tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post8572834682618288500..comments2024-02-17T09:53:06.168+00:00Comments on Notes from the Slushpile: The Eleanor Farjeon Award and Meg Rosoff On Writers and Real WorkCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-62750924187288275432008-12-09T21:02:48.215+00:002008-12-09T21:02:48.215+00:00Having worked as a teacher for ten years and as a ...Having worked as a teacher for ten years and as a children's writer for twenty five, I can tell you that writing is real work. And it's important. Without children's writers, there would be no new readers and the world of letters would soon come tumbling down around our ears.Brian Keaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754984212153946279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-19525548388717922772008-12-10T10:46:35.121+00:002008-12-10T10:46:35.121+00:00absolutely. writing is work. but it is also fun. i...absolutely. writing is work. but it is also fun. i sometimes feel guilty that i am enjoying my work.Candy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007409312955086752noreply@blogger.com