A lot of people ask me how I started writing books. I think I always liked writing. Even when I was really little, I used to write down everything I saw or heard and stick it on the wall outside our house so the neighbours could read it. My mum says I cried when the rain washed my stories away. So then I wrote new ones.
When I was four I wrote Jayce’s Sweet Tooth. It is about me and my dentist. I wrote it because I really did love sweets too much, and my dentist told me about which foods were good for my teeth and which ones were not. I thought other children might want to know that too. So I wrote a book about it.
My writing tips for other children
If you want to write a book, here is what I do:
- Write about something you know. My books are about things that happened to me.
- Think about what you want the reader to feel. Do you want them to laugh? To learn something? To feel happy?
- Don’t worry if it’s not perfect the first time. I write it out and then I read it again and change things.
- Read lots of books. I have read over 2,000 books. Reading helps you write better.
- Never give up. Some people told me I was too young to be an author. I wrote the book anyway.
I think everyone has a story inside them. You just have to write it down. You are never too young to be an author.
If you want to be a published author, enter our writing competition — Books From Children To Children. It is free to enter and open to all children aged 0–11.