![]() ![]() It doesn’t really matter how you organise it, as long as you keep it with you always and write your ideas down. Lynley showed us her rather battered (read: well-loved) notebook together with a manila folder of newspaper clippings, sketches and other inspiration. Here’s the top five that spoke to me the most: #1 Keep an ideas notebook ![]() Lynley’s insights for aspiring children’s authors were both helpful and heartening. Of course it’s not every day you get to meet such an iconic figure in literature, so the opportunity to attend a masterclass with Dame Lynley Dodd and hear her share her processes and struggles as a creative (yes, she has them too) was fantastic. I mean, what’s not to love about that scruffy little dog with the impossible legs and his diverse collection of friends? The first Hairy Maclary tale I’ve always been in awe of Lynley Dodd’s effortless rhyme and gorgeous illustrations. Just saying those words wraps me in a familiar warmth. ![]()
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