Visiting Author

Tonight, I took my grandchildren to the Town Hall to listen to Australian children's author, Andy Griffiths. He had been invited to speak to groups of school children and families as part of the 150th Anniversary celebrations. Andy talked about his latest book 'Just Macbeth!' and how he linked his characters (Andy, Danny and Lisa from the Just series) with the Shakespearian play Macbeth.

When writing, Andy is always looking for the worst things that can happen to his characters and aims to 'surprise' and create the unexpected, always with humour. He likes to work with everyday events rather than fantasy and likes to create 'bad' characters rather than 'good'.

Andy stressed the importance for budding writers to have a cheap exercise book in which to write down their ideas.

With plenty of opportunity for questions and audience participation, this light and humorous presentation was enjoyed by a small but appreciative crowd. To find out more about Andy Griffiths and his books visit his website: http://www.andygriffiths.com.au/