is thrilled her publishing exploits are making their mark. She loves a good book and some fabulous first readers are telling her...

Sunday 4th October 1936: The people of East London came together and prevented the fascists, Oswald Moseley's Blackshirts, marching...

Here I am in Shetland and it's beautiful. There are sheep and views everywhere! This amazing 'mirror image' beach is called a tombola and...

If The Wonder Girls has a soundtrack it's The Devil's Galop, composed by Charles Williams for, Dick Barton Special Agent a radio show of...

What a cheek I've got to publish a book independently! To launch myself out there, a seaside pedalo between massive cruise ship publishers

To win the first book out of the box ... Read my first two chapters and answer these questions by midnight (UK time) on Thursday October...

I used to suppose that when you write a book, if you went about things the proper way, you should do some research first.

This challenge, posted with this photo, you can read about the photo here, set me off on my journey to write The Wonder Girls. I had...