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 apologisebindfind 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 bookfunread 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 academicassumeauthor 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 endmakepastime 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 bookchildjob share on social
I had a very happy childhood, but I still used my imagination as a leisure resort. Geraldine McCaughrean childhoodhappyimagination Change image and share on social
I wept my way through teaching practice. Geraldine McCaughrean practiceteachweep Change image and share on social
I started writing because I found I could spend more time in my own imagination by doing that than I could by reading. Geraldine McCaughrean findimaginationread Change image and share on social
The chief thing is to make children feel good about themselves. They want to step into the shoes of a hero who is bigger and stronger, to face tremendous dangers and come home safely for tea. Geraldine McCaughrean bigchiefchild Change image and share on social
You need to be able to climb into a narrative and zip it up under your chin. You need to be able to see through the eyes of the hero, smell what he's smelling, hear what he's hearing. Geraldine McCaughrean chinclimbeye Change image and share on social