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Olly Barrett

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Watership Down

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Olly Barrett has been writing children’s stories since 2009.

He wanted personalised adventures for his daughters to read which weaved fact with fiction. They eventually persuaded him to publish some of these stories and share them with the world.

He lives in Bedfordshire with his family, and is always happy to talk books and discuss ideas, but he makes no apologies for his childish humour which he never grew out of.

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Olly Barrett I've suffered with it a few times, but since I don't know which direction my stories will go, if I think of a small section I definitely want in the b…moreI've suffered with it a few times, but since I don't know which direction my stories will go, if I think of a small section I definitely want in the book, no matter where it slots into the story, I write that part. This leads to another idea which I write down too. Gradually, you're left with a writing jigsaw which can be pieced together and you fill in the blanks.

I struggled on book 3 - The Vengeance of The Elder - because, for whatever reason, the two main characters couldn't be written in.

Not all the writing makes it in, but the ideas can be kept aside to insert in future stories.(less)
Olly Barrett The escapism. You lose yourself for hours in a world you've created.

I don't ever have a middle & an end when I start, so I'm as excited writing a sto…more
The escapism. You lose yourself for hours in a world you've created.

I don't ever have a middle & an end when I start, so I'm as excited writing a story as you are reading it.(less)
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I've finally found the courage to post a blog. But who'd be interested in me? I'm a new author with a book about talking animals.

I was told by a former teacher-turned-copy-editor that nobody reads books about talking animals these days. Well, Mrs Whatever your name was, I'm glad I didn't listen to you, as my first weeks sales of books clearly shows there is some interest at least.

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Absolutely love this book. Straight into the action from the first two books with a big climax to the on-going story at the end. I love that the bigger story isn’t over yet. Bring on the 4th one!
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