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Twins with diabetes

Sweet magazine

FAMILIES whose twin children are diagnosed with diabetes face unique challenges. They've also powered research to unlock secrets of the disease, towards finding new treatments and hopefully, ultimately, a cure. Read more.

Double trouble for lazy authors

Guardian Books Blog

DID you see the BBC’s star-studded adaptation of Little Dorrit at the weekend? It went straight for the ‘evil twin’ cliffhanger as Mrs Flintwich came face to face with her husband’s doppelganger in the dead of night.

Dickens is not the only author to have trodden the well-worn path of mysterious, shady, mischievous or downright evil twins.

I wrote about this in the Guardian's book blog.

Things I have learned as an author

Journalism.co.uk

THIS time last year, I was feeling pretty pleased with myself. My first book, the modestly titled Greatest Freelance Writing Tips in the World had just been published. Holding some initial copies in my quivering hands, I’d felt a rush of pride. Now here I was, preparing for my very own book launch. Then one by one, more than half the confirmed guests dropped out. Read more.

Guardian books blog: Websites for fictional characters is a marketing ploy too far.