It isn't that I don't tackle issues; it's just that they're secondary to giving somebody an escape route from the banal routine of everyday life. Geraldine McCaughrean everyday routine give Change image and share on social
When people write fan-fic sequels to one of your books, it gives you a very strange feeling. It is very flattering but strange, as if the characters have come to life again without you knowing. Geraldine McCaughrean life strange flatter Change image and share on social
My mum used to tell me to never boil my cabbages twice, and I think it's artistically valid. While I do find myself on similar themes in my books, I try not to repeat myself, and that's something which is all too easy to do in series books. Geraldine McCaughrean book theme valid share on social
Never apologise for not being someone else. You're bound to find something you're good at, even if it's only writing stories. Geraldine McCaughrean apologise story find Change image and share on social
You sort of suspect if a book's fun to write, it will be fun to read. Geraldine McCaughrean fun write book Change image and share on social
I never dreamt I could be an author when I grew up. It just didn't occur to me, because I thought you had to be a) academic, so go to university, things like that, and I didn't think I was clever, or b) dead because I just assumed all the authors in the library were dead. Geraldine McCaughrean assume thing academic share on social
The one thing that makes writing a better pastime than reading is that you can make things turn out the way you want in the end! Geraldine McCaughrean end thing turn Change image and share on social
I like working in children's books because it gives rise to such a variety of jobs. One month it may be a picture book, the next a retelling, the next a play, a short story or the start of the next novel. Geraldine McCaughrean book picture short share on social
I had a very happy childhood, but I still used my imagination as a leisure resort. Geraldine McCaughrean childhood leisure imagination Change image and share on social
I wept my way through teaching practice. Geraldine McCaughrean weep teach practice Change image and share on social
