It Changes You For Ever, But You

Writing For Young Children I Find I Often Use Particular Jokes With Words And Exaggerated, Funny Events, But Some Of These Haunt The More Complex Stories For Older Children Too.

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

There's A Lot Of Things You Can Put Up With, As Long As You're Not Related To Them.

When I Was A Child I Had A Best Friend Who Lived Across The Road From Me. When Her Mother Died Unexpectedly It Was Like Losing A Member Of My Own Family. I Think I Am Still Affected By The Memory Of That Loss.

I, Personally, Have Found Reading A Continual Support To Writing.