I’m a children’s author. I write for kids. I am shielded from the question most children’s authors get: “When are you going to write an adult novel?” The unspoken: a real book.
Susan Cooper, the legend, talks about her early years when children’s books were not seen as literature – they were books for “kiddy-winks”. When people asked her what she did, they replied – “How lovely! Do you draw your own pictures too?”
The reason I am shielded from this question is because I have already written novels for adults. And I’m not sure I’ll ever go back. Read the rest at The Spinoff.
