Hi Cath,
Immensely enjoyed reading your text “Grafitti Moon” from cover to cover in quick time.Need to re-read with emphasis on the climax.The opening is brilliant and the use of Intertextextuality enhances the overall value of the book being an apt text to teach in plus Ten classes in Arts,English,Social and cultural studies in particular and about the pangs of growing up in a especial geographical area with regard to its context.
I have already embraced your text as my choice of Study Text in my next 10 week teaching programme,however I hope my teaching plan will be approved.
Good luck and do keep writing.
Rudresh

Thanks for your response Cath.I have a M.Teach from UNDA, Fremantle and I will certainly send you the programme.I will have to design with your authorship as one key factor because the difficult and more interpretive responses can be had by the author herself;One key to encourage students;Ask the author.
I should describe myself as a starting teacher in Australia. I love Literature and Arts.Your text, Graffiti Moon is a good induction for our students to enter into discourse of what Art is to any Artist.

Rudresh

Hi Cath Crowley,

You came to my school awhile ago, actually, last year. I go to Mentone Girls Secondary College… We were studying Gracie Faltrain. You did a writing workshop afterwards, and I participated in that, it was GREAT, by the way. Really ^_^
I was just wondering if you have plans for a new book, it’s just I’ve read Graffiti Moon so many times my little sister told me off
I loved Graffiti Moon, especially how you described Ed and Lucy’s feelings about art, and Leo’s about writing. You really got it, and that’s pretty rare in books written by adults, so I’d like to say thanks for that.

Anyway, thanks.

hi cath crowley remember me i am mija weightman from st marys altona u came here once with alana as her craze prodject i want to know more about you and i also remember when you told us about when u hit your brother with a hammer and he had to get stichers did u get to finish your cubby house type back to me at st mays altona mweightman and type your answers on my mail

how many books are you going to write next year and can i be in one of them

xxx mija

Hi Cath!

I really loved “Grafitti Moon”. I’m just curious what resources you used in researching street-art. I found MelbourneGraffiti.com, and they’re wonderful for cataloging artwork and assigning ownership to artists.

Are there any other resources you can recommend?

Hi! I have an odd question for you. I am from Boston, MA and recently discovered your book, A Little Wanting Song, in my school’s library. What quickly drew me in was the image of the girl on the cover; she is the twin of my best friend! Now, all of my friends are in the process of reading it, and we love it. Now my question is this: Do you happen to know the name of the model on the book’s cover? Thank you!

Hi Cath,

It’s me Kate (again)! I don’t think you remember me
but I e-mailed you around October. Anyways, I am writing
a book and I was wondering if you have any advice for me.
Thank you for reading and I still really love A Little
Wanting Song! Thank you.

From,
Kate

hi cath

i just sent you a message.

but.

in case you’ll check your blog before … i wanted to ask you what your next book is about and if you can give as a description or a few words, anything, really. i’m just hungry for breadcrumb to fill my crowley-belly!

merry x-mas in case this message gets to you only after the 25th

- joe

Hi Cath!

I sent you a message via the contact form in your website. I hope you can check it soon!

Thank you so much. I hope you’ve had a wonderful year!

- Celine

Hi Cath

I just wanted to say how much I love your books. So many so-called YA books are contrived – full of conveniently absent parents and bland female protagonists and love triangles and boys with impossibly perfect good looks and and people who fall in love not because they’ve actually got to know each other but because it is ‘fated’. But not your books. They were funny, witty and effortlessly cool; your characters so delightful and real that if I visited Melbourne I would half expect to bump into them on the tram. Thank you. Whatever you write, I’ll read.

Zoe

Hey Cath,

I read Chasing Charlie Duskin in year seven and it became my library go to. (I eventually bought it) and I came across Graffiti moon accidently and didn’t read it for ages and then I realised ‘HOLY MOLY CATH CROWLEY WROTE THAT I NEED TO READ IT RIGHT NOW!’ So I took it on an excursion. An excursion to Melbourne to look at street art. Little did I know how relevant it would be! ANYWAY, I think that made me love it all the more. This is my long way of saying that I love your style and the pleasure and grief I get when I finish on of your novels. Official thank you forever.

