Great to have Sam Hearn, author of the Baker Street Academy series, talking about what he loves about writing/illustrating children's books - we're excited to read Sherlock Holmes and the Disappearing Diamond soon!
So, what do I love about writing children's books, you ask? Hmm… Let me think… I should probably squeeze in a little mention about
illustrating them too, seeing as I also do that bit!
I suppose
the first thing I need to point out is that the whole writing part of the job
really does still feel completely new to me. I know I have written an entire young fiction novel now - and even a few
younger children's board book type texts as well, but it still doesn't quite
register that it's actually what I do as part of my job just yet. I’ve
been doing the drawing bit for around 16 years now and that definitely feels
like a job! (a hard one too) In fact, when I first got a sniff of doing this
Sherlock work I don’t think I was entirely aware of the fact that I’d have to
write everything as well as draw it… It’s
almost like they made a mistake. Shh! Don’t tell
anybody! However it happened, I definitely do love it though. It’s very
satisfying when you get to put the final full stop at the end of a document -
no matter how difficult it has been to get there - and I don’t think I’ll ever
get over what a strange sensation it is to read your own words in a book. It’s as if it was
all done by somebody else!
With
writing, I think you get an opportunity to really bring all your ideas to life in a way that just drawing the
pictures can never afford you - usually that's simply because you are
illustrating somebody else's words and somebody else's ideas. If you are lucky,
with the pictures - you get a good amount of input into the visual elements,
but it can never compare to being the one who comes up with the ideas in the
first place. Mostly, I love the fact that I can finally make some use of
the random and strange thoughts that often come into my head! And I know that
as long as I remember to write them down somewhere, they might just be the
right bit of spark to set a bigger idea or story alight.
Another
good thing about writing is that you can do it anywhere! In your bed or on the
train - You don't really need anything other than a pen and a notebook ( if
you're still into writing on paper, that is… ) Let’s face it, you don’t even
need to get dressed. Yep, you can sit around in your pants and still get stuff
done! ( Please let it be known that I
actually do get dressed before writing though. I also leave the house. )
I’m being
a bit silly, I know. But for me, that’s probably the best bit about writing
children’s books and the bit that I love the most. I can now legitimately have
conversations with myself all day, usually in all sorts of voices - either out loud or in my head. I don’t know
how other writers do it, but this is how the ideas come to me. Even though I have been just an illustrator for most
of my career, I always did have ideas and write in some way or another. The
problem I had though was that I hadn't learned how to think about exactly when
to make a note of the ideas properly. It doesn't help that they often come to
you in the most awkward or unexpected moments, like when you're in the middle
of having a shower, or just about to drift off to sleep!
Having to
write for a published project ( with a looming deadline and all the associated
pressure ) made me much more aware of how to catch an idea when I have it and
put it down somewhere safe. It doesn’t mean that it will be any good of course
- but just for a little while, I can be anybody I want to be or say anything I
want to say and have a cast of characters running around in my
own personal film in my head. The very best bit of all is when I can make myself laugh. I hope I can always do that! Obviously there's no
guarantee that someone else will find the same thing funny, but it's always a
good feeling.
Thanks for this, Middle Grade Strikes Back : ) I hope it was at least a bit interesting! Cheerio, Sam.
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