| Author Profiles - Lauren Child. |
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see, I became a writer sort of by accident while I was trying to be
something else.
I was the middle child of three girls which might explain a few things. Well this is my theory. Not the oldest, not the youngest, I was never quite sure where I stood, who I was or what I wanted to be. Did I want to be the funny one who fell off her chair on purpose or the serious one who the teacher actually liked? The mysterious one boys were keen on or the friendly one they actually talked to? I wanted to
do and be everything all at once right that instant (very impatient).
When I was 18 I went for various different interviews for … painting.
illustration, graphic design, textiles and architecture. I eventually
plumped for illustration, changed my mind a year later and studied
decorative arts. When I left art school I was no nearer knowing
what I wanted to do than I was before, except that I knew I didn’t
want to be a decorative artist. Then I spent several more years
being not sure. |
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| I can’t say anything
has changed really except I finally picked a career. Well perhaps
a career finally picked me. You see I became a writer sort of by accident
while I was trying to be something else. That particular year I had
decided I wanted to design products for children but I didn’t know
how to get started. So I got some advice from a woman who manages
successful businesses and all she said was “write a book”. So I did.
Then I sent it off and people said we like it but it will never get published. So I started a company called Chandeliers for the People and designed lampshades. Meanwhile I wrote another book called I Want A Pet and then finally, a squillion years later, my first book Clarice Bean That’s Me got published. So I write children’s books and that suits me fine although I would like to have a go at ... |
 Extracts taken from AuthorZone Issue 3 magazine. |
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