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13/11/2021

Published by Odette Elliott at 13/11/2021

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LAUNCH DAY for Abigay’s Farm! 10th November 2021

I woke up with with a start. After around four years of writing the story, today was the day when my children’s novel Abigay’s Farm was […]

01/11/2021

Published by Odette Elliott at 01/11/2021

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Abigay’s Farm. Designing the cover.

Yesterday I received a very interesting comment on Messenger. “I love that friendly cover, Odette such a warm, practical mood about it!” (Thank you Penny D…. […]

27/10/2021

Published by Odette Elliott at 27/10/2021

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Publication Day and Kindness

Good morning! Today, 27th October 2021 is a big day for my book Abigay’s Farm by Odette Elliott. It is Publication Day! I began writing […]

14/08/2021

Published by Odette Elliott at 14/08/2021

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Stepping right into my story (coming in October 20121)

Last weekend we visited two family farms. When writing the story of Abigay’s Farm, in my head I switched between both farms. We were back in […]

06/07/2021

Published by Odette Elliott at 06/07/2021

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Watch this Space!

In October this year my children’s novel Abigay’s Farm will be published. It is for children around 9 – 12 years old. There will be a […]

07/01/2021

Published by Odette Elliott at 07/01/2021

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THE ENJOYMENT OF READING BOOKS

One of our granddaughters was an avid reader before she became ill with severe ME. One of our granddaughters had the good fortune to have a […]

07/10/2019

Published by Odette Elliott at 07/10/2019

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New Theme: Random Jottings

I have finished writing about our family’s adoption journey. Time has moved on. We now have five wonderful grandchildren. As I write today, one is about […]

04/04/2019

Published by Odette Elliott at 04/04/2019

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Empathy in Children’s Literature

Welcome back. I have been very busy writing my children’s novel – see later – which is why I have neglected my blog. Sorry! I have recently […]

26/09/2016

Published by Odette Elliott at 26/09/2016

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Adoption and Identical Twins. Nurture versus Nature.

I think I have always been interested in ADOPTION, maybe because my best friend at school was adopted. It interested me to realise that she had […]