-Zo

Hi Cath,

I just wanted to tell you that your writing is really good and that I loved Graffiti Moon. If you want to, you can read my review here: http://inabookshelf.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/review-graffiti-moon-by-cath-crowley/

Have a nice day!

-Nadia

Hi cath it’s jake from your show you did at beaconhills. I’d love to read some of your books because they look so interesting.

Hi Cath,

You came to my school last week (Beaconhills College) and I loved your talk. Telling us about how you make characters out of strangers really inspired me and I have actually started writing a new book called Muted Love, which is about a boy who cannot talk, but shows his feeling through drawing. He draws a girl and goes on a journey to find her in the real world. I have also just finished my first full length book called New Leaf. Thank you for inspiring me and I hope I get a chance to talk to you in the future.

Indi xx Year 7

Hi Cath,

I enjoyed reading your book ‘Chasing Charlie Duskin’. My avourite bit was on page 4 where Charlie looses her bikini (probably because i’m a boy). I was a great read and I would definately recommend the book to other people. Thank you for your talk at Brentwood SC the other week-I enjoyed it a lot.

Thanks, Paul

hi cath, im doing a project, and i need some info on you.. i know it sounds stalkerish but thats school for you so, if you could give me some info, that would be awesome ^_^ thanks,
giorgi -xo-

Cath, I heard you are currently writing a new book. My name is Eleanor and im from beaconhills college and I wondered if you might put me in as a character. I talked to you when you came to my school and I told you I could talk to my cat and I loved to sing. Today, my cat walked up to me while I was eating a mars bar, stared for about 5 seconds then polished my ankles. I bent down to pat him and he crawled onto my lap, lay down and started purring and head butting my head to say ” I love you and will you give me that yummy looking thing you have in your hand?” I hope I can be in your book and you find my tale funny.

Ele xx year 7

You spelt your name wrong

What is the name of the book you r currently writing?

Hi Cath,
You came to my school beaconhills last week and I just wanted to say I loved your workshop. It really helped me in my search for characters. Your talk was also really good and I enjoyed it heaps. I really hope to see you in the future!!!!!
Holly xx Year 7

Hi Cath, It’s me! (again)
If its ok with u, I just wanted to ask a few questions.

They r:
Do u watch or have u seen dr. Who?
Do u know what manga is?
Do u mind if u give me Ur e-mail so I can send u a pic of my cat? (this won’t let me)
When’s ur birthday?
What’s ur favorite animal?

If u don’t mind I would love to hear your answers!

P.S. holly is one of my besties

Ok

Hello
I shall read your book, Graffiti Moon for I have just finished a series called Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan. I’m jut borrowing it now and I can’t wait till it comes in! ( I’m not borrowing from school cause they all left when you left )

Greetings Cath,
What’s your fav food?

Hi cath
Do u like birds?

Thanx for the answers

I LOVE DOCTOR WHO TOO!!!!!!
It’s soooo cool u do cause almost all my teacher don’t know what it is!
Manga is my favorite style of drawing (I love to draw a lot)
Your birthday is 2 day before Christmas! How awesome!
I love cats too!

It turns out we have a lot in common, which helps you to become my fav author!

I READ YOUR BOOK AND IT WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY I HAVE EVER READ!! (I don’t read a lot of romance but this is an exemption)

I love to the way you write, I love the way you make ed and lucy fall in love.
I made a poem if you would like to hear. It’s called “this is love”

love is not perfect or easy to get,
but is something you should treasure forever,
And hold dear,

Next to your heart,
To hear another’s beating in time with yours,
Or to feel another’s breath collide with yours,
Is like athousand tiny explosions going of all over,
So you cant stand,

Just to stare into someone’s eye,
And know they’re staring back,
This is love

Hope you like it

Your book is sooooo cool i read it twice on the same day
It makes me reflect your story on my life and realize how boring it is compared (actual, my life is quite interesting but not as much as your story)

I want to be Lucy.
I want to find my Shadow
I want to be in your next book

You are officially my favourite author and your book is my favourite. I loved every section of it. I am inspired by u.

