How to Use Myths and Legends in Fiction - Some Handy Writing Tips

Here I am on  @TabWrite's excellent bookie blog Tall Tales and Short Stories, talking about how to use all the amazing Myths and Legends there are out there to inspire your own writing.  Do go and have a read!
tall tales & short stories: MYTHS AND LEGEND: Lucy Coats' Guide to Using Myths and Legend in Children's Fiction.

A Small YouTube Experiment

Someone took a couple of tiny videos of me answering questions at the recent Bath Festival of Children's Literature.  I thought I'd do a small experimental upload to YouTube.  It seems to have worked.  So here I am talking about how long it takes me to write a book, and giving some tips on how to be a writer to the kids at Kingswood Prep. It never ceases to amaze me that I can sound both quite squeaky and quite posh all at the same time.  Enjoy!  You may throw eggs if you wish.