I move between the two: I write an adult novel, and then I write a children's book. I quite enjoy that. It's a nice change of pace each time.
From John Boyne
People try to glorify war, particularly those who aren't actually fighting in them. People tend to make heroes of those who are fighting in them.
I am opposed to war, to killing people, to any kind of hatred and violence.
It's a wonderful thing to write for children.
I can remember being eight, and I like writing about that age of innocence when children still have a sense of wonder.
Children's authors don't talk down or patronise their younger readers.
It's not easy making a living as a writer, and for many years I worked at a Waterstones in Dublin. It was a good environment for an aspiring writer, with lots of events and authors appearing.
I wrote my first book at 20, but my whole focus from about the age of 12 was to be a writer.
War today is such a more visible thing. We see it on television, on CNN. In 1914, war was a concept.
Unless you're very boring, I think most people who've lived long enough have something in their past which will never go away.
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