You no, I love art as well. I do a lot of crafty and imaginative things. I think this is what helped me love it so.

I also love music, animals and would love to fly.

Eleanor

I just finished reading your book Graffiti Moon and wanted to take the time to tell you that it was beautiful-both in its content and writing. This book has its own beating heart.

Hi Cath,

I’ve written a few short novels in first person, and it comes very easy to me. But now I have just started to write a new novel in third person but I am having trouble. Any tips?

Cath,
While I may be an “adult” now, I find that I often turn to YA fiction for the creativity and imagination, not to mention the existence of actual plot and character development, that I crave. In “Graffiti Moon” you have appeased that craving…although I now find myself on the lookout for more.

Throughout the book your use of vibrant imagery creates this flowing landscape of shapes, colors, ideas, and emotions that shift and swirl around to create a beautiful story. And you’ve created a reality that is not my own but was wonderful to be a participant in while I read. Thank you.

Dear Cath,
When I picked up your book Graffiti Moon I myself was writing a paper about graffiti and I thought that it would be an appropriate fictional read opposed to what I was finding in the library that was all substance and no imagination. What I didn’t expect was to find a story so raw but also so well written, especially not a story that hit so close to home. Lucy and Ed were interesting, relatable characters. Lucy was spunky and Ed was sweet, and even though she pictured him as this god-like Shadow I think she got something better. Something more real. Poet was my favorite character in the whole book. He reminded me of my best friend. He was a guy that would do anything for the girl he liked, and when she took off and left him, I took him to a movie and he managed to go 1/2 way through it before we got up, left, and went out to get some more paint. It’s 2:22 AM right now, and I’ve just finished memorizing you’re poem, Poet’s poem, about where he lived before for a school assignment. Writers get a bad rep in the general social scheme of things because of stereotypes, but in this book you get to see who many of these taggers tend to be. They are normal kids who are struggling to get by, who have maybe come from the rougher sides of town, taking the minimum wage jobs at McDonald’s and just trying to get through the school year. I look forward to reading more of your work.

Kreonin

I read Graffiti Moon recently, and I wanted to tell you that I absolutely loved it. I’m a high-school student, and(unrelatedly) I leave stuff lying around, so once I finished it and left it somewhere in my house, my mom found it and glomped onto it and devoured it in two days. She really liked it too. I thought you ought to know, and thank you for writing.

I just realized that this is where I have to ask questions, duh. Fool of me.
So:
Favorite poems, poets and books?
How you started writting and what is the first thing you wrote (at what age, all the story)?

Hahaha, well *blush* …In fact, I have been writting for 2 years. So is not…you know.
About the art itself, it is my mom´s fault. She signed up me for piano lessons when I had 4 years old. Then it was painting, dancing, choir, guitar, etc. I think that art has been part of my entire life.
Anyway, I love Pablo Neruda too. Poetry, for me, is hard to read but the way he uses words – like you – it feels smooth.
I think that I have to live more to understand some things…
I know is going to be difficult and I keep hearing people saying : “You are going to die of hunger”. That´s why I have to be strong. Here in Mexico, they don´t give writers many opportunities. And, yes, If you say that you want to be a writer, they look at you like “Are you nuts?”. Now you see why I cried with Graffiti Moon. My life hasn´t been so good just like Poet or Shadow. But I guess, that´s why I write (Sorry for opening my heart).
Next question: What inspired you to write Graffiti Moon?

Yeah, I get that.
No, I never hide the truth about who I am (cause it´s part of me)
Don´t be – sorry – cause that´s who made me the girl I am today and even I am not perfect I have learnt a lot.
My mom is amazing XD She is always there to listen my crazy stories or stuff even if she doesn´t understand. I know she´ll give me her support in everything.
Yes! Well, that´s the second reason why I write. There are stories that need to be tell. There are people that are worth writting them a story. And sometimes I get crazy cause I have many stories to tell but writting a book is not so easy. I have to wait to tell some stories. That´s why now I´m trying to write poems. They´re faster but you can put the same intensity.

