On the 22nd of March author Kelly McKain came to visit DGGS. She ran a series of creative writing workshops in the library with year 7 and at lunchtime signed copies of her series of books ‘Totally Lucy’. This is an interview conducted by Hannah 9H
Q: Why did you decide you wanted to be an author?
A: I decided to be an author because I love creating stories and making people laugh. However to be an author you have to be courageous.
Q: Was your aspiration when you were little always to work with children?
A: It was never my aspiration to work with children but I did work as an English teacher in a school in London for a while before becoming a full time author.
Q: Did you enjoy being an English teacher; have you found it to be helpful?
A: I enjoyed being an English teacher and I found that I was putting together amusing stories for my class.
Q: Did you base any of the characters on people that you know or grew up with?
A: Lucy from my ‘Totally Lucy’ series is based on two of my friends- Lucy who is a designer and Jessica who is a fashion designer hence where Lucy Jessica came from.
Q: How long does it take you to write a book?
A: The ‘Totally Lucy’ books take about 3 months each to write, the ‘Fairy House’ books take about 6 weeks to write and the ‘Goddess Society’ books take 5-6 months each. I can usually write about 2 books at once.
Q: What is the future for the ‘Totally Lucy’ books?
A: The books are being turned into a live action TV series and I am going to write 12 books overall. At the moment I have just finished writing the ninth book.
