Jonathan stroud author biography

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When did you start writing?

Around the age of seven I began writing rip-roaring adventures inspired by the works of Enid Blyton. These featured bands of children, robbers, stolen loot, ruined castles, secret passageways and hidden doors that swung open if you tripped on a tree root.

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All the other children in my class wrote stories that ran maybe a couple of pages; mine went on indefinitely until the teacher ran out of paper. I'd discovered that the pleasure of reading something exciting could be extended into the thrill of writing it too.

How old were you when you published your first book?

When my book of word puzzles came out, I was 23. My first novel appeared when I was 28.

How long does it take to write a book?

Jonathan stroud author biography

My first published book, which was a collection of word puzzles, took me a month to create. I shut myself away and worked every day until it was done. A longish novel, such as The Amulet of Samarkand, takes a year or so.

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