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 Claire Rosemary Jane |  Joan Aiken |  Philip Ardagh |  Val Biro |
 Malorie Blackman | Quentin Blake | Mark Burgess | David Clayton |
 Helen Cresswell | Peter Dickinson | Berlie Doherty | Anne Fine | Kes Gray |
 Pat Hutchins | Robert Leeson | Jonathon Long | Jan Mark | Alan Macdonald |
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(Please note that the authors have contributed their comments but are not able to answer questions from readers unless they specifically say so below.)

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Jonathon Long

Write about your pets, or start with a title, or write about the things around you. (Of course I just write stories that are silly and funny!)

The harder you work at it, the better you get.

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How to create a character: from Jonathon Long

Jonathon says "Put all your friends and enemies together in one person to make an interesting character to write about."

What was their day like? What happened on the way to school?

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