What do you remember from your childhood?
Is there somebody that has marked your life?

Thank you. I really need that. Someone saying that, someone saying I will, someone giving the Can that sometimes I lose on my pursuit.
You make me think about the word “Storyteller”. I never thought of myself as a storyteller. But yes, I guess I am. I always say I write for people and for me but beacuse of people. When someone catches my attention I want to say: “Hey, I see you. I know what you´re feeling. I´m with you”. When I´m writting about that person I´m saying that.
I laugh cause when I find a very good character I always smile and say: “I got you”. Is crazy but anyway…
Hope you’re not getting sick of me.
So *drums*
How does it feel? Not the praises, having your own book in your hands with a cover that you like, with things that you dreamed, finished the story that you wanted to tell?

Greetings my name is Patricia McKelvy and I am a Book Blogger at Patricia’s Particularity. I have started a new Reading Challenge called “YA Saves Reading Challenge”, which is also co-hosted by a fellow Book Blogger and friend, Andrea at The Busy Bibliophile. This reading challenge focuses on those ‘tough subject’ and ‘real life’ books across many different ‘types’ of YA novels. This challenge also serves as an off-shoot of a new feature I have created: YA Saves Sunday (which does the same thing but in more of a discussion format).

Every month we choose a new focus from which we review books and/or host authors and their works. Our focuses for July are Contemporary and Coming of Age. While these topics are not necessarily ‘tough’ subjects, they are still important none the less, as our goal is to help at least one reader of YA Books. While looking for YA books on this topic, we came across your book GRAFFITI MOON. We feel your book is a perfect fit for July’s focus. We will be highlighting this book as a highly recommended read for participants and readers through YA Saves Sunday. We were hoping you would love to become involved in our venture to help spread the importance of such books. We are looking for authors that would love to participate in many different ways: Guest Post, Interview, Book Excerpt, Giveaway, etc.

I hope that you will love to participate as I know your addition would make this venture that much more grand! Thank you for your time and consideration.

Patricia @ Patricia’s Particularity
Young Adult & Children’s Book Reviewer
http://www.patriciasparticularity.com
Co-Hosted by Andrea at The Busy Bibliophile
http://thebusybibliophile.com/

I think there´s something huge for me in there. You are right…
Sorry, I can´t find the words to say all the things I can get from that.
If I write it in spanish, you promise me to find a way to understand it? (Google Translator is not good enough but it helps).
Siempre he pensado en como seria tener un proyecto terminado, verlo en las librerías, sentir sus paginas. Cada vez que leo un libro que me gusta mucho – como el tuyo – y que la escritora lo ha logrado a pesar de lo difícil que es, mis ojos comienzan a humedecerse. Pero a veces olvido que escribir también es divertido. Estoy tan desesperada por que el mundo me escuche a través del papel que olvido que yo también tengo que escucharme a mi misma. Y muchas veces me cuesta trabajo vivir el presente cuando tengo todas estas cosas revueltas y amontonadas en mi cabeza.
Ahí es donde entra lo que pusiste arriba.
La mejor parte es cuando estas escribiendo, cuando las palabras fluyen, cuando te sientes parte de la historia. Por que, ¿de que serviría ser escritor si no puedes sentir todo eso? Eso es lo que somos y lo que escogimos ser. No siempre vas a ser escuchado, no siempre vas a ser apreciado, no siempre vas a ser comprendido.
If we have the guts to write, if we have the guts to still trying even everything is going down. If we have the guts to be alone but not lonely, if we have the guts to accept what we are, to not forget where we come from, to keep believing…
- Mai.

I was at a graphic design conference in Melbourne this week and one of the speakers was a graffiti artist. One thing he said just reminded me so much of Graffiti moon that I didn’t hear the rest of his speech and suddenly everyone was clapping and he was gone.
He said something like (I have terrible hand writing especially in the dark so it’s probably not exactly what he said) ‘I would tag the neighbourhood so that they were beacons, landmarks for me to navigate by and I would know that I was getting off at the right bus stop because of one of my paintings, I would know if I was even on the RIGHT bus by following them on the walls. The tags on the walls were stars that were there in the daytime.’
Its funny the effect your book has had on me, haha.

