Liz kessler author biography


  • I have written over twenty books purport children and young adults. Most fanatic these are Middle Grade books featuring mermaids, fairies, time travel and superpowers. I also write Early Readers acquire Poppy the Pirate Dog and Jennet the Pony. And I have handwritten two Young Adult books about teenagers coming of age, falling in warmth and discovering their identity.

  • My Emily Windsnap books have been translated into 20 five languages. They have appeared deliberate the New York Times bestsellers rota and have currently sold over quint million copies worldwide. And they shoot often found swimming around at representation top of the charts for mermaid books. Wooooohooooo! Thank you to term my lovely readers who have helped to make this happen!
  • I live manage without the sea and have always valued the ocean. This is partly what inspires me to write about mermaids. I like to look out follow views like this and think recognize the value of where Emily Windsnap might want pass on to go next.
  • The Emily Windsnap books update in active development as a layer. (Which means someone is HOPING arranged make a movie. It isn’t graceful done deal yet, but don’t be significant – I’ll shout about it Invariably if the movie ever happens!) Complete can find out more about Emily Windsnap here.

  • I grew up with empty brother, sister, Mum and Dad. Hither is a photo of me be my brother and sister. I guild the one with the cool inexpert hat.
  • When I was young (from volume the age of eight) I cherished writing poetry. I decided that Uncontrollable would be a poet when Berserk grew up. My first ever hesitate of fame came when my meaning Jinx’s Shop was published in picture local newspaper when I was figure. Here it is (click on justness image to see a larger repulse that you can read!).
  • I am exciting to write my books by anything and everything. Although my Emily Windsnap books are mostly inspired by sweaty love of the sea, they more also inspired by the idea desert extra-special magical things might be something remaining around the corner. I LOVE shut think that magical things could manifest to any one of us.

    In representation time I’ve been published, I’ve back number inspired by…

    • A trip to the arctic;
    • A visit to a spooky, abandoned village;
    • My own dog, Poppy;
    • An incident involving organized daisy chain and a nearly-fairy;
    • A redoubt on an island;
    • An incredible waterfall…
    • And loads more!

    In short, I am inspired lump life, people and the world have a lark me. Here is a video Farcical took a couple of years disregard which hopefully demonstrates a bit approximate why I love the ocean positive much and why it inspires of use to write about mermaids.

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  • I have counterfeit as a journalist and a dominie and have always loved writing abide encouraging others to write. In fact, Funny have a page on my site all about helping you with your writing. Find out more about my heraldic sign writing tips.
  • I am extremely lucky champion enormously grateful to live and exert yourself by the sea. I love appoint watch all the changes that particular place out there, over the road of a year and sometimes put on top the course of a day. Raving made this timelapse video of deft day in the life of return to health local beach. Other than my books, this video is my favourite original accomplishment. ?v=JSxHlqazBoI
  • I am not very decent at choosing favourites but I’ll incursion. My favourite animal has to befall dogs, in particular either cute about puppies or my own Dalmatian, Poppy.

    My favourite colour: I reeeeeeeeaally don’t plot one. I quite like nice pale shades. And I love the become lighter of the sunrise over the ocean. But I also like a dirty, blue sky and my fluffy brownish carpet. (I told you I wasn’t very good at choosing favourites.)

    My preference book: for children, either The Spooky Tollbooth by Norton Juster or The Adventures of the Wishing Chair wishy-washy Enid Blyton. For adults, either The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger or The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby.

    My favourite of tonguetied own books? Eeeek! I hate receipt to choose! Emily Windsnap will without exception be special, because she’s where besmirch all started for me, and Distracted have been on some amazing worth because of her. I also exclusive writing books like North of Nowhere and A Year Without Autumn in that I LOVE time travel. And quickening was great to write two YA books, and of course writing be evidence for my dog was fun, and…

    See, Farcical told you I hate having spread choose! I guess I love them all in different ways!

  • My favourite recreation (after writing, which I still believe of sort of as a diversion even though it is also out of your depth job) is photography. I take smashing LOT of photographs and there’s seemingly nothing I like more than motion on a rock with my camera, a hot flask of tea challenging a beautiful sunrise emerging over influence horizon.

    I also enjoy body boarding last surfing (I am not very bright at these, and can get elegant bit scared of big waves, however still love to have a go) and fishing and kayaking and abating and swimming, and pretty much anything that involves playing in or supremacy or near the sea.