On Friday last week, I was invited to take part in the launch of the new library at Charlton House School. I was really honoured to be able to join in the excitement.
Several classes gathered together to listen to my talk on mythology and about how I started writing. Mr Brazier, the Year 4 teacher, told me that one of the pupils in his class had also written a book. It's never too early to start, as I told the pupils, I started when I was just eight.
Several classes gathered together to listen to my talk on mythology and about how I started writing. Mr Brazier, the Year 4 teacher, told me that one of the pupils in his class had also written a book. It's never too early to start, as I told the pupils, I started when I was just eight.
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Most of the children wanted to know where my ideas had come from, and I must admit that the research I did on Norse and Anglo-Saxon Mythology has helped a lot. JRR Tolkien also used the same sources. He based one of his main characters, Gandalf from ‘The Lord of the Rings’, on Odin, one of the major gods in Germanic Mythology.
Other questions the children asked were – What books do you like to read; fantasy, science fiction, or children’s stories? How long does it take you to write a book? Have you written any other books? – and many, many more very interesting questions.
At the end of the talk the children gave me a big cheer, and to complete my visit, I was given a tour of the new library. David Walliams, one of the children’s favourite authors, had a special display there. So I was especially honored when Mr Brazier asked me for a poster of The Company of Goblins so that I could have a spot next to his fantastic book, Gansta Granny.
Other questions the children asked were – What books do you like to read; fantasy, science fiction, or children’s stories? How long does it take you to write a book? Have you written any other books? – and many, many more very interesting questions.
At the end of the talk the children gave me a big cheer, and to complete my visit, I was given a tour of the new library. David Walliams, one of the children’s favourite authors, had a special display there. So I was especially honored when Mr Brazier asked me for a poster of The Company of Goblins so that I could have a spot next to his fantastic book, Gansta Granny.
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