Absolutely Quote by Richard Ford

I find writing for children much easier. I don't mean it's less demanding - you've got to have a talent for it and you've…

— Lynne Reid Banks

Life isn't so complicated for children. They have more time to think about the really important things. That's why I occasionally moralise in my…

— Nina Bawden

I think I have become a better writer since having children. It improves creativity, particularly because once you have children it makes you realise…

— Louise Doughty

Except I'm aware that as a writer you can't get away with as much writing for children as you can with adults. Children have…

— Alan Bradley

When people ask me what qualifies me to be a writer for children, I say I was once a child. But I was not…

— Katherine Paterson

“Those who write for children, or at least those who write best for children, are not child-like or immature, but they do remember with…

— J.K. Rowling

I have two children. They are more fun than anything in the world, and it's more immediate fun than the hard slog of writing.

— Denise Mina

I've learned to accept that I'm a children's writer, even if it's not what I set out to become. It's what I should have…

— Jeff Kinney

My work in books, films and talks lies almost wholly with children, and I have very little time to give to grown-ups.

— Enid Blyton

I wrote every day. I don't think I could have written 'Just Kids' had I not spent all of the 80s developing my craft…

— Patti Smith

Being pregnant taught me how to be a better writer. It was a lesson in negative capability and surrendering to necessity. Suddenly, my body…

— Robin Beth Schaer

Writing children's books all started out as a way for me to give back and make a difference.

— Coy Bowles