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NYT-bestselling author of 9 books. Creator of Dr Who spinoff Class. Runner of marathons. Part-Norwegian. Tall. Pale. Not undead.

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  2. 10 hours ago

    Vampirism.

    QUESTION THREE: Are there any topics you think YA shouldn’t cover or should be left alone?
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  3. 10 hours ago

    Overt political engagement is under-done. It's all allegorical, which is good, but realistic could be great, too.

    QUESTION FOUR: Are there any topics you’d like to see discussed more in YA that break down existing barriers?
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  4. 10 hours ago

    Nope.

    QUESTION THREE: Are there any topics you think YA shouldn’t cover or should be left alone?
    1 retweet 16 likes
  5. 15 hours ago

    Cognitive Dissonance: 1) I can't WAIT to see Hamilton, looks AMAZING. 2) If I see another tweet about it, I might go on a murder spree.

    10 retweets 66 likes
  7. 17 hours ago

    Romanian Ask and the Answer!

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  8. 17 hours ago

    We’re thrilled that will be with us on Friday to talk about the film of A Monster Calls - plus actor Lewis MacDougall!

    4 retweets 28 likes
  9. 17 hours ago

    Slovak The Rest of Us! The second foreign-language version out of the gate after Bulgaria…

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  11. 21 hours ago

    Also of the "gay marriage would allow people to marry their dogs" fame. He's quite a guy, Boris de Pfeffel Johnson.

    So Boris Johnson - he of "piccaninnies", "watermelon smiles", Kenyan Obama & "Islam is the problem" fame - is now lecturing Labour on racism
    16 retweets 20 likes
  12. 21 hours ago

    For a good five minutes, thought I'd made a catastrophic memory key error & lost an entire week's work. Fixed it, but OMFG, as the kids say.

    3 retweets 46 likes
  13. 21 hours ago

    Azerbaijan is currently 80/1 in Eurovision odds. Might be worth a fiver.

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  14. 23 hours ago

    Will and Grace were awful people. Awful, awful people.

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  15. Apr 28

    Only on American TV do people say "Oh my gosh" unironically.

    5 retweets 42 likes
  16. Apr 28

    Moose on BBC2. Somewhere in Africa, a giraffe is watching telly and going, "Girrrrrlllllll...."

    2 retweets 15 likes
  17. Apr 28

    Welcome home.

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  18. Apr 28

    Huge rainbow over Swindon. Or possibly a nuclear event.

    1 retweet 18 likes
  20. Apr 28

    Combining a lot of different constituencies with that last joke.

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  21. Apr 28

    No, *I* am Becky with the good hair! And so is my wife!

    2 retweets 29 likes
  22. Apr 28

    Nearing the end of our first month(!) shooting on Class! It's been phenomenal, what an experience, and the fans have been amazing. Onward!

    31 retweets 101 likes
  23. Apr 28

    I do not: 1. Want Windows 10 2. Want to update Adobe 3. Want a 1GB update of iMovies 4. Want to STILL have to charge my phone twice a day

    30 retweets 118 likes
  24. Apr 28

    While the Hugos are still re-enacting Lord of the Flies, the comes out with quite a good shortlist. Check it out.

    2 retweets 21 likes
  25. Apr 28

    Applications this wk from W Mid, Yorks, Ldn, SE, NE -keen to hear from schools or grps in N Ireland,Scotland & Wales

    WIN UP TO £1000 WORTH OF BOOKS FROM YOUR LOCAL BOOKSHOP Details of our 2016 School project:
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  26. Apr 27

    That's a fucking moronic philosophy, John from Business Development

    1:43 p.m. - 27 Apr 2016 · Details
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  27. Apr 27

    And with that I'm done! Phew! Tried to do as many as possible! My fingertips are literally numb thanks so much!!

