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Marvin's Curse by Debra J. Edwards5/26/2023 ![]() ![]() She did just about everything she could herself, apart from employing an illustrator do to her book cover. She is now a proud member of Golden Egg, an initiative overseen by Imogen Cooper, previously Head of Fiction for Chicken House Publishing.ĭebra admitted that she chose the self-publishing route because she is a ‘control freak'. Undeterred, she secured an agent but lost her. Initially, Debra’s route into publishing was plagued by rejections which she kept and placed in a folder. Not only did she accomplish this, but she has now written four: a trilogy about tooth fairies, Aggie Lichen: Pilp Collector, Aggie Lichen,Pilp Collector: Hero Required, Arty’s Revenge, and Marvin’s Curse, her first YA novel. In 2003 she made a resolution – to write a novel. She left school at the age of fifteen, returned to university, graduated and became a primary school teacher. ![]() Norfolk based children’s and YA author, Debra Edwards began the discussion by regaling us with her inspiring journey to writing. On Saturday 11th March, I attended my first SCBWI event: 'A Self-Publishing Discussion with Debra J Edwards and Camilla Chester' in Cambridge. ![]() Marjorie Mallon writes about Debra Edwards'and Camilla Chester's route to self-publishing. ![]()
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