{"id":45355,"date":"2020-11-24T12:47:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T12:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=45355"},"modified":"2020-11-24T12:47:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T12:47:15","slug":"meet-the-14-year-old-who-published-a-book-over-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/11\/24\/meet-the-14-year-old-who-published-a-book-over-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the 14-year-old who published a book over lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pentyrch teen&#8217;s story for children inspired by much-missed family pet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A TEENAGER from Pentyrch has published her first children\u2019s book called <em>Thunder Paws<\/em>, the story of a clumsy newfoundland-poodle puppy called Sassy.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite starting the book when she was 11, it was during lockdown when Megan Jones had time to finish the book and get it published.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Megan\u2019s mum, Sarah Jones, explained that she has always loved reading and writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt isn\u2019t something that we have pushed, she just loves it and is always looking for inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMegan is often building character profiles or storylines,&#8221; she continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sassy was the family&#8217;s much-loved pet. He was noisy and clumsy, which inspired Megan to name the children\u2019s book <em>Thunder Paws<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, Sassy passed away in November last year from cancer. Her passing left a hole in the Jones family, but now Megan says her memory lives on through <em>Thunder Paws.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"467\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/11\/IMG_6833.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/11\/IMG_6833.jpg 366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/11\/IMG_6833-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/11\/IMG_6833-293x374.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/11\/IMG_6833.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/11\/IMG_6833.jpg 366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/11\/IMG_6833-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/11\/IMG_6833-293x374.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>Sassy the newfoundland-poodle is the inspiration behind Thunder Paws. <\/strong>Credit: Megan Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 31, <em>Thunder Paws<\/em> was published. It is available to buy on Amazon, Waterstones and local bookshops in Cardiff.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One Amazon customer left a review that said: \u201cThe talented young author is an inspiration to young people and I\u2019m sure this is the start of a wonderful writing career!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also being sold at Pentyrch\u2019s Virtual Christmas Market, which can be found on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Megan has already started writing a sequel, and a novel targeted at teens. She hopes to follow in the footsteps of Michelle Power, the author of her favourite book <em>Wolf Brother.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked if she\u2019d want to pursue a career as an author, Megan replied \u201cthat would be so cool\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Julia Donaldson, the author of The Gruffalo has also been an inspiration to Megan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the writing, Megan also drew all the illustrations for Thunder Paws.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all so proud of her,\u201d said her mum.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Megan runs an Instagram account dedicated to Thunder Paws: @thunder_paws_the_book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A TEENAGER from Pentyrch has published her first children\u2019s book called Thunder Paws, the story of a clumsy newfoundland-poodle puppy called Sassy. 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