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Live webchat with Jacqueline Wilson, Tues 10 March, 9-10pm

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GeraldineMumsnet · 05/03/2009 12:40

We've very chuffed that award-winning author Jacqueline Wilson is joining us for a live webchat on Tuesday 10 March, 9-10pm. Jacqueline needs little introduction - with sales of over 25 million books, she's a massively successful author, up there with JK Rowling and Dan Brown. Her latest book, My Secret Diary, is the sequel to Jacky Daydream and includes excerpts from her own teenage diary. If you've can't join us but have questions for Jacqueline, please post your questions here. Ditto if you want to post on behalf of your children. She'll aim to get through as many as possible before the chat.

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Bigpants1 · 10/03/2009 21:47

ok

JacquelineWilson5106 · 10/03/2009 21:48

Hello Constantlycooking, thanks for your lovely remarks. it's always very hard to get the right balance at book signings. If there's a very long queue the families at the back can get very impatient and want me to hurry things up, but I also want to make every child feel that we've had a little conversation together. It does a mean a lot to me when I get to meet my readers. Say hi to your son for me - it's great he's a keen reader.

emmybel · 10/03/2009 21:48

Hi Jacqueline
My daughter and I watched the TV adaptation of 'Dustbin Baby' at Christmas which we both thought was fantastic - a real tearjerker. Would you like to see more of your novels adapted for TV or a film? Which book do you think would make the best film?

noonki · 10/03/2009 21:51

hi, thanks for coming on.

My stepson loved your books when he was younger but used to only read them in his bedroom because the covers were so girly. Is there anyway that the books could come out a bit more genderless.

I know it should matter but unfortuately to kids it can!

ps I loved the illustrated mum, I thought it was wonderfully insightful as to how children can love and be so angry and let down by a parent all in one.

JacquelineWilson5106 · 10/03/2009 21:52

Hi QOD and Jasmin. I LIKE writing about girls with problems - it's as simple as that! Interesting idea, I'll think about it.

Allottwant · 10/03/2009 21:52

Thank u. Thanks as well for so many brilliant books and I can't wait to meet Hettie Feather! Love Eleanor x

Toffeepopple · 10/03/2009 21:52

My six-year-old son just got his first ever chapter book home from school and it is one of yours (Mark Spark in the Dark).

He really enjoyed it, any suggestions of which titles of yours he should tackle next? When we go our local bookshops all we seem to see are pink fairy books on all the shelves and he gets a bit disheartened.

keevamum · 10/03/2009 21:53

Can you give us a little summary of your next book? So I can tell my daughter...she gets so excited whenever you have a new book out. Thankyou so much.

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GeraldineMumsnet · 10/03/2009 21:53

It's almost time for the webchat to end - thank you very much jacqueline for answering so many questions this evening - we really appreciate it. Hope you've enjoyed it too.

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JacquelineWilson5106 · 10/03/2009 21:54

Dear abouteve, your daughter sounds lovely. In the past I've tried to suggest it's not a good idea for kids to grow up too early - and I was shot down in flames in the press.....

noonki · 10/03/2009 21:54

bye thank you for coming x

Remotew · 10/03/2009 21:55

Agree about Dustbin Baby, very moving.

Remotew · 10/03/2009 21:56

Oh thanks you she will be so chuffed you answered me.

QOD · 10/03/2009 21:56

thanks Jacqueline, please let it end positively though LOL - we are very protective of our beloved babies!

FrannyandZooey · 10/03/2009 21:57

thank you jacqueline!

JacquelineWilson5106 · 10/03/2009 21:57

Hello again Eleanor on mum2JEG. Is Hoddesdon in Herts? I'm there on 30th March....have a lovely birthday!

Bigpants1 · 10/03/2009 22:00

are u still on

JacquelineWilson5106 · 10/03/2009 22:00

Hi foxinsocks, I'm so pleased your daughter likes My Secret Diary. Hampton Court is one of my favourite places -Kingston is a lovely area, isn't it.

JacquelineWilson5106 · 10/03/2009 22:03

Dear Bigpants1, I haven't ANY brothers or sisters. I wish I wasn't an only child!

Bigpants1 · 10/03/2009 22:04

yes she is on

JacquelineWilson5106 · 10/03/2009 22:06

Hi again magsnags. I think it's wonderful there's such a thing as your supportive living scheme. It's easy for me to write about fictional children and teenagers, it's much much harder to work with real young people.

Bigpants1 · 10/03/2009 22:06

i have 2 brothers and 3 sisters

Bigpants1 · 10/03/2009 22:07

r lukky i have 2 sisters and 3 brothers and one of them has hdhd

JacquelineWilson5106 · 10/03/2009 22:09

Dear pointydog, I'm afraid I don't have that much say about the way my books are marketed. I agree that they do sometimes look very girly though Nick Sharratt's illustrations are always superb.

childminder90210 · 10/03/2009 22:11

Hi jacqueline, my daughter is just starting to get into your boooks and loves them, we both like Mum Minder as I am a childminder and its very good. I think we w ill end up with your whole collection I too like to read them

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