REVIEWbyU! Falling from Grace by Jane Godwin

Rating: 5 stars

This book Falling From Grace is an emotional book in some ways. The book teaches facts but twists a small amount of facts. This was my first book by Jane Godwin and I give Falling From Grace thumbs up. I recommend anyone who likes facts, history and adventure to read the book.


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REVIEWbyU - The family tree, by Jane Godwin

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I really enjoyed the family tree, it was digging back in the past and I thought it was a excellent book!

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About the girls event - Jane Godwin

The About the girls series was kicked of in style last night by Jane Godwin at Kew library. Jane works as a publisher and writer and has authorer a range of titles from picture books through to teenage novels.

Jane talked about the process of writing and publishing books and gave us some great tips for writing. Writers use experience, observation and imagination to come up with ideas. We might think we have no experiences worth writing about, but it's surprising what you can come up with if you trawl your memory. Ask yourself questions like: "What is the scarriest thing that ever happened to me?"; "What were the most exciting 30 seconds of my life?".

She said the initial inspiration for When elephants lived in the sea came from seeing a picture of an elephant swimming with it's trunk acting as a snorkel. She then did some research which led to the book. Following this, Jane asked everyone to choose a photograph from a selection she had laid out. We then had exactly 4 minutes to start writing a story inspired by the picture.

Falling from Grace is an example fo a novel inspired by personal experience. The setting in Point Nepean and the struggle of worrying about the safety of a sister are both based on Jane's own experiences.

Jane talked a little about planning. Some authors plan everything, some plan nothing, some are in between. There is no right or wrong way. Find the method that works for you and go with it. She also spent some time showing us some of the different cover options they produced for Falling from Grace before settling on the final version.

We finished by firing a few questions at Jane which she was happy to answer. As far as I could tell, everybody had a great time.

"About the boys" and "About the girls" are back!

The events that inspired this blog are back for 2009.

About the boys – bloke lit for boys and dads

The fist session for boys aged 10 + and their dads is on Wednesday 17 June featuring guest author Michael Hyde. Michael’s most recent success has been with his series Change the game however he has also written a number of young adult novels.

About the girls – good reads for girls and mums

For girls aged 10+ and their mums, author Jane Godwin will be sharing her writing secrets and experiences at Kew Library on Tuesday 23 June. Jane has written a range of children’s books, including picture books, junior fiction (including Aussie Nibbles and Aussie Bites titles) and her latest young adult novel Falling from grace.


The sessions are free, however places are limited and bookings are essential. So get in fast!

Make bookings at any one of our libraries on 9278 4666

BOYS

When: Wednesday 17 June at 7pm
Where: Hawthorn Library, 584 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn

GIRLS

When: Tuesday 23 June at 7pm
Kew Library, Cnr Cotham Road & Civic Drive, Kew

Stay tuned for details about the sessions in July and August.