You Can't Say You Want

You Can't Say You Want Things To Be Simple And Then In The Next Breath Ask Me To Be Honest.

I Was Able To Work Out All Sorts Of Attitudes To Style And Event And Character, All Of Which Affected The Way I Came To Think About My Own Writing. I Believe That All Good Writers Are Original.

My Theory Is That I Decided To Be A Writer When I Was About Seven, But Of Course It Is Not As Simple As That. Like Most Writers, I Had To Work At Other Things To Earn A Living And Wrote Mainly In The Evenings, Often Very Late At Night, For Many Years.

It Is A Good Idea To Know Which Publishers Publish Which Stories. For Example, There Is No Sense In Sending A Picture Book Text To A Publisher Who Does Not Publish Picture Books.

I Don't Think I Prefer Writing For One Age Group Above Another. I Am Just As Pleased With A Story Which I Feel Works Well For Very Small Children As I Do With A Story For Young Adults.