Monica Meira Vaughan is a middle-grade author. Her first book, THE ABILITY, is due April 2013 (Simon & Schuster Young Readers). She lives in London.Tumblr (3.0; @mmvaughan)http://mmvaughan.com/I haven’t been given a date yet but it’s all moving along quickly (I just saw the first...http://mmvaughan.com/post/49919175201http://mmvaughan.com/post/49919175201Wed, 08 May 2013 07:41:10 +0100 VAUGHAN, M. M. The Ability; illus. by Iacopo Bruno. Trade ed. ISBN 978-1-4424-5200-8...http://mmvaughan.com/post/49632844846http://mmvaughan.com/post/49632844846Sun, 05 May 2013 00:33:00 +0100the abilitym.m. vaughancenter for children's booksharry pottermysterious benedict societySo the first week of my first book tour is over and what a week it has been! I flew to Dallas and...http://mmvaughan.com/post/49237580564http://mmvaughan.com/post/49237580564Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:14:00 +0100twig book shopblue willow booksdebut authordebut book tourm.m.vaughanthe abilityhouse on mango streetvinings churchweinermobilebarnes & nobleYes! I have already written number two and it will be coming out early 2014. I really enjoyed...http://mmvaughan.com/post/49407609688http://mmvaughan.com/post/49407609688Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:11:00 +0100Amazing day. Just amazing. And informative too.  TODAY I LEARNED&#8230; * Texas is brilliant. And...http://mmvaughan.com/post/48679858774http://mmvaughan.com/post/48679858774Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:59:00 +0100M.M. VaughanThe Abilitya.g. howardsplintereddebut authorfirst book tourbookpeopleaustinira book conference 2013simon & schustermundie moms 2 years and 16 days ago, I printed out my first ever fully finished manuscript and placed the...http://mmvaughan.com/post/48527251398http://mmvaughan.com/post/48527251398Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:30:00 +0100debut authordebut author journeyhow i got publisheddebut children's writerthe abilityM.M. Vaughanstephanie thwaitesThe Ability: a Bookworks book report!: When you’re 12, anything is possible. In The Ability, M. M....http://mmvaughan.com/post/48520446973http://mmvaughan.com/post/48520446973Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:05:00 +0100wendywritesthe abilitym.m.vaughanm.m.vaughnbookworks Ooooh - look at what Simon &amp; Schuster have just put up - I LOVE it! Take the (incredibly...http://mmvaughan.com/post/47694461896http://mmvaughan.com/post/47694461896Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:31:32 +0100mmvaughansimon & schusterThe AbilityM.M. Vaughanthe ability quizIf you&#8217;d met me when I was ten, I would probably have had my head stuck in a book. I used to...http://mmvaughan.com/post/45664074495http://mmvaughan.com/post/45664074495Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:49:00 +0000children's books of the 80schildhood booksbest children's books“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be...http://mmvaughan.com/post/23478355709http://mmvaughan.com/post/23478355709Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/22238822b7956b516eeae2eac230ffa3/tumblr_mj7xhwxJjP1rpb8txo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mmvaughan.com/post/44678114347http://mmvaughan.com/post/44678114347Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:26:00 +0000 (Photography by Mladen Penev)http://mmvaughan.com/post/24668616665http://mmvaughan.com/post/24668616665Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:44:00 +0000mladen penevpower of books<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/1711302" width="400" height="301" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Something to inspire all writers out there - J.K.Rowling’s Harvard Commencement Speech on ‘The Fringe Benefits of Failure’.  I must have watched this a thousand times.</p>http://mmvaughan.com/post/23478358515http://mmvaughan.com/post/23478358515Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:29:00 +0000j.k.rowlingharvard commencement speechbenefits of failureinspirationI spend a lot of time with a friend of mine looking for the perfect place to write. We have our own...http://mmvaughan.com/post/23762755367http://mmvaughan.com/post/23762755367Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:00:00 +0000best places to write in londonlondon writerswhere to writewriterswritingthe connaught hotelstarbuckswoolpackbritish librarycrown &amp; greyhoundlook mum no handslondon bridge hotelbooking office barwellcome collectionbook club http://mmvaughan.com/post/24272269980http://mmvaughan.com/post/24272269980Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:44:00 +0000What makes a prize-winning novel? As Julian Barnes wins the Booker Prize, Johanna Kamradt charts the...http://mmvaughan.com/post/32798958321http://mmvaughan.com/post/32798958321Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:19:00 +0000In between creating great literary works, these authors also found the time to create some pretty...http://mmvaughan.com/post/24604963063http://mmvaughan.com/post/24604963063Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:16:00 +0000writers turned artistskerouaceggersvonnegutbronteburroughswilliam blakebukowskiI&#8217;m in the market for a new laptop cover. These ones I found while browsing online are making...http://mmvaughan.com/post/24156761938http://mmvaughan.com/post/24156761938Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000laptop sleeveswriterslaptop sleeves for writers<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3pkslsgpE1rpb8txo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is a building site in London, near to where I live. It inspired me to write one of my favourite chapters; Chapter 11 - where twin brothers Ernest and Mortimer Genever fill their victim’s mind with the very thing he fears the most. </p>http://mmvaughan.com/post/22652709523http://mmvaughan.com/post/22652709523Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:41:00 +0000So, I&#8217;m finally allowed to show this&#8230;.the cover of my book!!!!!!!!! I had absolutely...http://mmvaughan.com/post/29007773593http://mmvaughan.com/post/29007773593Wed, 08 Aug 2012 23:19:19 +0100