    3 retweets 37 likes
  28. Apr 27

    Favourite city: Berlin. Favourite beach holiday: Ibiza. Best food: San Francisco

    best place you've had the pleasure of traveling to?
    3 retweets 12 likes
  29. Apr 27

    Against that shortlist? Freakin' amazing.

    Ok getting to the end of the Q+A so one last q from us, how excited would you be to win the YA Book Prize 2016?
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  30. Apr 27

    Not much. It's all about trying to find the truth.

    What do you see as the main difference between writing for YA and for adults? If you think there is much of one!
    4 retweets 15 likes
  31. Apr 27

    Yes. Also taller.

    Was I supposed to feel emotional so early in The Rest Of Us Just Live Here?
    2 retweets 12 likes
  32. Apr 27

    Books are solo. Screenplays are puzzles other people want you to solve

    What have you found to be the biggest difference in writing a novel and writing a screenplay?
    2 retweets 8 likes
  33. Apr 27

    Heartbreak, humour, ace actors, lots of new aliens, and pain pain pain. And cake

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  34. Apr 27

    I did but I didn't think it was an actual job for "someone like me". I wrote anyway

    did you always know that you wanted to become writer?
    3 retweets 17 likes
  35. Apr 27

    Probably not but I never say never about any kind of project. Who knows what takes flight?

    i've loved your recent standalone novels, but can we expect another YA series from you sometime in the near-ish future?! 😊
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  36. Apr 27

    Mercy Street, Peter Gabriel

    what were you listening to when you were writing A Monster Calls?
    1 retweet 5 likes
  37. Apr 27

    Doctor Quinn Medicine Woman and Xena's travelling companion.

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  38. Apr 27

    No one reads my first draft. Then editor and agent read draft 2. Circle expands from there...

    Good question! Who reads your books first
    1 retweet 9 likes
  39. Apr 27

    Congrats!

    I did my English coursework on you and I got a really high grade.Thank you for being helping me get my GCSE English!
    14 likes
  40. Apr 27

    And I'm so sorry if I'm missing your question! On phone! On set! Fingers going numb!

    1 retweet 6 likes
  41. Apr 27

    Shit, I've forgotten to tag in all these!!! Blarg!!!!!

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  42. Apr 27

    Not really. They're so personal, it's always whether I feel it's true. Then I just hope.

    Has there been an aspect of a book you wrote that you were worried about people not understanding or liking?
    2 retweets 10 likes
  43. Apr 27

    That's what your twenties are for. You're doing fine

    any advice for lost twenty-somethings?
    19 retweets 48 likes
  44. Apr 27

    Nicola Barker, Ali Smith, Tom Robbins, David Foster Wallace, Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary

    which author has had the most impact on your writing/views on writing?
    2 retweets 14 likes
  45. Apr 27

    Wrote a whole big set of them over on Have a look? And good luck!

    What is your biggest tip to someone who wants to get their book published?
    1 retweet 7 likes
  46. Apr 27

    Richard Scarry, Beverly Cleary, Daniel Pinkwater, Stephen King

    . what were your favourite books growing up?
    3 retweets 9 likes
  47. Apr 27

    A book isn't a song. It's the performance of a song. Pick a good song but the performance is what we hear

    What do you value most in a book: the story or the way the author writes it?
    6 retweets 18 likes
  48. Apr 27

    I do! And they are! It's a fun fun process. I think was brilliant to for a monster calls

    do you have a hand in picking the narrators for the audiobooks? the ones for the chaos walking series were amazing!
    3 retweets 10 likes
  49. Apr 27

    Exhausted. And wanting to get on to ththe next thing

    Can you try and describe how you feel when you finish the last draft of a novel?
    2 retweets 7 likes
  50. Apr 27

    Do I? Well-

    do u ever plan to write a book that doesnt end with a cliffhanger
    4 retweets 34 likes
  51. Apr 27

    How lucky am I that people feel so deeply? What a privilege.

    Did you ever expect to get the kind of reaction you've recieved re: Manchee?
    3 retweets 18 likes

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