“The novels take longer to write than the picture book texts, and they do take a different sort of concentration. However, a very short, simple story that works well is just as exciting to me as any longer and more complex book.” WritingWellsBookDifferentStoriesSimpleNovelExcitingComplexesConcentrationPicture Books Author:Margaret Mahy
“My pictures are complex and so am I. When I am almost symbolistic in writing, there is a more limiting difference’s of accepting, while I can be even more complex in the photographs and people can usually accept them within the framework of their own limitations or lack of limitations – there is no dictionary meaning… they can look up for the photographic image and allow it to confuse them.” PeopleWritingLooksI CanDifferencesAcceptingComplexesPhotographLimitationLook UpFrameworkDictionary Author:W. Eugene Smith
“Writing for children is bloody difficult; books for children are as complex as their adult counterparts, and they should therefore be accorded the same respect.” ShouldWritingChildrenBookLiteratureDifficultAdultsComplexesBloodyCounterpartsChildren Book Author:Mark Haddon
“I write as clearly as I am able to. I sometimes tackle ideas and notions that are relatively complex, and it is very difficult to be sure that I am conveying them in the best way. Anyone who goes beyond cliche phrases and cliche ideas will have this trouble.” WayWritingIdeasSometimesAbleDifficultTroubleComplexesNotionBest WayPhrasesClicheConveying Author:R. A. Lafferty