Interview morris gleitzman biography wikipedia
Interview morris gleitzman biography wikipedia
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We're thrilled to have bestselling author Morris Gleitzman join us today, as part of our special Behind the Books feature. Here, Morris tells us about his life as a writer, and shares some wonderful advice about writing for kids.
How long have you been writing?I started my professional writing career at 17 when I sold a short story to Dolly magazine – a moving story of love, loss and redemption.
How long have you been writing?I started my professional writing career at 17 when I sold a short story to Dolly magazine – a moving story of love, loss and redemption.
I was particularly moved when I saw my name in print for the first time.
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That was 41 years ago.
What inspired you to write for children?For the first ten years of my career I was a freelance screenwriter, writing movies and TV comedy, mostly for adults but sometimes for children.
Towards the end of that time I started meeting young characters in my imagination who brought with them slightly more challenging stories, and at first I wasn’t quite sure what to do with them.
How did you make your start in writing for children?I wrote a TV film called The Other Facts Of