It’s just that writing isn’t easy, and ups and downs kind of come with the territory. We both love writing, and both feel incredibly lucky to do it for a job. Second-guessing ourselves, feeling silly trying to explain our ideas to others, wincing at feedback, sometimes just wanting to do ANYTHING other than sit down and write. I have a weekly accountability/solidarity chat with a brilliant, award-winning children’s author, and you wouldn’t believe how wildly our conversations lurch from excitement to despondency. It’s also something that even experienced authors still deal with, all the time. I’ve asked children to question everything and given them the practical nudges to get started on their own path. I have created stories from real-life events and brought imagined scenes to life on the page. I’ve found narrative voices that have a personality all of their own, and listened as they tell me how they see the world. I have invented hosts of characters and made them talk (and sometimes fight!) with each other. I’ve written about art, science, activism, technology and all sorts of exciting things that have happened around the world and through the ages. I LOVE children’s fiction books! But I also know first-hand how amazing it is to write non-fiction, and how much more creative you can be with than most people ever realise.Īll of my books are non-fiction, and I specialise in writing and editing creative non-fiction. Now don’t get me wrong, I have absolutely nothing against children’s fiction books. Whether that’s picture books or longer chapter books, made-up stories are what aspiring children’s authors typically focus on. When most people imagine writing a children’s book, their mind goes straight to fiction.
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