Kate Alton 📚🌈
@KateAltonWrites
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Kids' writer, teacher, nerd. Mum of one snuffpuff. I tweet about writing, motherhood, & mental health. @OcTBRChallenge co-founder. @LitKidsMagazine mentor.
Bristol, England
Joined September 2014
Well, that's it for tonight, we hope to be a little bit more present next year than we've been now (*life* came in the way...). As always, you've all been brilliant, thank you so much for participating!! 🥰😍🎃📚🍁🍂💕 #OcTBRchat #OcTBRchallenge
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And now for the final question of the year: Question nr.4: What's been your very favourite read during the #OcTBRchallenge 2025? Still a few days to go! 📚 🎃 📚
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Question nr.3: Since we're in holiday mood: What book is on your wishlist for the upcoming holidays? (Christmassy or other)! 🎅 #OcTBRchat
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One of my favourite vampire books just became a series! 😍🧛 But I'd love to see The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by @StephenKing as a movie!! #OcTBRchat
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Question nr.2: Which (spooky or other) book have your read this year, that would make a great movie or series? 🎦 #OcTBRchat
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Well, I read loads of spooky stuff since it's one of my favourite genres. But I was reading what I thought was a "normal" thriller, that turned out to be a horror movie kind of book👀. Starting to think that goes for all books from this writer, as I'm reading nr.3 and it's also😱
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Welcome to the last #OcTBRchat of the year! 📚 😍 🍂 🍁 🎃 Halloween is just around the corner, which leads us to the first question: Q. No.1: Have you read anything that's been unexpectedly spooky or scary this year? Give us your best 👻 tips!! 🎃👽🎃🧟🎃🧛🎃
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God, what have you done?! You're a Pink Pony Girl! And you write at the club... Wait, what?
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Getting an agent won’t make you feel worthy. A bestseller list won’t kill imposter syndrome. Accolades don’t fix what’s inside. The work you do on the page—and in yourself—does.
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Some new followers lately! "Hi!" and thanks for following! About me: - I mainly write Speculative stories for teens. - I drink a lot of coffee, and don't sleep much. Those 2 are probably related. - I believe in human, creative freedom. - Love and kindness, above all things. 💕
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Me: I'm surprised you didn't put that my room was a mess when I was a kid on my ADHD assessment form, Mum. You were always telling me off but I couldn't keep it tidy; it was chaos, even though I hated it that way. Mum:Well that's not ADHD is it? That was just you being lazy. 😣
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My hot take: Your writing, or your art, isn't really for others. Yes, we want people to read it or see it, maybe even strike a chord, but it's not FOR them. It's for YOU. That's why no writing is wasted. It's all you, letting your heart tell its story. 💕
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Latest art WIP - this is a close up of what will be a larger pic. #art #digitalart #artistsoftwitter #humanartist #NOAI
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Dear All companies: Please For the love of God Stop asking me for feedback! If I have something to feed back YOU'LL KNOW ABOUT IT. Otherwise, leave me alone. Regards, Kate
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I haven't been on here for some time. I have just discovered Grok. Yikes. No wonder the icon for it is a black hole. No thank you, not today.
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That story in your head? Just write it. "But I don't know if it's any good!" Write it anyway. "But it might not go anywhere!" Write it. "But it's not commercial!" Write. It. Yes, writing is a business, but it's also a craft. Stop censoring and write. Worst case? You get practise.
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To add - it's not just about being thick-skinned, it's about keeping true to what you create; sending it into the world regardless of its reception. Some will hate it; some will love it, and in ways you never anticipated. But our belief in our work is all we can control. 💕
Sorry but if you're not ready for negative reviews or rejections or people to say things you don't agree with, you're not ready to be an author. Period.
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