Lucy van Smit, is an award-winning author, a screenwriter, and an artist. She has made documentaries for Canadian TV on writers such as John Le Carré and Ian McEwan. She has a Distinction in MA Creative Writing and her debut YA novel, The Hurting (Chicken House) won the inaugural Bath Children’s Novel Award.
A wonderful warm hug of a book, packed with practical help and inspiring goodness. Just the tonic to boost the morale of any writer. -- Chris Callaghan * Goodreads * Full of nuggets of wisdom from beginning to end. Packed full of goodies, gems and guidance. -- Emma Perry * Waterstones review * This book is like an invisible hand on one's shoulder supporting and empowering the writer as one takes the first tentative step on their writing path ... I felt [Lucy] wrote it, especially for me. * Amazon review *