Hi, me again!!!
My class and my friends Holly and Paris are going to see u today for a class excursion!!!!
I’m so excited and so is Holly cause we love your books!!

Eleanor

Hi Cath,

I am wondering if you have written any short stories? Have you had any published in short story compilations?

Many thanks!

Louise

Hello Cath,

I was at the Whitsunday Voices Festival on friday, I just happened to be at your last session of the day. I had never read one of your books before, but I wanted to thank you. Because I honestly appreciated what you said about we all have different learning styles, I wanted to thankyou for putting it so simply. I have dyslexia, and in Primary school I struggled to learn to read until mum bought me Deltora Quest by Emily Rodda and since then haven’t been able to put a book down, so reading has definitely helped. It’s just what you said about how it may take time to find your learning style and because I’m now in senior, I have found it difficult to up my grades while trying to come to terms that even though I may have a small learning problem it by no means defines who I am.

Thank you

Dear Cath

There was this girl
and when she picked up a pencil
she had the fire

There was this guy
and when he picked up his violin
he had the fire

And people who don’t understand
WHo hate what they don’t understand
come running with fire extinguishers

Hey, you are back. Nice to see you around.
Okay rhyms in my head. (:
So this was a poem I made to say thanks:

Really

I really wanted to shout,
really loud, really hard
about this dream I had.

It´s been awhile,
since the last time I really smiled.
Don´t wanna lose it like everything I have had.

I really wanted to shout,
really loud, really hard
about this bursting art.

It´s been awhile,
since the last time I really believed.
Bringing back the reason why I started to write once.

I really, really want to say thanks.

Hi Cath!
I have to let you know that I absolutely love Graffiti Moon. I bought it as soon as I could after I heard you speak at the Whitsunday Voices Festival. I read it before and after school; and when I finished, it left me wanting more. The way you talk about art in this book is just… wow. Now I’m finding it hard to find something else to read.
I remember you talking about this glass tear drop that won’t crack if you hit it in the right spot, even with a hammer, but will splinter apart at even the slightest touch to the side? I have been wracking my brains for the past week trying to remember what it’s called, but haven’t come up with much. Alber something?
Anyways, I have been writing bits and pieces of this story I started for one of my English assignments, and want to continue with it, but just can’t get any ideas on how to. It would be greatly appreciated if you could give me any tips you use to come up with ideas.
Thanks a heap!
Sarah
(p.s. A job at Maccas really isn’t all that bad!)

Can you believe I didn´t know that Graffiti Moon already had a translation into spanish?
I just found it on internet “Una noche en la luna”.
Well, I thought that your book deserved – and deserves – so much recognition. Is glad to found that many people have read it.
Anyway I am gonna stay with Graffiti Moon in english cause I think is better like that. With all the rhymes not only in the poems. Is like taking notes from a melody.

Hi Cath,

Congratulations on your wonderful books!

I am a PWE student and I am doing a presentation on Australian authors of YA. I have chosen you. I would greatly appreciate you answering how you came to this profession? What was the training (professional or otherwise) that helped you become successful? What have been the challenges you’ve encountered or conquered along the way? What have been the rewards from your writing? What have been the down side of being a Young Adult fiction writer?

I am wanting to follow into this profession myself and apart from the presentation, I would be most grateful for your feedback.

Kind regards,
Anne Pitt

So, just saying hi (:
Wondering if you are okay…
I have a question:
Can you explain me “The ticking inside” poem?
BTW: In love with “

“The daytime things” poem.
Sorry, my bad

Hi Cath
I just finished reading Chasing Charlie Duskin and was wondering if there are significant differences between this and the US version A Little Wanting Song. After checking review from friends I am thinking that there might be. I also wanted to thank you for attending the Mildura session of the Melbourn Writers Festival. It is great to have these sorts of events held in rural areas.

