Ella Lamb

Writer and reader with a passion for Children's and YA literature.

[Ella Lamb @ELambWrites]

😍 Thank you #justkidslit

[Ella Lamb @ELambWrites]

@sciencegirl Tyrannosaurus rex

[Owltitude Press @OwltitudePress]

An exciting announcement! Our first book will be published soon and here's the cover!

#Septopus by @RebeccFung illustrated by Kathy Creamer

Stanley is a 7-tentacled octopus navigating his way through an 8-tentacled world.
#middlegrade #Loveozmg #octopuses #kidlit

[Ella Lamb @ELambWrites]

So thoughtful of pharmaceutical companies to put arthritis medication in packaging that's impossible for people with arthritis to open.

[Rebecca Fung @RebeccFung]

Oh #Snoopy I feel your pain. I have nightmares that publishers want to do this to me! #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity

[Ella Lamb @ELambWrites]

@CathylPowell Also, courtesy of one of my kids...

[Ella Lamb @ELambWrites]

@CathylPowell

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

The Earth and the Moon as seen by the Cassini probe from Saturn's orbit. All of humanity in one small point.

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

Visualization showing the location and depth of Earth's earthquakes over a single year, with depth scaled by a factor of 8.

📽: Raluca Nicola

[Ella Lamb @ELambWrites]

@CathylPowell Sounds like my kind of holiday.

[Ella Lamb @ELambWrites]

@RebeccFung A few I read last year: Without Further Ado - Jessica Dettmann (based on Much Ado about Nothing); It Sounded Better in My Head, and Unnecessary Drama - both by Nina Kenwood; and if you like YA, I recommend The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim

[Ella Lamb @ELambWrites]

#WriteTypes 30: Never had one, but I've been to many. Mostly in book shops and libraries, but there have been a couple in other places too.

[𝕂𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕟 𝕂𝕝𝕖𝕙𝕣🕺 🏳️‍🌈 @kevinklehr]

D30 #writetypes
Have you ever done a book launch at a venue? Tell us about it. Any tips?
#writingcommunity

[Ella Lamb @ELambWrites]

#WriteTypes 28: So many. So, so many.

[𝕂𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕟 𝕂𝕝𝕖𝕙𝕣🕺 🏳️‍🌈 @kevinklehr]

D28 #writetypes
Do you have an abandoned novel or an idea for one which you never started? Tell us about it.
#writingcommunity

[Ella Lamb @ELambWrites]

#WriteTypes 26. I like to read and eat at the same time, so my favourite reading spot is the table.

[Ella Lamb @ELambWrites]

@CathylPowell While I would prefer a black pen, there are so many blue pens in this house it's pointless spending money on a black one. So I'll be using blue (probably for the next decade or so).

[Ella Lamb @ELambWrites]

#WriteTypes 22
Do your family and friends take an interest in your writing?
Yeah...nah...

[Ella Lamb @ELambWrites]

@CathylPowell I don't think either works for me, I need to pants a bit, plot a bit, rinse, repeat. I keep needing to remind myself the first draft is for getting to know the characters.

[Ella Lamb @ELambWrites]

#WriteTypes 18. Somewhere between a week and never 😆. It depends what I'm writing and how well it's working. Short stories and picture book drafts - one week. Ill-formed novel ideas - never (though I always think I'll go back to them one day).

[𝕂𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕟 𝕂𝕝𝕖𝕙𝕣🕺 🏳️‍🌈 @kevinklehr]

D18 #writetypes
How long does it take you to write a first draft?
#writingcommunity

[Ella Lamb @ELambWrites]

I made these shell displays this afternoon. Not quite right yet, but easy and inexpensive. I've had all the shells for many, many years. The larger vase was one I already had, so only had to pay for the craft sand and the small vase.