E B White

When I began to write I immediately noticed a major difference between the style that came naturally to me and the works of fiction I loved to read. My sentences were usually quite short. I was appalled that I couldn’t get this simple thing right. I tried hard to improve – to model my writing…

Catch-22 is one of my favourite books. I studied it in high school and now as an adult it has Immovable Object status in my bookcase. Remember Captain Black’s Loyalty Oath Crusade? I have my own Glorious Keep Kids Reading Crusade and I am willing to go to the same ridiculous lengths as Captain Black….

I really like animal stories and it seems there are more around lately after years of being the ‘no go’ subject. As an aspiring writer I lost count of how many times I was advised ‘No animal stories. Editors don’t want them.’ But I love a good animal fantasy – fashionable or not. And I…