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Welcome to my website! I’m a writer of children’s stories. Mostly in my head, but some are finally being typed!
About me!
I tell fibs for a living. Okay, that was a fib, I’m a children’s story writer but isn’t that the same thing? I make things up! It’s great fun 😊 I was brought up in the beautiful North Yorkshire moors and daydreamed my way through my school years. Being the adventurous type, I made the dramatic… Continue reading About me!
Top 10 Writing Tips by Author @RLCoverdale #Top10WritingTips #TuesdayBookBlog #Writing
Originally posted on Shelley Wilson Author:
Learning from mentors helps us to improve and evolve in our chosen field. I still recall the advice given to me at the start of my writing journey. To help other writers, I started a feature whereby established authors shared their words of wisdom and top ten writing tips.…
Ethical Dog Breeder Interview
Thank you for agreeing to this interview. I’ve loved following the crazy activities of your bunch of puppies which you affectionately refer to as the Coggles. My book, “The Boy Who Dared” (sequel to “The Boy Who Couldn’t“) will reveal the horror of unscrupulous puppy farms, (also known as puppy mills) where dogs are treated… Continue reading Ethical Dog Breeder Interview
When Life Gives You Rain…
There are staycations and there are staycations. Struggling to think of a decent Christmas present for my difficult-to-buy-for husband, I hit on the brilliant idea of a three-day walking holiday in the Lake District and we could take the dog too. My brother’s rental holiday home was available the first weekend of Spring half term… Continue reading When Life Gives You Rain…
HOW SCHOOL LIBRARIANS CAN MAKE THEMSELVES VISIBLE
In the darkened corner of a dreary, dusty library, an unlikely army is gathering. They’re shaking down their cardigans, firmly pressing their spectacles back to the bridge of their nose and stamping their sensibly shoed feet. On closer inspection, many of these school librarians are much younger than you may think. Some have pink hair,… Continue reading HOW SCHOOL LIBRARIANS CAN MAKE THEMSELVES VISIBLE
How to Plan Your School Author Visit
Originally posted on Rachel Coverdale:
If you work in a school and intend to host an author visit, I recommend you read through this blog carefully. If you’re not, I recommend you don’t read it at all – this really is an example of writing to inform and not writing to entertain! Every year I…
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Some quotes from my “Reading for Pleasure” workshop presented to Primary and Secondary School teachers.
“Rachel was incredibly knowledgeable and informative. Extremely friendly and my most favourite session.”
“Valuable advice and information. I particularly enjoyed the participation element.”
“Reading for Pleasure was well presented, with enthusiasm.”
NASUWT Teaching and Learning Conference, Middlesbrough
On the 13th December 2019, former pupil to Ingleby Greenhow CofE Primary School Rachel Coverdale who is a published children’s author returned to the school. Rachel started at Ingleby in 1972 and left in 1980. She came to talk to the pupils about her job as an author, share her books with the children and to share her experiences of her time at the school as she remembers them. The children were really inspired by her visit which further promoted a love of reading in the school. Rachel’s books include for younger children ‘Who Hides Here? Footprints in the Garden’ and ‘Who Hides Here? Footprints on the Farm’ and for older children ‘The Boy who Couldn’t’. Children had the opportunity to ask Rachel questions and to buy signed copies of her books. I highly recommend that Rachel visits your school.
Mrs M Norris, Head Teacher, Ingleby Greenhow CofE Primary School
Rachel Coverdale 