Words and Pictures with Mo O'Hara
Discover why 'chunking' is her top tip for events, what it takes to have a super lead book and why you shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket
This week we’re joined by author Mo O’Hara. We asked her about her top tips for events, how her previous career as an actress helped her and we also discovered the difference between writing one book and having a career as an author.
Originally from America, Mo O’Hara moved to London because she wanted to live abroad but spoke no foreign languages. Mo’s New York Times-bestselling series My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish (7 books) is published by Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan and has been translated into fifteen languages, selling over 3.5 million copies worldwide.
As well as her young fiction series including Honey’s Hive, Mo also writes picture books and has a graphic novel series called Agent Moose which is illustrated by Jess Bradley.
You can watch our conversation with Mo here:
You can find out more about Mo on her website, instagram and Bluesky. You can also find out more about the Stepping into Stories Festival here.
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