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Iain Lawrence discusses the works of literature that influenced his writing of The Lord of the Nutcracker Men, his thoughts about war, and how school experiences impacted him as a budding writer.

When did you develop an interest in writing?

Did your teachers recognize your talent and encourage you?

Iain lawrence biography of william hurt Lawrence, Elizabeth — I can't wait to see where he'll take us next. Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Incomplete lists from October The trilogy ends with The Buccaneers , in which seventeen-year-old John survives a number of adventures to take command of the ship and safely guide it home after the captain becomes ill.


My grade three teacher told my parents that I would grow up to be a writer. In later years, in junior high and high school, creative writing class was my favorite part of school. I remember being praised but not encouraged. I was a very shy child, so it was intensely embarrassing if my stories were chosen to be read aloud, and excruciating if I had to read them myself.

In grade eleven or twelve, I volunteered to be a school correspondent for the neighborhood newspaper.

Biography of william shakespeare They kill the survivors, but John escapes in search of his father, whose fate is unknown to him. Wikidata item. Gemini Summer [ edit ]. Isle of Skye , the ship of fourteen-year-old John Spencer's father, is wrecked off the coast of Cornwall, England.

But my first published story was so changed from the version I submitted that I never wrote another one. When I graduated from high school, though, I hoped to be a writer.

Tell us about your process. Some writers say that their best writing comes out of revising and editing, while others prefer the spontaneity of their first version.

How do you work?
I love writing but don't care much for rewriting. Once I've told a story I tend to lose interest in it and want only to go on to the next one.

I used to start a novel knowing nothing of what would happen.

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I just began at the first page, wrote through to the last, and

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