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Answer (Question 1) : I have always loved to write and draw from as far back as I can remember. I also had a family who encouraged me to read and enjoy books which I think was my most important influence to becoming a children's book creator, myself. When I was very young, I assumed authors wrote the words AND did all the pictures too! But then I discovered though that usually you just do either the story or the pictures and not both. When I found this out, I couldn't imagine not being able to do both and I wondered how I could. I also found out that if you want to become an illustrator, you have a better chance of being able to do this if you have some training, so as soon as I left school I studied at university to be an illustrator. I first began working as an illustrator by illustrating other peoples stories, which I still enjoy, because I dont really mind whos story I illustrate as long as I like it! I now am fortunate though to be doing exactly the thing I hoped - to write and illustrate my own books at the same time!   Back to Frequently Asked Questions