tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post2132863444634293378..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Thank you Jayne Fisher - by Eve AinsworthUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-69875375284863716122015-10-11T10:11:12.045+01:002015-10-11T10:11:12.045+01:00I remember coming across my brothers' old ho...I remember coming across my brothers' old homework books (they are twins who are 8 years older than me) At that point they were about 18 and had left home and I was 10, and the books were from when they were 10. They had been asked to write stories about being shipwrecked on a desert island - and I thought they were the most amazing stories ever. They had maps and detailed descriptions of extreme bravery performed by my brothers - and I immediately went off and found an exercise book and started writing my own adventure, with tea stained maps and everything. It is making me want to write one now, just thinking about it… This was a lovely post - I really enjoyed reading it!Anne Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17160915179685300264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-24246923042027477632015-10-10T19:26:41.929+01:002015-10-10T19:26:41.929+01:00I used to write boarding school and adventure stor...I used to write boarding school and adventure stories that were total rip-offs of Enid Blyton's Mallory Towers/Famous Five - but that's how people start out. By copying what they like. Nowadays it's maybe Harry Potter fanfic...Emma Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02718171070716804800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-42496612154680608312015-10-10T14:41:21.468+01:002015-10-10T14:41:21.468+01:00Yes! (though I was a bit older than you and had al...Yes! (though I was a bit older than you and had already written a lot.) When I was 14 I read Strange Evil by Jane Gaskell, who was 16. Strange Evil was accepted for publication when Jane was 15. Wow! I was inspired and encouraged and convinced I could do the same. Actually I was 30 when my own first book was accepted, but Jane's example helped at a time when I was ready to believe I could do it. Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.com