Literary Birthday – 17 June – Celia Rees
Happy Birthday, Celia Rees, born on 17 June 1949.
Celia Rees Quotes
- Read good fiction and keep writing. It doesn’t really matter what you write: letters, diary, journals, short stories, it is all good practice.
- Ideas can come from anywhere. The trick is to remember them. I keep a note book, which is kind of like a scrap book, where I write down ideas. I also stick in anything that I find interesting.
- I think the important thing to do when creating characters is to think of them as real people and think to yourself, how do we get to know real people? We describe what makes them different and we describe their behaviour.
- Read as much as possible. You can learn a lot from other writers about how they tell the story, establish a sense of place, and develop characters.
- All writers are different. Some began writing when they were children. Others, like me, didn’t start until they were grown up. Some write every day, others when they have time, or when they feel like it. Some plan meticulously, others never plan anything.
Celia Rees is an English author of YA and adult fiction. Her novels include Witch Child, Sorceress, and Pirates! Her books have been translated into 28 languages, and she has been shortlisted for the Guardian, Whitbread, and W.H. Smith Children’s Book Awards. Her latest book for Young Adults, Glass Town Wars, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Miss Graham’s War is her first novel for adults, published in 2020. She has been Chair of the Society of Authors Children’s Writers’ and Illustrators’ Group and a member of the Society of Authors’ Management Committee. Follow her on Facebook.
Source for screenshot: Author’s website
by Amanda Patterson
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