by (Original Header Artwork: “Warrior Girl” by Emma Graham Illustrations,
with thanks also to Pauline Chandler and Cybermouse Multimedia.)
I think I have the best job in the world.
I get to sit and make up stories for young people all day.
Of course, when I say that I’m writing for older children, teenagers and young adults, I’m actually writing for myself.
They’re the stories that I want to read. It’s just that I need to write them first.
(Dragon Hoard by Emma Graham Illustrations)
I suppose I ought to mention the down-side of the job though.
The pay is rubbish.
But I reckon that the satisfaction and enjoyment more than makes up for that.
After all, who needs money to live on anyway…?
🙂
(Warrior Girl by Emma Graham Illustrations)
Philip S Davies is a full-time author of Teenage and Young Adult fantasy adventure novels. The first of these, Destiny’s Rebel, is due for release by Books to Treasure in September 2015.
Before realising what fun it is to write stories, I served as a priest in the Church of England for fifteen years. I am also the Chair of the U.K. Association of Christian Writers.
Looks as though you have a decent view to look at, too, for when the Block sets in. I’ve just spent the week in Tenby with my laptop and a sea view. They go well together.
Thanks, Fran. Yes, I have open fields behind my house, and the view from my study chair is down the Cherwell Valley. So I don’t even need Writers’ Block to strike in order to stare vacantly out of the window! 🙂