Why I Write for Children– Michele Clark McConnochie

According to the late, great and highly prolific Terry Pratchett, “Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself.” He certainly should have known; he wrote over 70 novels after all. However, to be brutally honest, I sometimes find that writing can be very boring. Yet, in spite of the tedium, I continue writing stories, poems and novels. So, what keeps me going? In brief, it is being connected to my audience. The process becomes a lot more fun when you think about your end-reader and how they will react, and even better when you get to interact with them in person. That is because I write for children, which means I am able to spend time with them and have to think like them. Being a child, after all, is a lot more fun than being a grown-up. Read More