Growing Baby Bunny
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I wrote my first book series when I was six years old called,'The Teddy Bear Olympics,' and I made the covers out of cardboard and drew pictures for the covers. I cut up pieces of paper and stapled them together to make up the books. I think they maybe somewhere in my parent's attic. I did try to use my Petite typewriter, but I could never get all the type right and the pages were too small!
In adult life, I've always written stories then I moved onto travel articles and had a column on a website. I've started several books and never finished them, so I am trying to do that now. With the internet and laptops, things are a little easier, as before I had manuscripts (and still do) in my handwriting filed away.
I still prefer to physically write the first draft, before it gets transcribed. I love actually writing with a pen, there is something about it that I find liberating. My current book, the feedback so far is good as people are asking for the next one, but I am only giving it to people who understand the genre as feedback from people who don't understand the subject matter of the book is not constructive, even if they writers.