Claire Rosemary Jane | Joan Aiken | Philip Ardagh | Val Biro |
Malorie Blackman | Quentin Blake | Mark Burgess | David Clayton |
Helen Cresswell | Peter Dickinson | Berlie Doherty | Anne Fine | Kes Gray |
Pat Hutchins |Robert Leeson | Jonathon Long | Jan Mark | Alan Macdonald |
Roger McGough | Barbara Mitchelhill | Tony Mitton | Miriam Moss | Hiawyn Oram Philip Pullman | Hilary Robinson | Ragnhild Scamell | Nick Sharratt |
Jeremy Strong | Rhian Tracey | Chris White | Gwyneth Williamson | Jacqueline Wilson

(Please note that the authors have contributed their comments but are not able to answer questions from readers unless they specifically say so below.)

Joan Aiken

Think of the end first and move towards it.

Think who you're speaking to, and have a definite voice.

Robert Leeson

I'm often asked the questions What do I write about? or Where do I get my ideas?

Keep a diary every day for the next month — of everything that happens to the people in your class — and you'll never look back because you'll have enough to write about for a dozen novels.

Jan Mark

Nobody ever became a writer who didn't read — so read anything, everything (not just your favourites). Steal ideas that you admire, then play with them, experiment with them, and one day you won't need to steal ideas any more.

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