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Mum really is the word

Years of hard work have finally paid of for a mum-of-three from Crowle as she sees her first children's book on bookshop shelves.

Published on August 4, 'Grandad's Bench' is the first book by author Addy Farmer.

Although she has been writing since she was a teenager, Addy has spent the last eight years trying to wow publishers with her children's tales.

"I feel fantastic to have had my work published. I have been writing seriously for the last eight to nine years and have worked really hard to get to this point. Getting published is a very long process," said Addy.

'Grandad's Bench' is an illustrated story for five- to seven-year-olds which looks at the relationship between a grandfather and grandson and deals with love and loss.

When looking for inspiration for her writing, Addy says she finds it from 'anything to everything. "I get my inspiration from all sorts. It could be a landscape, a song, a poem or even a newspaper article. One idea can flash up or a number of ideas can all come together to make one great one. I must say it does help having three children," she said.

The thrilled mum said that her children are all proud to see her first book published and her youngest son has his very own copy, which he regularly reads.

Addy, who has also had one of her poems printed in an anthology, is now busy putting pen to paper working on new projects and promises more books are in the pipeline.

She also satisfies her love for writing by helping run the British region of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and holding writing classes in Crowle, Lincoln and York.

For any aspiring writers who wish to follow in Addy's footsteps and get their work published she has this advice: "Read everything and write as often as possible.

"Don't be put off by rejection, it is easy at the start to take things personal but it is not."

For more tips on writing visit the SCBWI website at www.britishscbwi.org

Published on 14th August 2008 in News.

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