Karen

Oh no, sorry…I want to know the meaning of The ticking inside poem. I really love The daytime things, it´s my favorite poem. (:
I kinda had an idea what it was about but I haven´t seen that it also can be about losing a job. Hmm…
I love it because I related with my depressions. I kept falling. Every day was deeper and more exhausting. That poem describes it incredibly. How people let themselves go down, let their fire burnt out and want something more in their lifes when what they have is worth. They despise it, and start to complain about everything. They miss the pretty little things of life. The simple things can be the most wonderful and meaningful stuff, depends on the point of view. I have learnt it, there´s always a reason to smile.
Hey, yesterday I showed my friends the books you gave me. They were like: O.O Awesome! I hate you! OMG!
Most of them said that A little wanting song looks more interesting than Graffiti Moon. Though I can´t decide which is my favorite.
I lend both of them. Until now they have only said good things.
Tour? That´s great! How was it?
Thanks for all Cath.

I was just wondering, but how did you feel whilst writing your book ‘Graffiti Moon’ featuring Ed (Shadow), Lucy, Leo (Poet), Jazz, Daisy and Dylan ? As in what emotions were meant to be shown or felt throughout the book ? I just have to say that it was an interesting and mysterious book that my little sisters and myself just loved.

Thank you for your time, Tania.

Hey, I’m Shelley from Cobram.
I was at the writers festival in Wangaratta. My friends and I have a burning question we wanted to ask you, did you end up taking those boys to get the tattoo’s? haha!

Also I’ve written the start of a short story that I would be flattered if you would read for me!

Cheers!

Hi, I’m Shelley.
I was at the writers festival in Wangaratta, my friends and I have a burning question we wanted to ask you but didn’t get the chance, did you end up taking those boys to get the tattoo’s? haha

Also I’ve written the start of a short story that I would be flattered if you would read for me.

Cheers!

Hiii!
By any chance you do signed bookplates or bookmarks?
I wanted my copy of Graffiti Moon to be signed.
Or if not, maybe signed books, perhaps?

Thank you!

Hi Cath!
you came to speak to us at my school about Graffiti Moon and what inspired you. i borrowed it as soon as we got it in the library and i think it is actually one of my favourite books to date! you showed us some of the quotes and the art from the novel and i thought it was really charming when i came across them all in the story and i was really happy that i was able to connect with the characters so easily.
it was an amazing novel and i really hope to read more of your books soon!

Thank you so much for your feedback!
It’s was greatly appreciated!

Hi Cath

The other day my bus drove past a row of shops, the kind with a storefront downstairs and a residence above. The upstairs building made a little ledge, less than two metres wide, over the store downstairs. Anyway, there were two people up there – a man and a woman – standing on the ledge, smoking. They were leaning casually against the wall, holding hands, as peak hour traffic groaned past them, and girls in buses stared. I don’t know how the man and woman got up there, but it reminded me of something Ed and Lucy would do. Except for the smoking – I don’t think Lucy would smoke. So: I think I’m missing your characters! Is there a Howling Boy release date (or guesstimate) I can look forward to?

Love Zoe

Hey Cath,
I love all the Gracie Faltrain books and so do my friends! I have also read Chasing Charlie Duskin and I was wondering if a little wanting song is the same because they do sound very similar…
Anyway so I wanted to know if there is another Gracie book but I know it is supposed to be the end but I miss everyone so much.My friend just did an author study on you and I wanted to as well but I thought my teacher didn’t want two of the same austhor studies. I also, (yes, I know so many questions) wanted to know if you know any other amazing authors like you. My friend says that I should be an editer because I was so picky when I corrected a piece of writing for her!

