Every Writer Has To Find Their Own

It Can Certainly Happen That Characters In More Sophisticated Stories Can "take Over" As They Develop And Change The Author's Original Ideas. Well, It Certainly Happens To Me At Times.

I Think I Am Too Interested In My Own Ideas To Copy Anyone Else's, But I Find That Other People's Imagery, The Flow Of Language In The Outside World, Games With Words, And Ideas About Relationships Are All Most Important To Me.

The Novels Take Longer To Write Than The Picture Book Texts, And They Do Take A Different Sort Of Concentration. However, A Very Short, Simple Story That Works Well Is Just As Exciting To Me As Any Longer And More Complex Book.

Family!... You Might Just As Well Celebrate Battle, Murder And Sudden Death.

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.