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Sarah Taylor-Fergusson

read Fine Art at Oxford before working with books in London for Pan Macmillan, Penguin and other publishers, back in the day when publishing houses used to celebrate deals with champagne and Fridays with chocolate. She is a freelance editor, writer and sometime literary consultant, drawing on her experience of children's publishing and all who sail in it. She likes writing poems and drinking coffee. https://twitter.com/SarahTFergusson

Writing for Children: Rule Number One

Read More than You Write

 

"If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that."
- Stephen King
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Writing for children

A series of occasional articles related to writing for children

Rule Number One: Read More than You Write

The first in a series of articles about writing for children by Sarah Taylor-Fergusson. This one concentrates on why you should read the great and successful children's writers if you are intending to write for children yourself.  Read more

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