Hello!
Today I was wondering what would it feel like to have lots of people knowing you and thinking about you and how people want signatures from you. Prehaps you could help me out there??? Also how long does it take you to write a book??? and espicially the Gracie Faltrain books!
Stephanie
email me

Cath,
lots of people know you, just you don’t know it!
I was wondering where you like to write your books, how much writing would you do a week and a day. If you do write most days.
Do you write many short stories that aren’t to be published or do you stick with novels? I’v always wanted to write a novel because it would be fun and I love making up people and places and getting to live like someone else but I don’t have much time. I would also keep re starting things, I’m like that!
BTW I also love how you write books with each characters point of veiw, its very smart.
Thanks for the reply,
Stephanie

Hi Cath its me again!
What do you think about when your planning to write a new book?
I understand why your a bit slow on the replies and its ok
Stephanie

Hi Cath
My names Georgia. I have recently been nominated by my English teacher to Be in a program called Talented young writers program (2013). I am 13 and I love reading books, and find it it hard to stop. This can cause me getting into to trouble for reading in maths…ANYWAY back to the subject, i am very excited to see you in term 4. I have never read your books before but reading these excellent comments makes me want to read your book graffiti moon. If its not to hard… can you please write a brief description of what your writing is like?I have never tried to write a book, but hopefully with this program i will attempt to write a book. I am very excited to meet you next year.
Thankyou
-georgia

So, hey!
I finally bought Steal like an artist by Austin Kleon. (:
Is AMAZING.
It really helped with my writting and not only that, also with all the creative stuff I´m working on.
Amm…Well, I want to recomend this other author I found, Keri Smith.
I hope you know her but if not, go run and google her.
One question: Which are the authors who inspired/inspire you to be a writer?
Hope you are OK, Mai.
BTW: Happy new year! I wish that your writting skills improve this 2013 and to have a fresh & open mind for everything…

Hi there! My name is Khanh and I absolutely love how uniquely written your books are. ^_^ Do you happen to have any bookmarks? If you do, do you think you could maybe mail me a signed one? That’d be amazing! <3 Keep writing! ^_^ <3

Hi Cath!
My name is Amy.
Im doing the young writers programme this year.Im really looking foward to meeting you!
I was wondering if you could email me a bookmark with your signature on it if you have any please.

Kind regards,
Amy

Hey cath, i am a year 10 student currently studying english and i have just read your book i was wondering if you could tell me about what techniques you use in your book ‘Graffiti Moon’

Hi Cath

I’m Sam and i’m 15, and i reside from Papua New Guinea, i’m half Australian (Melbourne, Victoria) and five days ago i borrowed a book from my history classroom in the small book section, i saw this book titled “Graffiti Moon” and so i decided to borrow it so i could read it over my easter holidays. I felt as if i could relate to the book seeing as how i love art and the ways it was captured in your book was so beautiful. What really got to me was the cover of the book and the title; it had a certain feel towards how the story would turn out and so i read it and it was really fascinating and so i kept reading… I ended up reading up until 2 in the morning. Both my parents woke up every now and then because of the light coming out of my room and them trying to get me to go to sleep. (I read slow sometimes because i’d like to get a feel and have an understanding of the book, if it weren’t for that then i’d be reading through the pages as fast as the speed of light )
I fell inlove with the story, the book everything… The fact that the story takes place in Melbourne. It’s such a pitty that i only got to find out about the book now, i really love reading and the fact that your story caught my full attention..
i just want to say thank you i’m such a huge fan of your work and that you’ve done such an amazing job especially with graffiti moon

I have loads of question but i think i’ll just start off with asking one
My question is: What made you think of creating this book (Graffiti moon) was there something in particular that made you want to write about this?

This is a thankyou message

I read this book all night and finished in that night. The book goes throughout the whole night. I love that. I love the city of Melbourne because of the old buildings and that electric vibe. Ed and Lucy felt so real I could see them riding through the streets of Melbourne without a care in the world.
You nailed it when writing in a teenagers perspective. Nailed with the characters feelings and their thoughts. How they talk and interact. You need a hand of applause (applause from all my fictional characters)
No author has nailed a teenagers perspective like you.

Ed and Lucy’s story is so beautiful and sad. Smiling with tears.

And poet. He is beautiful and his poetry is aghh I’m melting because of the electricity in me. Ahaha did you see what I did there?

This book is on my top shelf. That is saying something as only three books are on my top shelf. I have many other shelves but this book deserves to be on the top. My other two books are stolen by Lucy Christopher and On the Jellicoe Road by Melinda Marchetta. Masterpieces they are.

