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I had a very happy childhood, but I still used my imagination as a leisure resort.

~Geraldine Mccaughrean

Topics: Childhood Had Happy Happy Childhood Imagination Leisure Resort Still Used Very

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I read hugely as a child, but I slowed up when the print got smaller. I am a very slow reader. I don't know why. Maybe it is like some people chewing their food for ages and some wolfing it down.

~Geraldine Mccaughrean

Topics: Ages Am Chewing Child Down Food Got Hugely Know Like Maybe People Print Read Reader Slow Smaller Some Some People Up Very Why I Am

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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

Topics: Being Bound Else Even Find Good Never Only Someone Something Stories Writing You

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When people write fan-fic sequels to one of your books, it gives you a very strange feeling. It is very flattering but strange, as if the characters have come to life again without you knowing.

~Geraldine Mccaughrean

Topics: Again Books Characters Come Feeling Flattering Gives Knowing Life People Sequels Strange Very Without Write You Your

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You sort of suspect if a book's fun to write, it will be fun to read.

~Geraldine Mccaughrean

Topics: Book Fun Read Sort Suspect Will Write You

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Writing is writing to me. I'm incapable of saying no to any writing job, so I've done everything - historical fiction, myths, fairy tales, anything that anybody expresses any interest in me writing, I'll write. It's the same reason I used to read as a child: I like going somewhere else and being someone else.

~Geraldine Mccaughrean

Topics: Any Anybody Anything Being Child Done Else Everything Expresses Fairy Fairy Tales Fiction Going Historical Historical Fiction Incapable Interest Job Like Me Myths Read Reason Same Saying Someone Somewhere Somewhere Else Tales Used Write Writing

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My brother, whom I adored, typed out a children's book illustrated by himself... at the age of 14. My sister, with whom I always shared a double bed, had that effortless superiority of someone six years older and anxious to show it. But we were each as shy as voles. It seemed safer to keep to each other's company.

~Geraldine Mccaughrean

Topics: Adored Age Always Anxious Bed Book Brother Children Company Double Each Effortless Had Himself Illustrated Keep Older Other Out Safer Seemed Shared Show Shy Sister Six Someone Superiority Were Whom Years

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I always thought writer's block was something that prats used as an easy excuse for not doing any work.

~Geraldine Mccaughrean

Topics: Always Any Block Doing Easy Excuse Something Thought Used Work Writer

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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

Topics: Able Chin Climb Eyes He Hear Hearing Hero Narrative Need See Smell Smelling Through Up You Your Zip

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I wept my way through teaching practice.

~Geraldine Mccaughrean

Topics: Practice Teaching Through Way Wept

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Novelist

Born: June 6th, 1951

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