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Authors come in all shapes, sizes and indeed, ages. While many authors found their love of reading at a young age, most had to wait quite a long time before seeing their first novel in print. At Pegasus, we’re lucky enough to have several very young authors in publication with us! We thought we’d highlight just a few. Lily Divall Lily was just eighteen years old when her debut novel, A False Creation, was published earlier this year. Set in a world of Gods and magic, Lily&rsquo...

Top Five - Classic books you read as a child and probably haven’t picked up since! Enid Blyton ­– The Magic Faraway Tree series is a collection of four books, The Enchanted Forest, The Magic Faraway Tree, The Folk of The Faraway Tree and Up The Faraway Tree. These books were probably read to you as a child. The adventures of Jo, Bessie and Fanny were and still are very exciting. Wondering what was going to happen each time they climbed up the tree and what land would be at...

Everyone has different ways of celebrating or relaxing over the Christmas season and we’ve put together a list of some bookish ways you can enjoy the festivities. You don’t need to celebrate Christmas for some of these, just share a love of the written word. 1. Re-read the Christmassy scenes from your favourite books. Re reading your favourite books always seems like a good idea, in theory. But do we really have the time? With so many great new books being published all th...

Craig J. Black is a previously self-published author of dark fantasy novels. Now he is publishing with us, starting with the first book in the Bloodline series, Forbidden Hunger – a vampire novel with a unique bite. We took the opportunity to ask him a few questions. How would you describe Forbidden Hunger, and who would you say it is aimed at? Forbidden Hunger focuses around Zanette Amelia, the first of her kind, in a bid to control and understand her identity as she grows from...

We spoke to Elena Moya, author ofThe Spanish Maestra about her life and her book. Read on to find out more! 1. Did you always dream of becoming an author? Yes, I only wanted to be an astronaut, until I was 6 or 7, but from then onwards I always want to write. 2. What was your first job? Like many writers, I was a journalist, in my case, specialised in economics and finance, which comes really handy when writing books. I had the honour to work in places where other autho...

We got in touch with Nigel Lumsdale, author of Three Weeks, Two Lives, One End, to discuss his book, his inspirations for writing and a bit about his life. Have a read and get to know him! 1. Did you always dream of becoming an author? Not really. I had always written poems and song lyrics, so writing a book seemed the natural progression. Now I have written a novel, yes I dream about becoming a full time author. 2. What was your first job? I was an apprentice Pai...

We managed to steal some of the spare time Gerard McCann has in his busy schedule to ask him some questions about his book, his writing processand his day to day life. Read on to find out more about the author of Lustration. 1. Did you always dream of becoming an author? I have been writing from an early age. It seems to come very naturally to me. It may not be the best of material, the grammar has always been a problem, but it served a purpose for me to get ideas onto a page. The dr...

We spoke to Alan Fraser, author of Exploration, about his book, his life and what inspires him. Read on to find out more! 1. Did you always dream of becoming an author? Nope! I started writing autobiographically in 1998. 2. What was your first job? A private in the British Army (royal engineers) before leaving to get an education, taking a 2:1 in town planning and starting my professional career in town planning. 3. How did you come about writing your book...

Lily Divall is eighteen and has just left school. As if studying for her final assessments wasn’t enough, she was also working on her debut novel. It's a story Lily has been working on for years but now A False Creation is finally due for release on the 29th September. How would you describeA False Creationand who would you say it is aimed at? A False Creationis a story about a race of people who have the ability to control fire, and their additional “Gifts” whic...