I’m really attached to Bert. He kept shadow going, kept shadow strong gave him hope.

I think I have said to much so I will leave with….. art is more than colours thrown on a page, art is alive in your veins.

Hey poet it almost rhymes with the words page and veins.

hi Cath
i would love to meet you one day
can you do me a favor and give me as much facts as you
can about Martim please that would be a very great help
thanks love your books xoxoxo sally year 7

Cath, I’m going on crazy!!!
In 1 year I’m going to apply for Unis and I really don’t know what career to choose.
Help me, I need to talk with someone.
-Mai S.O.S.

Hi Cath,

I’m a German student and have to prepare a book report. For that I chose your “Graffiti Moon”.
I really love it and for me as a ‘not-native-speaker’ it was very easy to understand. Thanks for that.

I want to recite “The daytime things” by Poet. It’s my favourite poem because I love the rhymes.
But I’m not sure if I interpreted it rightly.

In the chapter before it is said that Leo met this guy at the gas station and I assume that he said something like “I work all day and don’t have a daily routine” or so
Now I think that Leo wants to express with this poem that he also doesn’t have any daily habits because his parents are arguing all day and they smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol. And that’s why he doesn’t feel at home there and so he doesn’t have an ordinary day because he has to survive this “zoo” (how Ed called it once) every day…

Is this interpretation right or totally wrong?
Please help me and give me an advice.
That would be very nice.

Thanks a lot!
Marius

Why did I make you laugh? (I´m laughing right now *nervous laugh*)
Of course I´m thinking about writting or literature…
Actually I choose Creative Writting but I´m like ahhh…
I have to study abroad beacause in Mexico there´s only one College with that career.
But I have my doubts because I love art & design. So…
This week I have Vocational Counseling and I´m literally freaking out!
I know what I want, I know what I want to do. The problem is that I want a lot of things.
I have 4 sources: You, Keri Smith, Austin Kleon & Jane Austen (but hmm…she´s dead).
Mix all that. Poems/Desing/Drawing/Storyteller with cinematography
Sorry to get so…but this puts me in a crazy mood. (Scared/Excitement+I´ll never get to that+too many years)
Can you please, please just – I don´t know – share your experience with me? Or talk with me?
Thank you!
- Mai.
BTW: I finish a poem! (Which is like a dream to me cause I only have like 3 poems complete) A weird awesome abstract poem. I love it!

Hi Cath!
I’m from Virginia, USA
I just finished reading your book Graffiti Moon yesterday (Saturday) and I checked it out Friday!! Why haven’t I found out about this book until now?!?!!?
I just wanted to say I absolutely loved loved LOVED the book with all my heart. Lucy is like me in more ways than one (I’m alllllll about the music and arts) and I felt like I was also falling in love with all of the boys :’) even Dylan haha
I loved the sense of humor and seriousness combined in it as well, and the fact that your work is so quotable.
Will there be a sequel? PLEASE SAY THERE WILL BE A SEQUEL!! Pretty please with a cherry on top?
Thanks for making the last two days extremely exciting for me, because I haven’t read a good book in a while!

Also, I wanted to ask if you had any advice for teens who write poetry? I write a lot of short stories but I mainly love to write poetry and I’ve entered a couple of competitions in my area (I got 3rd place in the county competition ) Anyways I wanna put more of a realistic feel into them as well as an emotional feel. Just like Poet
If you could give me some advice on writing some better pieces (Poetry and Stories I guess, but mainly poetry!), I would greatly appreciate it xx

Please reply! xx thanks for your time and your effort
Even if you just read this, I would be happy.
Thanks for show my world some new light

-Gabbie-

Hey Cath,
You visited my school today (I was the one who wrote about being under my grandparents bed)
I was wondering if there was any chance that I could get “Grafitti Moon” signed?
Thanks

Hello, Cath!

So, when will The Howling Boy released? And can you give us some teaser, like the name of the characters? I’ve read your A Little Wanting Song and liked it!