This was a book for older kids I was writing some years ago - I got to 45,000 words or so, and then I got a bit bored... this morning I thought I would finish it when I've finished GATD because it was rather good... and it is now relatively easy to finish books - psychologically - in a way it wasn't before... so I was rather looking forward to that - because it's basically an adventure story...and I more or less have the plot.
This idea was backed up by my friend Clare saying she had a friend who had come back into her orbit recently - who runs a Children's publishing business... of course she may specialise in picture books, but it seemed very opportune. So then I can "fail as a [children's] writer" as someone once said to me... actually two people have said that to me in so many words. I was upset, but I realise now that I hadn't even begun to start as a writer then... people do have weird expectations though. If you are writing they think you are as good as published....
This idea was backed up by my friend Clare saying she had a friend who had come back into her orbit recently - who runs a Children's publishing business... of course she may specialise in picture books, but it seemed very opportune. So then I can "fail as a [children's] writer" as someone once said to me... actually two people have said that to me in so many words. I was upset, but I realise now that I hadn't even begun to start as a writer then... people do have weird expectations though. If you are writing they think you are as good as published....
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