![]() ![]() It seems that his love of the printed word started at a very young age! Creative processĭavid starts his writing process with a large, thick-papered sketch book, in which he writes ideas for his work, jotting down key scenes, characters or motifs which engage him, and which he thinks are important to the book. His Mum told him how, when he was a baby, she would take him to visit his Uncle's small printing press, and he would point and giggle and smile at the printed pages coming off the rollers. I felt that I'd come home as a writer.” David Almond on writing his first book for children Inspirationĭavid always wanted to be a writer. ![]() It was very exciting to be suddenly writing for readers who have such flexible minds and who can consider all kinds of possibilities. After years of writing for adults, I found myself writing a children's book, Skellig. ![]()
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