When did you start writing and why? I had always wanted to write but more often than not, my stories remained in my head not on paper. A daydreamer all…
When did you start writing and why? I wrote my first published book when I was 22, but I began writing and drawing long before that. I still have picture…
When did you start writing and why? I started writing poems when I was about six, I think, usually about nature and animals. I remember writing one called Don’t Badger…
When did you start writing and why? I started writing for leisure at junior school, thanks to a teacher called Miss Morphew. Once a week the class spent an hour…
When did you start writing and why? Having dabbled for many years for fun, I started writing my first novel Zinc over ten years ago as an exciting challenge. I…
When did you start writing and why? I was an avid reader and wrote stories from about the age of 8. I wrote my stories while hiding under the kitchen…
When did you start writing/drawing and why? I started writing when I was about eight years old. My stories were mostly about the adventures of my teddy bear. I hand…
When did you start writing and why? I joined a creative writing group. Somehow I became an author! I still attend that very same writers group! What is your favourite…
When did you start writing and why? As much as I’ve always loved reading, I didn’t start writing seriously until my late twenties. I was looking for a way to…
When did you start writing and why? My first novel, The Doomspell, came out in 2000. I wrote it for my daughter, Rachel, but I was lucky – it got…
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