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Heather Child

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The United Kingdom

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https://www.heather-child.co.uk/

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Fiction, Science Fiction, Contemporary

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Heather Child's two novels EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU and THE UNDOING OF ARLO KNOTT are published by Orbit (Little, Brown).

Heather lives in Bristol, UK. Alongside writing she has had an eclectic career in charity marketing and communications, and currently works in sustainability.

You can find out more about her novels, including discussion questions for book clubs, at www.heather-child.co.uk or follow her on Twitter at @Heatherika1
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Heather Child Think about why you want to write - there's a misconception that being an author is glamorous and lucrative, but unless you're J K Rowling or Dan Brow…moreThink about why you want to write - there's a misconception that being an author is glamorous and lucrative, but unless you're J K Rowling or Dan Brown, that doesn't apply.

Once you know what you want to get out of writing, get to know your material inside out - the characters, the settings, the backstory. That way your writing will be fluid; it will come from inside the story, and be convincing to readers.(less)

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Heather Child I'm currently working on a novel inspired by the narcissistic elements of our society - how we reached this moment of selfie-taking, instagrammable ho…moreI'm currently working on a novel inspired by the narcissistic elements of our society - how we reached this moment of selfie-taking, instagrammable holidays and Donald Trump. (less)

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Upstream and downstream AI: Post-panel reflections

A couple of weeks ago I was kindly invited by talks organiser Altered State to join a panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI), considering whether it is “the end of the world as we know it”.

My fellow panellists were experts on the subject – Colin Gavaghan, Professor of Digital Futures at the University of Bristol, and Nigel Toon, CEO of Graphcore AI. The Hen and Chicken in Bristol has a spacious up

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