Write a children’s book or first novel

“I spent hours staring at the computer screen. My bum was numb. My eyes were googly. My brain was frazzled. I’m pretty sure I had fun. There were moments of excitement (“Yippee, I’m writing a novel!”), and moments of exhilaration when plotlines magically came together (“Wow, how did my brain know I needed that to happen back there in order for this to happen here? Spooky!”). But a lot of it is a blur. And a lot of it was Very Hard Work.”

“I remember wiping away tears the first time I read it through. I went to bed happy with myself for stirring up so much emotion in so few words. As I lay in bed that night, it hit me. I was going to turn this into an actual children's book.”